Digital Tech Lead

Teachers Health Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model (flex your work/l

Subsidised private health insurance

Discounts on our products and services

Generous employee wellbeing program

Attractive leave benefits

Easily accessible by public transport

Job summary

Teachers Health Group is seeking a Digital Tech Lead to shape and deliver the digital technology strategy during a major transformation journey. You will lead scalable, secure platforms and mentor a high-performing team, translating business goals into technical solutions for 400k+ members.

You will define architecture, drive CI/CD, IaC, and DevOps practices, and collaborate with Product, Design, Data and stakeholders to deliver innovative digital experiences.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology and digital environments.
• 5+ years in senior technical leadership.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Experience with cloud architecture, DevOps and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical architecture and technology roadmap.
• Lead delivery of high-quality digital products that are reliable and scalable.
• Establish modern engineering practices including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Build AI-driven solutions to accelerate development.
• Provide technical leadership across design, platform development, and digital programs.
• Mentor and grow a team of engineers, fostering collaboration.

Skills

Technology leadership

Cloud architecture

DevOps/CI-CD

Full-stack engineering

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled development

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GA4

Cloud platforms

Job description

The Digital Tech lead is a senior technology leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering Teachers Health's digital technology strategy during a major transformation journey. You'll lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure and high-performing digital platforms, while building modern engineering capabilities, driving innovation and mentoring a high-performing team. Working closely with Digital, Product and Design leaders, you'll play a pivotal role in translating business goals into technical solutions that enhance the experience of more than 400,000 members and their families.

• Subsidised private health insurance and discounts on our products and services

What we have to offer?

• Attractive leave benefits
• Hybrid working model (flex your work/life balance)
• Subsidised private health insurance
• Discounts on our products and services
• Generous employee wellbeing program
• Easily accessible by public transport

What will you do?

• Defining and driving the technical architecture, engineering strategy and technology roadmap for our digital platforms.
• Leading the delivery of high-quality digital products and experiences that are reliable, scalable and secure.
• Establishing modern engineering practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps and automation.
• Building AI-driven solutions that accelerate development, improve delivery and enhance customer outcomes.
• Providing technical leadership across solution design, platform development, website initiatives and digital transformation programs.
• Partnering with Product, Design, Data and business stakeholders to deliver innovative digital experiences.
• Leading, mentoring and growing a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Championing engineering excellence through code quality, security, performance and best-practice development frameworks.
• Driving incident management, monitoring and operational resilience across digital platforms.
• Collaborating with external partners and technology vendors to identify and implement new technologies and solution.

What are we looking for?

• 8+ years' experience in technology and digital environments.
• 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role leading engineering teams and delivery outcomes.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Deep expertise in modern software engineering practices, cloud architecture, DevOps and CI/CD.
• A strong full-stack engineering background with experience delivering and managing large-scale digital platforms and websites.
• Experience leading digital transformation initiatives from concept through to implementation.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure, operations, security governance and scalable system design.
• Experience building, coaching and scaling high-performing engineering teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A passion for innovation, continuous improvement and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled development practices.
• The ability to influence senior leaders and build strong cross-functional relationships.
• Experience within a regulated industry such as health, insurance, banking or financial services is highly regarded.
• Exposure to analytics and data-driven decision making, including GA4 is highly regarded.

Who are we?

Teachers Health was created by teachers for teachers over 70 years ago and is the only health fund exclusively for the education community. As a not-for-profit health fund, we exist for our members covering the lives of over 500,000 teachers, education staff & their families.

Teachers Health values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+. Applicants can request an adjustment at any stage during the recruitment process by getting in touch with [e-mail]

The Diversity Council Australia has recognised our ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive culture. We've consistently exceeded the Australian Workforce average in their Inclusion@Work Index and are thrilled to be named an inclusive employer once again for 2025–2026.