Head of Software Engineering CCA

Capgemini; Sydney; On-site; AUD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini Australia is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to lead the cloud native and custom application consulting team across Australia and New Zealand. You will mentor teams, engage with partners, and align strategy with product, architecture, and business leaders to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

You could be Melbourne or Sydney based. 15+ years in software engineering with at least 5 years in leadership, and cloud platform expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP) are essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering with leadership roles.
• Proven expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and cloud native development.
• Certifications in cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP) are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cloud native and custom application consulting team across Australia and New Zealand.
• Mentor and cultivate high-performing teams, partnering with strategic partners and technology leaders.
• Set strategic direction for Cloud Native and Custom Application teams, driving pipeline, growth and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Mentoring

Enterprise-scale software engineering

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Description

Capgemini is a diverse collective of more than 350,000 strategic and technological experts based across more than 50 countries, partnering with world-renowned clients to transform and manage their businesses. We are dedicated to leveraging cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering, and platforms to address the entire breadth of their business needs. This passion drives a powerful commitment - to unlock the true value of technology. Our business in Australia and New Zealand has over 3,000 team members devoted to helping clients get the future they want. Now is the time to join our rapidly growing team who are at the forefront of finding new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible, collecting unique career experiences with global brands and game-changing tech projects. With over 57,000 custom business software experts worldwide, Cloud and Custom Applications (C&A) by Capgemini specialize in crafting bespoke business applications that scale across your enterprise, driving value and measurable outcomes. Whether you're looking to prototype a new idea or embark on a large-scale transformation, we ensure your investment delivers maximum impact.

Your role

The Head of Software Engineering is responsible for leading the cloud native and custom application consulting team with Capgemini across Australia and New Zealand. This is a diverse role, responsible for consulting practice leadership and management, sales team engagement, partner and technology strategy/alignment, elevating software engineering excellence, to delivering scalable, secure solutions to clients. You'll partner with product, architecture, and business leaders to employ AI driven software engineering methods and capability to build modern platforms, as well as modernise legacy applications. You will be responsible for mentoring and cultivating high-performing teams, working closely with strategic partners, and fostering innovation aligned to Capgemini’s purpose of "unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future." You could be Melbourne or Sydney based.

Key responsibilities

• Enterprise SWE Experience - you will be a subject matter expert for Capgemini across Australia and New Zealand, who can articulately communicate and build confidence with both business and technical audiences in our clients. Your credibility is your deep enterprise project and domain experience, supported by contemporary knowledge, passion and awareness of the evolving nature of SWE.
• Thought Leadership - demonstrate ongoing thought leadership and points of view on evolving technologies and trends, in particular AI SDLC tooling and adoption, that helps shape Capgemini’s go-to-market, client propositions and internal strategy.
• Practice Planning and Execution - setting the strategic direction of the Cloud Native and Custom Application teams, working with sales and pre-sales teams to build pipeline, and deliver against practice growth and financial performance.

Technical Oversight

• Delivery - provide oversight into delivery, act as an escalation when necessary as an SME for your team. Ensure ongoing evolution of best practices in software development, testing, and deployment, locally and in conjunction with global teams internal initiatives.
• Pre-Sales - help shape deals, solutioning and proposals, and oversee the quality of our pre-sales and solutioning teams in partnership with our market units (sales) teams.

Team Management

• Build, mentor and lead a high-performing engineering team across multiple disciplines (cloud, custom apps, application modernisation).
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with other Capgemini practices to deliver

Stakeholder Engagement

• Ability to engage with business and with product owners, architects, and business leaders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Partners - Ability to build strong relationships with key partner stakeholders, and work within an ecosystem of strategic partners.

Success Metrics (First 12-18 Months)

• Key Client Growth
• Team Utilisation and Performance
• Culture & Capability - Increase team learning hours per person, growth in key partner certifications (Microsoft, AWS, GitHub)

Your profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Proven expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud native application development.
• Strong knowledge of modern software development practices, from project management disciplines through to software engineering tools, practices and ways of working.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in enterprise-scale software engineering and transformation projects.
• Certifications in cloud technologies (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, etc.).

What you’ll love about working here

A global organization with 160+ nationalities that celebrates inclusion, develops talent, and partners with leading enterprises to transform their businesses across cloud, data, AI, and digital engineering - guided by our purpose and values.

Capgemini Culture & Values (What You’ll Lead and Live)

Our Purpose: Unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. This is the compass for how we design, build, and scale solutions for clients and society.

Seven Core Values

Honesty, Boldness, Trust, Freedom, Fun, Modesty, Team Spirit - central to our identity and how we make decisions, collaborate, and innovate every day.

Ethical Culture

Recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere for multiple consecutive years, underpinned by a Code of Business Ethics and mandatory annual ethics training.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We aim for 40% women globally and continue to grow women’s representation in leadership by 2030. We support global Employee Networks (e.g., OutFront, Women@Capgemini, CapAbility, CulturALL) and inclusive leadership training for all managers.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

ESG is embedded in our strategy with priorities spanning environmental sustainability (net-zero journey), inclusive futures, and digital inclusion. In 2024, Capgemini’s programs benefited 3.1 million people through Digital Inclusion, with a goal to reach 10 million beneficiaries by 2030.

Australia Focus

Capgemini Australia reinforces these values locally and highlights our ethics program and recognition - supporting a diverse, decentralized group with a unified culture.