A fantastic opportunity has presented itself for a Technical Specialist – Disaster Recovery and BCP reporting to the Executive Manager, Network Operations Support.
A bit about your role
As part of the Production Engineering team within Network Engineering, you will play a critical role in ensuring the resilience, recoverability and operational readiness of nbn's production network. You will be responsible for supporting the governance, planning, coordination, testing and continual improvement of Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Temporary Network Infrastructure (TNI) capabilities.
In this role, you will lead and coordinate disaster recovery and business continuity testing activities across the production network environment. This includes planning and facilitating recovery exercises, validating recovery procedures, assessing failover and contingency capabilities, documenting outcomes, identifying risks, tracking remediation activities and driving continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen network resilience and operational readiness.
You will work closely with Operations Support, NMC, MIM, Technology & Solutions, Network Technology Implementation, SEO Engineering and external vendors to ensure resilience and recovery requirements are embedded within network designs, operational processes and lifecycle activities. You will also provide specialist advice and guidance on resilience, recoverability and operational readiness considerations across network projects, technology refreshes and infrastructure changes.
Additionally, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of governance artefacts, testing frameworks, operational standards and reporting mechanisms that support compliance with business continuity and disaster recovery objectives. Building strong stakeholder relationships and ensuring lessons learned are translated into future planning and operational practices will be key to your success. The role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the continual enhancement of network resilience and recoverability across nbn's production network environment.
A bit about you
You are a highly capable technical professional with experience in disaster recovery, business continuity, operational resilience or network operations within a large and complex environment. You have a strong understanding of recovery planning, operational readiness and resilience principles, coupled with the ability to coordinate testing programs and manage multiple stakeholders.
You bring excellent analytical, planning and organisational skills and are comfortable managing complex initiatives with limited supervision. Your ability to identify risks, drive remediation activities and influence positive outcomes allows you to effectively support operational continuity objectives.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential, as you will be working across a broad range of technical and operational teams. Experience within telecommunications, critical infrastructure or large-scale network environments will be highly regarded, particularly where you have been involved in disaster recovery testing, continuity planning or operational resilience programs.
Application Process
You may find that your experience does not match every requirement listed but, if this role has piqued your interest or resonates with where you are in your career, we encourage you to apply rather than self-select out. We are interested in transferable skills and your skills and perspective could be exactly what we would value to strengthen our team.
Life at nbn
To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. 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.
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.
Please note that this role is a permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on 10th of September.
To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.
nbn® Australia Melbourne, Victoria, AUS Office
Tower 5, Level 14, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3000
