Who We Are

Telstra is Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries. In India, we’re building a platform for innovative delivery and engagement that will strengthen our position as an industry leader. We’ve grown quickly since our inception in 2019, now with offices in Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Focus of the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you thrive on understanding and translating customer needs into new products and capability. You apply deep technical expertise and experience in software application layer solutions, to develop and deliver scalable design blueprints across the end-to-end software development life cycle. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, collaboration and influencing skills are critical to success in this role.

What We Offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Up to 26 weeks maternity leave provided to the birth mother with benefits for all child births
• Up to 16 weeks paid paternity leave provided to the non-birthing partners
• Employees are entitled to 21 paid annual leaves per calendar year
• Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar year
• Relocation support options across India, from junior to senior positions within the company
• Receive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurances

What You’ll Do

. As a Senior Software Engineer, you apply deep experience and technical know-how in the Software Engineering domain to:

• Design, build and maintain multiple complex software application technologies and their interaction with Telstra processes and systems
• Develop innovative software that maintains data/network security management, and leverage set processes to reduce the time between commission and production
• Authentically engage with and influence a multi-stakeholder landscape to translate customer needs into leading-edge software application products, services or systems that meet Telstra’s time, cost and quality standards
• Collaborate with team members and key stakeholders, seeking support, direction and buy-in to gather deep insights about the challenges and opportunities of our software application technologies and platforms
• Significantly contribute to continuous improvement initiatives of our systems and processes, to help define ‘best practice’ corporate testing standards and drive improved outcomes (e.g. productivity, customer experience and/or profitability)
• Lead initiatives or components of initiatives in line with the strategic direction of your team/mission, that have a significant degree of impact to the function or cross-functionally
• Take ownership of your own actions and decisions to drive positive outcomes within your team/mission, and provide guidance to more junior engineers in order to support their development and contribution to team/mission outcomes.

About You

Essential Skills:

1. Test Automation Expertise:

• Proficient in designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Strong experience in using industry-standard test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JUnit)
• Ability to create and execute automated test cases for web, mobile, and API applications.
• Demonstrated experience in writing clean, maintainable, and scalable automation scripts.

2. Java Development Experience:

• Proficient in Java programming language.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles.
• Ability to develop, debug, and maintain Java-based automation scripts.
• Very solid understanding of Maven.

3. Product Owner Skills:

• Ability to gather and prioritize product requirements, create user stories, and maintain a product backlog.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to interact with stakeholders, development teams, and other product owners.
• Proficient in defining and communicating product vision, goals, and features to the development team.

Desired Skills:

1. Agile/Scrum Methodology:

• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Knowledge of Agile principles and ceremonies.

2. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLabCI).

3. Testing Tools and Frameworks:

• Familiarity with additional testing tools and frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit, RestAssured).

4. Version Control:

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

5. DevOps Skills:

• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience with AWS cloud services.

6. Problem-Solving Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

7. Documentation and Reporting:

• Ability to create clear and concise test documentation and reports.

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When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and disabilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.

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