Communication & Control Technician – Rail Signalling

5 days ago

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Transdev Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Job No:Ad-5239

Work Type:Full Time

Location:Parramatta

Categories:Light Rail

  • Competitive rates + shift penalties + on call rates
  • State of the art facilities at Camellia
  • Utilising your Networking / IT experience

About Great River City Light Rail

Western Sydney is one of the fastest growing regions in our country, with the population of Greater Parramatta alone set to climb by 50 per cent by 2041 and at Great River City Light Rail we want to create new communities, connect great places and help locals and visitors move around and explore what the region has to offer. The new Light Rail will connect Westmead to Carlingford via the Parramatta CBD and Camellia, spanning 12 kilometres and utilising state-of-the-art vehicles that delivers comfortable, user-friendly and high-performance services. By 2026, around 28,000 people will use Parramatta Light Rail every day and an estimated 130,000 people will be living within walking distance of light rail stops.

The role

The Communication & Control Technician will be responsible for performing corrective and preventive maintenance activities on the Light Rail operation technology systems including, installing, testing, commissioning, fault finding, and maintaining of telecommunications networks, DCN switches, radios, signalling control system and routine maintenance of systems, assisting with infrastructure, and rectifying faults.

As part of this role you will:

  • Performing updates, upgrades, and installations to IT systems and applications
  • Diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving signalling and communication system faults (hardware, software, and network)
  • Configuring and supporting IT networks (switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing)
  • Continual improvement of Preventative Maintenance procedures

What you bring

With a background in Networking / IT your demonstrated skills set will likely include:

  • IT/Networking VLANs, IP addressing, and basic firewall concepts
  • Windows/Linux servers, workstation support, and basic virtualization
  • CCTV systems (Bosch, Genetec) and Access Control
  • Audio and Radio systems
  • Demonstrated experience and/or ability to learn new technologies
  • Customer-focused mindset with the ability to work collaboratively in a team

The benefits for you

In return, we offer competitive pay and benefits and a positive culture that embraces diversity and employee feedback. We genuinely invest in our people and the work you carry out at Transdev touches the lives of your family, friends and future generations alike. Working in a growing, global business will provide diverse career experiences for you to make your mark, push boundaries and reach your maximum potential.

By supporting a diverse workforce, we also encourage candidates who require any reasonable adjustments during the application process to let us know. Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on our Work180 page

Our Values and beliefs

The work we carry out at Transdev touches the lives of our families, friends and future generations alike. Contributing to our growing, global business means you can make your mark, push boundaries and reach your maximum potential. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve. We support applications from people representing all diversity groups and ages such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and/or Intersex (LGBTI), people with disabilities, religious beliefs, and ethnicity.

Our recruitment process

We have an uncompromising attitude to the safety of our employees, client and customers so our recruitment process may include medicals, drug & alcohol testing, police checks, licence checks and right to work checks. By submitting your personal information to Transdev you consent to such information being collected, held, used and disclosed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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Interested?

If you're as passionate about delivering unparalleled service as we are then click the '' button to go to our Transdev careers website and complete your application form online.

Don't tick all the boxes? Transdev is committed to a workplace as diverse as the community we serve, and we encourage all applicants to apply.

Advertised:28/10/2025

Applications close:15/11/2025

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