Senior Technical Project Specilaist / Release Manager

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

11 May 2025 11:59pm

Job Title

Senior Technical Project Specilaist / Release Manager

Job Summary

As a Senior Technical Project Specialist, you play an integral role in achieving remarkable results on complex, technical integration projects, delivered on time, to budget and that achieve the project objectives and business outcomes. You apply your technical expertise in ICT infrastructure, integrations and Telstra products with your exceptional project delivery skills to drive projects to their success.

You have mastered the art of synthesising complex specifications and technical requirements into project plans and outcomes, and in doing so you directly shape the success of Telstra’s projects and therefore our business.

Job Description

Who We Are

Telstra’s an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We’re Australia’s leading Telco + tech company, spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries.

Focus of the Role

As a Senior Technical Project Specialist in Release Management, you play an integral role in achieving remarkable results on complex, technical integration projects, delivered on time, to budget and that achieve the project objectives and business outcomes. You apply your technical expertise in ICT infrastructure, integrations and Telstra products with your exceptional release/deployment management skills to drive projects to their success.

What You’ll Do

• As a Senior Technical Project Specialist in Release Management, you play an integral role in achieving remarkable results on complex, technical integration projects, delivered on time, to budget and that achieve the project objectives and business outcomes.

• You apply your technical expertise in ICT infrastructure, application development, integrations and Telstra products with your exceptional release management skills to drive projects to their success.

• You have mastered the art of synthesising complex specifications and technical requirements into project and deployment plans and outcomes, and in doing so you directly shape the success of Telstra’s projects and therefore our business.

About You

As a Senior Technical Project Specialist in Release Management, you draw on your breath of knowledge and expertise in delivering technical projects to production environments and deep expertise in ICT infrastructure, application development, and products to deliver the following responsibilities:

• Apply deep technical knowledge of technology integrations and products (e.g. WAN, LAN, Cloud) to impressively lead components of technical projects and programs to manage the releases and deployments.

• Provide input into project delivery requirements (e.g. timeframes, milestones, resources required), using terrific analytical thinking to anticipate, uncover and resolve issues, to directly contribute to the management of their delivery workstream. This includes reporting on released and deployments and escalating unanticipated variations for approval.
  Synthesise complex technical products, architectures and challenges into language that non-technical team members and stakeholders understand, in order to drive project outcomes and communicate energetically and effectively across a diverse range of stakeholders.

• Use a range of techniques and channels of communication and authentically engage with external partners and project team members to meet technical specifications and services, including providing technical guidance in defining and translating functional specifications to ensure the execution of project requirements.

• Recognised as an expert in the areas of technical project delivery, ICT infrastructure, application development, networks and products, and synthesises leading industry knowledge and trends into thought-provoking insights and solutions to deliver improve business and customer outcomes.

• Significantly contribute to identify innovative opportunities for continuous improvement within the project team to generate and support initiatives to improve operational effectiveness, customer experience and/or Telstra’s profitability.

Essential

Be able to articulate at a senior level experience of the following:

• Release Management

• Deployment Leadership

• Agile Practices

• Budget Management

• Business Partnering

• Change Management / Influencing Change

• Coaching

• Collaboration

• Commercial Acumen

• Communicating with Influence

• Confluence

• Customer Centricity

• Decision Making

• Innovation

• Jira

• Leadership

• Motivating Teams

• Problem Solving

• Project Management

• Risk Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Waterfall

Highly desirable:

Calm under pressure, attention to detail, RAID logic, problem solving, confidence and trust building with stakeholders and peers.

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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 abilities 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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