Director, Software Engineering - Life Sciences & DevSecOps

Danaher Corporation; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead the ASI software engineering organisation in Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia. This on-site role reports to the Director II, R&D and drives strategy, capability and delivery across applications, firmware, verification, cybersecurity, architecture and DevSecOps.

You will lead, coach and grow a high-performing team, collaborate with Product Management and global Leica Biosystems/Danaher teams, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Electronics Engineering or related discipline.
• At least 10 years of software engineering leadership experience delivering complex products and leading agile or scrum teams in quality-critical environments.
• Experience delivering application software and embedded software, with a strong understanding of hardware dependencies.
• Strong foundation in software architecture, modern development practices, software quality, cybersecurity and lifecycle management.
• Leading multidisciplinary software engineering teams in matrixed organisations, aligning priorities with business objectives.
• Driving organisational transformation and delivery performance improvements through data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the software engineering organisation to deliver high-quality, secure, reliable and compliant software solutions.
• Define and execute the software engineering strategy in alignment with roadmaps and R&D priorities.
• Drive delivery excellence across new product development, lifecycle engineering and sustaining activities.
• Advance DevSecOps, AI-enabled productivity, automation and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and governance for software architecture and standards.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing software engineering organisation.
• Partner with Product Management, Program Management, Systems Engineering, R&D and teams across Danaher/Leica Biosystems.

Skills

Software leadership

Application software

Embedded software

Software architecture

Cybersecurity

Lifecycle management

Multidisciplinary teams

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering / CS / systems engineering or related

Job description

Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead the ASI software engineering organisation in Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia. This on-site role reports to the Director II, R&D and drives strategy, capability and delivery across applications, firmware, verification, cybersecurity, architecture and DevSecOps.

You will lead, coach and grow a high-performing team, collaborate with Product Management and global Leica Biosystems/Danaher teams, and