Job Summary
Job DescriptionAbout Us:
At Telstra, our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. It's a future that won't happen on its own, it has to be delivered — and only Telstra can bring together all the parts to create it. Telstra is on a mission to redesign the way we all connect - with leading-edge technologies and solutions that are changing the world. And this is where YOU come in, by playing your part to building in help our customers connect: faster, better and smarter.
Why Telstra?
Telstra is a well-known Australian company that has been around for over 100 years. We are the leading telecommunications and technology company in Australia and have been operating internationally for over 70 years. We have a strong presence in over 20 countries. In India, we have offices in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi, as well as an Innovation and Capability Centre in Bangalore. We are focused on using innovation, automation, and technology to solve major technological challenges in areas such as IoT, 5G, AI, and machine learning. Joining Telstra gives you the chance to make a difference in the lives of millions of people and have a rewarding career with flexibility.
What You’ll Be Doing
Lead the shift-left movement—bake quality into development from day one. You'll take the lead in embedding quality from the very first line of code!
Teach & inspire teams to write testable, high-quality code and implement automation smartly (TDD, BDD, unit testing space —you name it!).
Be the quality evangelist in Telstra—mentor teams, drive best practices, and set the standard for test automation. Coach and mentor developers, teaching them how to test better and earlier.
Architect rock-solid test automation frameworks that scale across microservices, APIs, and cloud-based platforms.
Collaborate, innovate, and challenge the norm—quality is a team sport here, and you’ll help level up the entire engineering squad in Telstra.
Optimize CI/CD pipelines with intelligent automation that reduces manual intervention. Be the go-to expert on quality—from test strategies to DevSecOps pipelines, you’ll set the gold standard.
Dive deep into performance, security, and reliability testing to ensure our systems can handle anything.
Improve test efficiency by eliminating flaky tests and ensuring reliable automation across platforms.
Stay on top of emerging tech, introducing innovative testing approaches to make quality engineering smarter.
What We’re Looking for
A problem-solver who thrives in complex, large-scale projects and challenges the status quo, and shaking things up for the better.
A Continuous learner, eager to grow and make an impact
8 to 14 years of strong working experience in Software Automation Testing.
A hands-on expert in test automation (Java, Selenium, Playwrite, Cucumber, RestAssured, API/Microservice testing), you make quality seamless through code.
Strong knowledge of TDD, BDD, and CI/CD pipelines—because testing is part of development, not an afterthought.
You've designed and built scalable automation frameworks that keep up with fast-moving, distributed systems.
Passion for mentoring and coaching teams— You'll help developers level up their test-first mindset and write rock-solid quality-oriented code.
Strong database testing skills, performance testing expertise, and understanding of infrastructure testing.
Ability to collaborate with leadership, developers, and product teams to drive quality as a culture.
Deep experience in DevOps, cloud platforms (Azure preferably), and microservices contract testing - you know how modern apps should be tested.
What’ll Give You Bonus Points
You've helped build a quality-first culture in previous roles.
Experience in implementing any AI-driven test automation to enhance productivity.
You’ve worked in telecom (OSS/BSS).
You have a solid grasp of security testing and validating AI results—and you're not afraid to dive in and get hands-on when needed.
You’ve dabbled in AI-driven test automation (or are super keen to learn it).
Experience in performance and load testing of applications and api’s at super crazy volumes.
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools like Terraform or Ansible.
What can we offer you?
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
If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!
At Telstra, you can thrive, your way. We foster new ideas, we embrace different ways of working and thinking, and we believe an inclusive and diverse team will lead us to innovate for the future.
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.
When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.
As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.
