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Software Development Lead

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-29

Core

Lead a team of software engineers to deliver large-scale public sector engagements, acting as the technical bridge between Product, Delivery, Engineering, and Platform Operations.

Role type

Senior IC Software Development Lead (DevOps/Platform focus)

Builds

Container orchestration solutions, automation for application and infrastructure delivery, and scalable software environments.

Domain

Public sector / Defense / Cybersecurity

Required skills

Technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, continuous integration, continuous deployment, configuration management, cloud platforms, Linux operating systems, containerization, object-oriented programming (Java/.Net), secure development practices

Preferred skills

Terraform, Ansible, Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) concepts, legacy infrastructure management

Technologies

Terraform, Ansible, Linux, RHEL, Java, .Net, container orchestration tools

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor software engineers to deliver projects on time and to quality standards; Design and deliver container orchestration solutions; Lead design and maintenance of automation solutions for application and infrastructure delivery; Manage ongoing BAU support of platforms including change and incident management; Ensure security is considered early in the development lifecycle; Design and document architectures using best practices; Identify and drive improvements to engineering processes and standards; Lead technical discussions with stakeholders and represent the team in external engagements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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