Senior Solution Engineer

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We have an exciting opportunity at nbn for a Senior Solution Engineer to join the FTTx Solution Engineering and Delivery team reporting to the Senior Manager, the role will be located in Sydney or Melbourne.
A bit about your role
As a Senior Solution Engineer at nbn, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the NBN network, with FTTx technologies making up more than 70% of the total footprint. In this position, you will bring complex FTTx network solutions to life by providing technical leadership across detailed design development, testing, and production deployment. You will ensure solutions meet business requirements, align with architectural intent, and uphold engineering standards. A key part of the role involves making design decisions that consider scale, OSS impacts, security, automation, and innovation, while also managing delivery team commitments and tracking risks, issues, and dependencies. You will build strong relationships with vendors and delivery partners, ensuring quality outcomes across all engagements.
As an FTTx engineering expert, you will guide internal and external teams through operational, lifecycle, capacity, and network performance challenges. You will help evolve engineering standards by collaborating with peer engineers, architects, and operational teams to drive continuous improvement. You will also create tactical and strategic solutions to complex network issues with significant operational and financial impact, while monitoring engineering performance metrics and driving improvement initiatives. Collaboration is central to this role, working closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, Solution Architects, Vendors and Delivery Partners, Operations, and Capacity & Performance teams.
A bit about you
To succeed in this role, you will bring extensive engineering experience in solution engineering and solution delivery within a large telecommunications provider or vendor, specialising in one or both of the following areas: FTTx Access Networks (GPON/XGSPON, VDSL2, Intent-Based Networking) or FTTx EMS Applications (containerised and virtualised platforms, automation using Jenkins and Ansible, and scripting with Python and Shell). You are skilled at leading virtual technical teams and thrive on delivering new engineering solutions that meet both business and operational needs.
You are experienced in working within the SAFe Agile methodology and use tools such as JIRA and Confluence to plan and manage your work. You are confident in leading discussions, making design decisions, supporting escalations, and applying strong analytical skills to complex FTTx network challenges. You move comfortably between high‑level architectural thinking and detailed configuration work. With excellent communication skills across technical and non‑technical audiences, strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, and polished technical writing, you bring clarity and influence to your work. You have a growth mindset, a commitment to continuous learning, and a strong sense of purpose in contributing to a network that supports communities nationwide. Above all, you bring a generous, team‑centred spirit to everything you do.
Life at nbn
To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.
A more inclusive working world
nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That’s why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Platinum Employer, and have active employee‑led diversity pillars. Click here to see our list of employee benefits and why we’re recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women, and their Employer of Choice for 2025.
Equal Opportunities for All
We champion equal opportunities for all employees. If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing [email protected] or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at +61 2 8918 9990. Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility‑related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website.
Where to from here?
If you think this role might be for you, we want to hear from you. Please apply by following the links and sending in your resume only. We do not require a cover letter or any selection criteria to be addressed.
Please note that this role is a Permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on Tuesday 20th January 2026.
To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.