Product Manager – Corporate Cloud Network Service Design Product Manager – Corporate Cloud Network Service Design

About the role

Lead the development, design, and implementation of corporate cloud network products and services at Optus. You’ll drive the high-level strategy, technical design, and evolution of corporate network cloud solutions, aligning them with Group IT’s goals. This role ensures secure, scalable, and innovative multi-cloud infrastructure across Singtel-Optus.

Your Impact

• Product Planning: Craft and maintain the roadmap for corporate cloud network services.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with business units, IT teams, and vendors, managing expectations and gathering requirements.
• Technical Design: Lead the design and development of network products, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and to specification.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain high standards for design, capacity, and performance.
• Training and Support: Create guides to assist users and configuration teams.
• Market Research: Stay on top of trends and best practices in cloud networking.
• Performance Optimization: Monitor performance, identifying improvements.
• Budget & Compliance: Collaborate on budget planning and ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards.
• Vendor Management: Partner with Procurement to secure and manage vendor relationships effectively.

The major infrastructure platforms (on premise and cloud based) include technologies such as:

• Transit Gateway (TGW)
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Direct Connect/VPN
• Virtual Routers/Switches and Network Functions
• Software Defined Networking and Control Systems
• Identity Services and Network Authentication/Access Control Systems
• DNS and DHCP platforms and services, IP Address Management, Network Shared Services

Your Skills

• Degree in IT or equivalent experience (10+ years in enterprise network/cloud design).
• Proven leadership in product development and stakeholder engagement.
• Expert knowledge of multi-cloud infrastructure, infrastructure as code, and command structures.
• Strong planning and technical specification skills, incorporating advanced problem solving and business requirements analysis applicable to IT systems and solutions in both Private and Public Cloud environments
• Excellent presentation, written and oral communication skills with proven ability to lead change.
• Desired: AWS, GCP, Azure, or Cisco certifications.
• Degree in Engineering or Telecommunications is desired along with either CISSIP, ISSAP CCIE, JNCIE, CCNP or CCDP certifications.

Perks we love at Optus

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 14 weeks for the primary care giver
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue – even earn a MBA micro-credential via OptusU (University)
• Connect at work through one of our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans and Yarn Network
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

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At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au along with your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch.

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