CareerPlan

Engineering Practice Lead

New ZealandFull-time2026-11-03

Core

Enterprise-wide engineering practice leadership role focused on setting direction for engineering practices, defining best practices, and enabling teams to build high-quality, resilient software at scale.

Role type

Senior IC engineering practice lead (strategy & enablement)

Builds

Engineering standards, frameworks, guidance, and career progression paths for the organization

Domain

Banking / Software Engineering

Required skills

Technical credibility in modern software engineering practices, experience defining engineering standards in regulated environments, influence without authority, coaching and mentoring, systems thinking, AI-assisted engineering adoption

Preferred skills

Experience partnering with product teams to influence roadmaps, hands-on experience with AI-assisted engineering tools

Technologies

AI-assisted engineering tools, CI/CD, test automation

Responsibilities

Define and evolve engineering practice standards across coding, design, testing, and SDLC; Create and maintain reference practices and guidance; Champion quality engineering practices like test automation and CI/CD controls; Clarify engineering role expectations and career progression paths; Coach engineering leaders and teams to uplift practice maturity; Measure and report on engineering practice health; Partner with governance and assurance teams to reduce systemic risk; Guide the responsible adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools