Systems Engineer

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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