Cloud Engineering Manager — Hybrid, Melbourne

Rea Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible leave options

Flexible parental leave

Volunteer leave & community grants

Hackdays

Job summary

REA Group is seeking an Engineering Manager in Melbourne to lead the Polaris squad within Launchpad, delivering cloud engineering outcomes and cultivating a high-performing team. You will balance technical leadership with people leadership, ensuring cost-efficient, compliant cloud operations.

You will work across product, design, architecture and engineering stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives while maintaining strong engineering quality and operational health.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and inspiring engineering teams to deliver meaningful business and platform outcomes.
• Strong technical judgement across architecture, software engineering practice, operational excellence and systems thinking.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills across product, design, architecture and engineering stakeholders.
• A leadership style that develops people, strengthens culture and helps teams do their best work together.

Responsibilities

• Delivering squad roadmap commitments and cloud engineering outcomes in a predictable, sustainable way.
• Maintain high standards in engineering quality, operational excellence, systems health and engineering compliance.
• Grow a high-performing, engaged team through coaching, feedback, recruitment and clear expectations.
• Lead Polaris to deliver on its mission of cost-efficient and compliant cloud operations through information, guidance and automation.
• Drive meaningful progress on squad priorities such as systems handovers, right-sizing and broader custodianship outcomes across Launchpad.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Technical judgment

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

People development

Job description

REA Group is seeking an Engineering Manager in Melbourne to lead the Polaris squad within Launchpad, delivering cloud engineering outcomes and cultivating a high-performing team. You will balance technical leadership with people leadership, ensuring cost-efficient, compliant cloud operations.

You will work across product, design, architecture and engineering stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives while maintaining strong engineering quality and operational health.