Senior Lead - Incident Manager - Network Operations

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Senior Lead - Incident Manager - Network Operations

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What is the focus of the role? Step into a role where you become the driving force behind exceptional customer experiences. In this fast‑paced, always‑on (yep-24x7!) environment, you'll be the one leading the charge across our IP network services, keeping Australia connected when it matters most. No two days will look the same, you'll pivot with purpose, dive into real‑time challenges, and take the lead on responding to, troubleshooting, and restoring both customer and network incidents. Your superpower? Turning complex problems into swift, seamless solutions. Think high‑energy, high‑impact. You'll be a champion of operational excellence, smashing SLA/OLA targets and making every interaction feel effortless for our customers. If you love being in the centre of the action and making a tangible difference every single day, this is where you'll shine.

Key Responsibilities

Own the incident management process to ensure OLA's, SLA's and contractual obligations are achieved for customers. Any gaps are to have an improvement plan's with TPO owner, network engineering, business owners or IMO improvement teams.

Ability to support both technical and stakeholder incident management bridges, and communication briefs. It is important to remove technical jargon to simple customer communication.

Identify business improvement opportunities to support business and customer outcomes. Improvement plans to be communicated relevant stakeholders and shared.

Lead and contribute towards the flow to work model in network transmission technologies with a priority on development and training programs for staff.

Develop insights into operational business processes in the designated business area and pivot as needed.

Be available to support a 24x7 team if needed to reduce MTTR and customer impact.

Provide updates for communicating incident progress to stakeholders and senior management within agreed timeframes.

About you

Be available to support a 24x7 team if needed to reduce MTTR and customer impact.

Liaise with technical experts, field workforce, level 3, level 4 support and/or Major Incident Management to facilitate incident restoration.

Provide updates for communicating incident progress to stakeholders and senior management within agreed timeframes.

Experience working in an 24x7 Incident Management environment.

Minimum 5 years' experience in Incident Management with technical experience in IP Networking

You will have the ability to lead, drive and develop new ideas and ways of working.

Demonstrated strong skills in developing and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships.

Ability to identify and develop strategies to resolve technical or process deficiencies.

Demonstrated lateral thinking skills as well as a good analytical approach to problem solving.

Good understanding of the ITIL Framework as applied to Incident Management.

Demonstrated leadership and coordination skills combined with the ability to drive multiple incidents across all severities in a high pressure, dynamic and real time environment.

At least minimum 5 years' experience in Incident Management and technical experience in IP Networking

Not required but highly desirable

Ability to coach people in Business Process Management (BPM)

Telecom, IT & Commercial/Leadership skills gained through relevant formal qualifications e.g., a degree or on the job experience

Experience leading agile teams

Software Development experience

Knowledge of Cisco, Juniper, F5, Radware, Check Point and other Data Centre technology vendors and network

Knowledge in routing and network switching

Work-life integration - we understand life happens when you're busy making other plans, so we offer flexibility around where, and when you work

16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers

Laptop/Device allowance renewed every 2 years

Purchased Annual Leave scheme

Discounted Telstra products and services

Skills People management, Network Routing and Switching, Process Development

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Information Technology

Industries Technology, Information and Internet

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