Systems Engineer

• Join a powerhouse of brands that connect customers, businesses and communities.
• Bring your boldness and stand out in an organisation that supports you to shine.
• Access to awesome perks like a free mobile and home internet plan!

Bring your ‘you’ to TPG Telecom, and help us build meaningful relationships and support vibrant, connected communities. **We’re better and bolder together.**

TPG Telecom started with a belief that we can make things better for Australians. We believe in the power of meaningful relationships to support vibrant, connected communities where everyone belongs. It’s our why; our reason to exist. Now, we’re proud to be one of Australia’s leading mobile and internet providers. We’re not just redefining telco, we’re changing its course. And you play a role in that. A big one. The opportunities are plenty for those who are ready to accept the challenge.

Could that be you?

**Your opportunity:**

We’re seeking a hands-on **System Engineer** to design, build, and operate resilient platforms that power carrier-grade services. You will own Linux-based infrastructure and Red Hat OpenShift clusters, drive **GitOps-first automation**, and ensure **high availability** across virtualised and containerised workloads. Experience in the **telecommunications industry**—with its emphasis on reliability, performance, and security—is highly regarded.

**You'll make impact on:**

• **Design & Operations**
• *Engineer, harden, and operate Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) systems in production.*
• Administer **Red Hat OpenShift** (clusters, nodes, networking, operators, upgrades, capacity planning).
• Implement and maintain **high availability** and **disaster recovery** (clustering, load balancing, failover, multi-zone/region strategies).
• **Automation & Delivery**
• *Build* **GitOps** pipelines (Argo CD) and CI/CD workflows (GitLab CI) for platform and application delivery.
• Script in **Bash/Python** to automate operations, health checks, and remediation.
• **Observability & Reliability**
• *Implement end-to-end* **monitoring, logging, and alerting** (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
• Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and root-cause analysis; lead incident response and post-incident reviews.
• **Security & Compliance**
• *Apply security baselines (CIS), vulnerability management, patching, and secrets management.*
• Enforce network segmentation, RBAC, and policy-as-code.
• **Collaboration**
• *Partner with Network, Application, and Security teams to deliver reliable, scalable platforms.*
• Produce clear documentation, runbooks, and architecture diagrams; mentor peers on best practices.

**What you’ll bring:**

• **Linux Engineering:** Deep experience with RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu administration, systemd, SELinux, storage, networking, and performance tuning.
• **Virtualisation:** Solid knowledge of VMware or KVM (OpenShift Virtualisation), VM lifecycle, templates.
• **Containers & OpenShift:** Hands-on OpenShift administration (infrastructure & workload layers), Kubernetes fundamentals, operators, ingress/egress.
• **GitOps & Automation:** Proven delivery using GitOps tools (Argo CD), CI/CD; strong Bash/Python.
• **High Availability:** Designing and operating HA architectures (clustering, load balancers, quorum concepts).
• **Networking:** Practical L2/L3, DNS/DHCP, routing, firewalls, TLS; container networking (CNI), OpenShift SDN/OVN-Kubernetes.
• **Observability:** Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk, alerting best practices.
• **Security:** RBAC, image signing/scanning, vulnerability management, patching, compliance frameworks; secrets management.
• **Operational Excellence:** Incident management, on-call participation, runbook creation, change/release management, and stakeholder communication.

**Ideally, you will also have:**

• Experience in **telecommunications** environments (carrier-grade operations, 24/7 uptime, NOC/SOC collaboration).
• Familiarity with **network functions virtualisation (NFV)**, **cloud-native network functions (CNF)**, or service assurance tooling.
• Understanding of **OSS/BSS** systems and integrations, and regulatory/compliance requirements common in telco.

**What's in it for you?**

• Flexible hybrid way of working (from home and office)
• ‘Stay Connected Mobile’ – Access to a free mobile plan
• ‘Stay Connected NBN’ – Access to a free, high‑speed NBN plan (up to 500 Mbps)
• ‘Your Leave’ - an additional 4 days of leave to be used whenever you like - every year
• Access to TPG Learning Hub platform and internal development opportunities
• Access to Corporate Partner Discounts

**Come join us and build a better future. Apply today.**

*Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s OK! At TPG Telecom, we’re all about creating an accessible workplace where everybody feels safe to bring their authentic self to work - regardless of background. If you think this role is a great fit for you but some of the qualifications don’t align with your experience, we still encourage you to apply - you might just be the perfect candidate for a similar role with us! Learn more about life at TPG Telecom* *here**.*

*TPG Telecom also acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of lands and waterways where this office can be found in Barangaroo.*

*Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Managers kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. TPG Telecom is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.*

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