About the client
Our client is one of Australia’s premier financial services and insurance leaders, committed to providing a resilient future for millions of customers. They are currently embarking on their most significant digital transformation to date the Digital Insurer (DI) initiative. This is a culture-first organization that values flexible working, diversity of thought, and the continuous uplift of its people within a high-performance engineering environment.
What You Will Be Doing
Lead Engineering Transformation:
Drive the shift toward a cross-functional model, moving from platform-centric silos to a versatile "one-team" engineering cohort.
Govern & Architect:
Partner with leaders to embed "end-gate" quality controls, standardization, and architectural guardrails into the pre-delivery lifecycle.
Platform Maturity:
Act as a technical authority across complex ecosystems, driving forward delivery and engineering decisions to align with the long-term strategic architectural vision.
Strategic Uplift:
Identify and lead the implementation of automation or optimization opportunities, with a focus on cost, availability, and performance.
Stakeholder Advocacy:
Act as a trusted advisor to Executive leadership, collaborating closely with Tech Leads and Product Owners to navigate complex delivery challenges.
Workforce Development:
Coach and mentor senior engineering talent, fostering a learning mindset and ensuring the workforce is equipped for long-term technical sustainability.
What They Are Looking For
Engineering Roots:
A deep-rooted background in software engineering (8+ years) with the ability to "get into the detail" of technical conversations with Principal-level peers.
Leadership Excellence:
Proven track record of technical leadership, influencing senior executive stakeholders, and driving large-scale implementations from inception to production.
Insurance/FS Expertise:
Extensive experience within large enterprise environments, understanding the security, governance, and regulatory nuances of the industry.
SDLC Mastery:
Comprehensive knowledge of the end-to-end Software Development Lifecycle, particularly in complex, multi-platform environments utilizing Agile and Lean approaches.
Technical Core
Cloud:
AWS (Mandatory).
Infrastructure as Code:
Terraform (Mandatory).
Orchestration:
Kubernetes or OpenShift (using Kustomize or Helm).
Security & Tooling:
Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and Hashicorp Vault (Secrets Management).
Observability:
Grafana (experience with Dynatrace or Splunk is a plus).
Environment:
Linux DMI Platforms; strong scripting skills in Python are essential.
What They Are Looking For
Engineering Roots:
A deep-rooted background in software engineering (8+ years) with the ability to "get into the detail" of technical conversations with Principal-level peers.
Leadership Excellence:
Proven track record of technical leadership, influencing senior executive stakeholders, and driving large-scale implementations from inception to production.
Insurance/FS Expertise:
Extensive experience within large enterprise environments, understanding the security, governance, and regulatory nuances of the industry.
SDLC Mastery:
Comprehensive knowledge of the end-to-end Software Development Lifecycle, particularly in complex, multi-platform environments utilizing Agile and Lean approaches.
