AI-Driven Digital Archive Tech Lead (Hybrid)

Nine; North Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave with no?d

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Job summary

Nine's Digital Archive team is leading a once-in-a-generation project to digitise 195 years of Australian media. As Technical Lead, you’ll define the technical roadmap, make architectural decisions, and write code alongside engineers.

This hybrid role combines technical leadership with hands-on full-stack development. You’ll design secure, cloud-native systems on AWS/GCP, implement Terraform and CI/CD, mentor engineers, and coordinate across teams to deliver resilient data pipelines and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including demonstrated technical leadership.
• Proven experience architecting and delivering high-volume, large-scale systems within enterprise compliance and security frameworks.
• Hands-on proficiency with modern languages and frameworks such as Go, JavaScript, React, Python, and Bash.
• Deep familiarity with AWS and/or GCP services across compute, storage, networking, and security (relevant cloud certifications are highly regarded).
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab CI).
• Practical experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and containerisation tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of core networking protocols and monitoring/logging stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Exceptional troubleshooting skills paired with a demonstrable record of strong collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Hands-On Code: Act as the primary technical architect owning end-to-end solution design while actively contributing as a hands-on full-stack engineer.
• Scalable Systems: Design, develop, and maintain secure, high-availability applications, supporting cloud-native infrastructure, and data pipelines.
• Engineering Standards: Establish and champion modern engineering practices, standardise CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and mentor engineers to elevate technical output.
• Operations & Integrations: Oversee system maintenance, act as the escalation point for complex challenges, and lead technical engagements and secure data integrations with third-party vendors.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Lead cross-team technical collaborations within the platform engineering group and influence stakeholders across the broader organisation.
• Roadmaps & Delivery: Drive project planning and technical roadmaps, managing team workflows, objectives, and execution in Jira.
• Technical Vision: Effectively communicate complex architectural trade-offs and technical visions across all levels of a large organisation.
• Documentation & Reliability: Architect clear documentation standards for software designs and workflows, and coordinate on-call rotations to ensure operational excellence and incident readiness.

Job description

Nine's Digital Archive team is leading a once-in-a-generation project to digitise 195 years of Australian media. As Technical Lead, you’ll define the technical roadmap, make architectural decisions, and write code alongside engineers.

This hybrid role combines technical leadership with hands-on full-stack development. You’ll design secure, cloud-native systems on AWS/GCP, implement Terraform and CI/CD, mentor engineers, and coordinate across teams to deliver resilient data pipelines and