Drives Tech Lead - Licensing

the original; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking five DRIVES Tech Lead professionals to guide the ongoing delivery, modernisation and support of the DRIVES Licensing platform. Fixed-term contracts run through to 30 June 2030, offering exposure to regulatory and digitisation initiatives in a large-scale environment.

You will lead technical delivery across the full software lifecycle, mentor teams, and ensure reliable, secure, scalable solutions while collaborating with stakeholders and delivery partners.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering enterprise software solutions across the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong technical design and development experience within complex application environments.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence software delivery outcomes.
• Experience translating business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting application releases, upgrades, testing, and production deployments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Proactive focus on quality, continuous improvement, and technology innovation.
• Ability to balance competing priorities with delivery quality and operational stability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, enhancement, and support of DRIVES applications and services.
• Provide technical leadership across software delivery and operational support activities.
• Translate functional and non-functional requirements into robust software designs and specifications.
• Drive software quality through design reviews, standards, testing, and improvements.
• Support releases, deployments, upgrades, and development updates.
• Oversee troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Mentor team members and contribute to capability building.
• Identify opportunities to leverage new technologies to improve performance and delivery.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Software Architecture

SDLC Expertise

Enterprise Software

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem Solving

Job description

Job Description

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow.

If finding complex technological solutions is your game, we've got the team for you. You're going to help us create seamless operations that result in efficiency for millions of customers.

In this role, you'll:

Transport for NSW is seeking five experienced DRIVES Tech Leads to support the ongoing delivery, modernisation, and support of the DRIVES Licensing platform, one of NSW's most critical regulatory systems.

These are fixed-term contract opportunities through to 30 June 2030, offering the opportunity to contribute to long-term regulatory and digital transformation initiatives across a large-scale, business-critical environment.

As a DRIVES Tech Lead, you will provide technical leadership across software development, support, and continuous improvement activities, ensuring solutions are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with evolving business and customer needs.

You will work across a complex application landscape, providing technical expertise and guidance to development teams, business stakeholders, architects, and delivery partners. The role involves leading technical delivery across the full software development lifecycle while maintaining operational stability across critical licensing and regulatory services.

You will:

• Lead the design, development, enhancement, and support of DRIVES applications and services.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across software delivery and operational support activities.
• Translate functional and non-functional requirements into robust software designs and technical specifications.
• Drive software quality through design reviews, development standards, testing, and continuous improvement practices.
• Support application releases, deployments, upgrades, and development updates.
• Oversee troubleshooting, root cause analysis, defect management, and issue resolution activities.
• Work collaboratively with technical and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Mentor technical team members and contribute to capability building across the broader team.
• Identify opportunities to leverage new technologies and modern development approaches to improve platform performance and delivery outcomes.

Working within a dynamic environment, you will balance project delivery priorities with operational support requirements while ensuring the platform continues to meet reliability, performance, and customer service expectations.

About you

You are an experienced Technical Lead, Senior Software Engineer, Lead Developer, or Application Specialist with a strong background delivering software solutions within large and complex organisations.

You bring strong technical capability together with leadership experience, and you are comfortable operating across both project delivery and operational support environments.

You will have:

• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise software solutions across the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong technical design and development experience within complex application environments.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence software delivery outcomes.
• Experience translating business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting application releases, upgrades, testing, and production deployments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• A proactive approach to quality, continuous improvement, and technology innovation.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining delivery quality and operational stability.

You are a collaborative leader who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and delivering outcomes that support critical regulatory and customer services.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

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