Engineering Lead (Rust )

NCS; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Health insurance discounts

Discounts on products and services

Job summary

NCS Australia is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive cloud-native software delivery and platform modernization across Australia and APAC.

You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and champion Agile, DevOps, SRE, and CI/CD practices while delivering secure, scalable solutions for government and enterprise clients. This role combines technical leadership with strategic delivery in a fast-moving tech services environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading or mentoring engineers within Agile software development teams.
• Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience in Rust and exposure to Python and/or C++.
• Experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and reliable applications, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, system integration, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with DevOps, SRE, CI/CD, automated testing, Infrastructure as Code, and secure software development.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and infrastructure automation such as AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible.
• Familiarity with REST, gRPC, MQTT, JSON, XML, and Protobuf.
• Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, and Confluence.
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, and coaching skills.
• Experience with cloud-native, edge, IoT, or other distributed systems environments.
• Tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to understand customer needs, shape technical solutions, and lead an Agile team to deliver roadmap priorities and sprint outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture, software design, security, performance, scalability, reliability, and engineering best practices.
• Lead and contribute to the development, testing, deployment, and support of cloud-native applications, microservices, APIs, platforms, and user interfaces.
• Champion Agile, DevOps, SRE, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, code reviews, automated testing, and secure software development practices.
• Collaborate with Engineering Leads, Architects, and Product teams to drive technology, process, tooling, and platform improvements.
• Support technical decision-making, technology selection, architecture governance, and alignment with engineering standards and reference architectures.
• Oversee platform and cloud engineering activities, including infrastructure automation, containerisation, deployment pipelines, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence.
• Ensure delivery of secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions that meet customer and business objectives.
• Support product deployments, customer implementations, technical escalations, training, and ongoing operational support.
• Mentor and coach engineers, promote knowledge sharing, and foster a high-performing, collaborative engineering culture.
• Drive continuous improvement across people, processes, technology, and delivery, while documenting and communicating outcomes to enable repeatable and sustainable practices.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and role model company values across all interactions.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

Education

Tertiary qualification in Software Engineering / CS / IT

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Artifactory

Jira

Confluence

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

At NCS Australia, we are more than a technology services company—we are a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and creators shaping the future. With a strong presence across the APAC region, we partner with government and enterprise organisations to tackle complex challenges and deliver solutions that drive real, lasting impact.

We are passionate about unlocking value through technology. By focusing on people, committing to quality, and challenging traditional thinking, we believe technology services can be done better. Our team brings this to life by advising, transforming, and managing technology to help our clients and communities thrive.

We love big ideas and bold thinkers. Bring your ambition and your creativity—together, we will turn them into extraordinary opportunities. Ready to make tomorrow with us? Explore our opportunities and join a team that is redefining what’s possible.

Job Description

• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to understand customer needs, shape technical solutions, and lead an Agile team to deliver roadmap priorities and sprint outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture, software design, security, performance, scalability, reliability, and engineering best practices.
• Lead and contribute to the development, testing, deployment, and support of cloud-native applications, microservices, APIs, platforms, and user interfaces.
• Champion Agile, DevOps, SRE, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, code reviews, automated testing, and secure software development practices.
• Collaborate with Engineering Leads, Architects, and Product teams to drive technology, process, tooling, and platform improvements.
• Support technical decision-making, technology selection, architecture governance, and alignment with engineering standards and reference architectures.
• Oversee platform and cloud engineering activities, including infrastructure automation, containerisation, deployment pipelines, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence.
• Ensure delivery of secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions that meet customer and business objectives.
• Support product deployments, customer implementations, technical escalations, training, and ongoing operational support.
• Mentor and coach engineers, promote knowledge sharing, and foster a high-performing, collaborative engineering culture.
• Drive continuous improvement across people, processes, technology, and delivery, while documenting and communicating outcomes to enable repeatable and sustainable practices.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and role model company values across all interactions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading or mentoring engineers within Agile software development teams.
• Strong software engineering background with hands‑on experience in Rust and exposure to Python and/or C++.
• Experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and reliable applications, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, system integration, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with DevOps, SRE, CI/CD, automated testing, Infrastructure as Code, and secure software development.
• Knowledge of AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Familiarity with networking and integration technologies including REST, gRPC, MQTT, JSON, XML, and Protobuf.
• Experience with engineering tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, and Confluence.
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, and coaching skills.
• Experience working with cloud-native, edge, IoT, or other distributed systems environments.
• Tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent industry experience.

Additional Information

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well‑being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal‑opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Work rights and background checks:

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks