Your pathway options

If you’re curious about technology, have an entrepreneurial spirit, are an innovator, a problem solver and a critical thinker, we’re looking for you.  

You’ll have the option to choose from our eight different pathways, which are:   

 
Are you currently studying a degree like Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Software Engineering or Mechatronics with an interest in how our Network operates? If so, you should consider applying for our Network Engineering pathway.  

Telstra has more than a century’s experience in the industry, so our networks team knows a thing or two about keeping people connected. 
 
As a summer vacationer, you’ll get an insight into how our network teams plan, design and construct our world-class networks and products across fixed, wireless and media technologies. 

Our previous summer vacationers and graduates have worked on: 

• Building several VNFs for virtualised network nodes
• Designing and implementing a solution to perform telemetry to extract data from our routers
• The Federal Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program 

 
Are you currently studying a degree like Business Commerce (Marketing), Innovation and Design, Design Computing, Design or Psychology (HCD or design thinking)? If so, you should consider applying for our Product and Service Design pathway.   
 
We’re focused on delivering a seamless and amazing experience for all our customers. To help us do this, our product and service design teams play an important role in bringing our products to life. 
 
As a summer vacationer, you’ll be able to see how our teams develop a superior user experience, which is anchored by a human-centred design approach. You’ll also get an insight into how we do research, user testing, develop segment personas and prototypes, and test them with our customers.  

Our previous summer vacationers and graduates have worked on: 

• Designing Telstra’s new illustrative and story-telling visual identity

 
Are you currently studying a degree like IT (Software Engineering), Computer Science (Software Engineering), Science (Computing, Software Engineering) or Software Engineering? If so, you should consider applying for our Software Engineering pathway. 
 
Our software engineers analyse, design, build, test, implement and help to maintain multiple system applications for our customers. This means as a summer vacationer, you’ll be exposed to the innovative work our teams are doing in areas like Smart Home products, IoT (Internet of Things), automation, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and much more. 

Our previous summer vacationers and graduates have worked on:

• Generating heatmaps from tens of millions of lat /long data points
• Using c#, Dask, Datashader and Google Maps API to create front and back-end applications
• Internet of Things (IoT) M2M Connectivity 

 
Are you currently studying a degree like IT (Software Engineering),  Business (Data Science or Systems), Engineering (Software or Computer systems), Computer Science or Data Science? If so, you should consider applying for our Data Analytics and Management pathway.  
 
Our data analytics and management teams always stay two steps ahead as they use analytical tools and methods to derive insights from data to help our business and partners to thrive. 
 
As a summer vacationer, you’ll be able to get insight into this cutting edge work and see how our teams provide best practice solutions to help make better decisions for our business.  

Our previous summer vacationers and graduates have worked on: 

• Using machine learning to assist in detecting air conditioning faults in our exchange buildings
• Artificial Intelligence, Drone technology and Virtual Reality 

 
Are you currently studying a degree like Computer Science, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Business Systems, Cyber Security or Security Engineering? If so, you should consider applying for our Information and Cyber Security pathway. 
 
With one of the largest cyber security teams in Australia, you’ll be able to learn from the best people in their field as our teams work to design, implement and manage our industry leading networks and, when required, respond to security incidents for our customers. 
  
The work our teams do is complex and challenging, but you’ll be able to see why we’re at the forefront of technological change and cyber security detection methods.
 

 
Our tech consulting and solutions teams work closely with our customers to provide them with the right technological solution(s) for their needs. 
  
As a summer vacationer, you’ll be able to see first-hand how our talented people provide technical service and solutions for our customers on platforms, devices, applications and computerised systems, which are supplied and operated by us.
  

 
Are you studying a degree like Business Commerce, Finance, Economics or Accounting? If so, our Finance and Accounting pathway could be for you. 
 
Due to the size of our business, our finance and accounting teams are an integral part of our decision-making process. They provide our teams with business advice, help to translate complex data and communicate financial implications. 
 
As a summer vacationer, you’ll get an insight into how our teams provide high level support to the many areas of our business, help with decision making, work with data, develop insights and manage stakeholder relationships. 
 

 
Our HR team, which we call ‘Transformation and People’, plays an important role in leading our once in a generation T22 strategy and ensuring our people are supported throughout this transformation. 
 
As a summer vacationer, you’ll be able to gain a valuable insight into how our teams put together people and ways of working strategies, health and safety, and transformation governance that supports everything our people do.    

Applications for our Summer Vacation Program will open 5th of July 2021.