Senior IT Domain Specialist - ServiceNow

Employment TypePermanent
Closing Date2 Nov 2026 11:59pm
Job TitleSenior IT Domain Specialist - ServiceNow
Job Summary
Job Description
Who We Are
We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.
This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means having a career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritizes wellbeing and choice.
What We Offer
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.
Purchased annual leave scheme
Additional Telstra day off
Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)
What is the focus of the role?
As a Senior IT Domain Specialist aligned to Splunk ITSI, you lead the design, delivery and ongoing lifecycle management of observability, monitoring and service intelligence capabilities supporting Defence environments. The role focuses on establishing reliable, secure and actionable visibility across platforms, services and integrations, enabling early detection of issues, improved service assurance and stronger operational control. You will play a key role in transitioning observability capability from externally delivered support to an internally owned model, while driving automation, analytics uplift and continuous improvement across the service lifecycle.
You are accountable for the end to end lifecycle of Splunk and ITSI based observability solutions, including architecture, service modelling, data onboarding, monitoring design, alerting, dashboarding, integration visibility, optimisation and continuous improvement. The role provides technical leadership across observability capability and ensures monitoring outcomes are aligned to Defence security accreditation, operational resilience and service continuity requirements. As part of the insourcing program, you will lead capability uplift, embed lifecycle ownership and reduce reliance on external providers by establishing a sustainable internal observability capability that supports operational decision making, proactive service management and long term platform maturity.
Responsibilities:
Lead the design and delivery of complex Splunk and ITSI observability solutions across Defence environments
Own observability architecture, service modelling standards and platform roadmap aligned to operational, lifecycle and compliance requirements
Design, develop and maintain ITSI services, key performance indicators, correlation searches, notable events and health views
Lead data onboarding, source integration and monitoring uplift to improve service visibility across platforms, applications and interfaces
Build and optimise dashboards, alerts and reporting views that support incident response, service assurance and operational decision making
Oversee monitoring coverage for critical integrations, including validation of interface health, performance trends and early fault indicators General Responsibilities
Own lifecycle activities for the observability platform, including upgrades, patching, release planning, configuration management and ongoing optimisation
Drive automation of monitoring, alerting and operational validation processes to reduce manual effort and improve reliability
Support transition of observability capability from external providers to internal teams, ensuring knowledge transfer, documentation and continuity
Identify risks across platform performance, data quality, alerting effectiveness and integration visibility, then implement practical mitigation strategies
Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring to specialist and associate level engineers
Influence stakeholders across engineering, operations, security and service management to align observability capability with business and customer outcomes
Contribute to the continuous improvement backlog, including monitoring maturity, event noise reduction, dashboard rationalisation, data quality improvement and operational process uplift
Ensure DevSecOps practices are embedded across observability delivery, operational support and lifecycle management
Skills:
Splunk ITSI service modelling, key performance indicators, notable events and health scoring
Splunk enterprise architecture, administration and platform optimisation
Observability design across infrastructure, applications, services and integrations
Data onboarding, parsing, indexing and source integration
Correlation searches, alert tuning and event management
Dashboard development, operational reporting and service assurance views
Monitoring design for complex, secure and regulated environments
Automation and scripting for operational validation and platform support
DevSecOps practices and delivery models
System lifecycle management, release governance and operational change control
Stakeholder engagement and influencing across technical and operational teams
Coaching and capability development
Technical problem solving in complex production environments
Qualifications:
AGSVA NV2 Security Clearance
Eight or more years experience delivering, operating or optimising observability, monitoring or operational support platforms, with strong preference for Splunk and ITSI
Splunk certifications across administration, architecture or ITSI desirable
Experience across both platform delivery and production support environments
Experience with monitoring design, event management, dashboarding, alerting and operational analytics
Experience supporting integrations, interfaces or complex service dependencies in production environments
Experience in Agile and DevSecOps practices
Exposure to secure or regulated environments such as Defence is highly desirable
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