Engineering Lead - Client-Facing Consulting

Quantium; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Continuous learning

Remote working

Job summary

Quantium is seeking an Engineering Lead to anchor technical delivery on client engagements, shaping problems with clients and guiding engineering teams through execution. This role emphasizes coaching, credibility, and leadership over daily task oversight in fast-cycle sprints.

You will work across client contexts, represent the engineering perspective to senior stakeholders, and set quality standards while balancing time and scope constraints. Hybrid work in Australia possible.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of engineering delivery across client engagements.
• Strong consulting engineering background with client-facing experience.
• Ability to guide architecture and delivery trade-offs under time pressure.
• Experience coaching engineers in distributed environments.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering delivery from scoping to outcome measurement.
• Represent engineering perspective with senior client stakeholders.
• Guide engineers across multiple engagements with trust-based leadership.
• Set technical quality standards and communicate trade-offs clearly.

Skills

Leadership

Consulting experience

Client communications

Full stack / AI engineering

Coaching

Job description

Quantium is seeking an Engineering Lead to anchor technical delivery on client engagements, shaping problems with clients and guiding engineering teams through execution. This role emphasizes coaching, credibility, and leadership over daily task oversight in fast-cycle sprints.

You will work across client contexts, represent the engineering perspective to senior stakeholders, and set quality standards while balancing time and scope constraints. Hybrid work in Australia possible.