IT Team Leader

Genics Pty Ltd; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in food security is seeking a Head of Software & IT in Brisbane, Australia. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering and demonstrated leadership abilities. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership, guiding software development, and managing IT environments. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's mission of sustainability and food security, underlining the importance of collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading small to mid-sized software teams.
• Proven track record balancing technical contribution and people leadership.
• Solid understanding of modern system architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership within the Digital Solutions team.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of software solutions.
• Guide development of predictive models and machine learning workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Software Engineering

Machine Learning

Cloud Engineering

Stakeholder Engagement

Full-stack Development

Education

Tertiary qualification in computer science or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Reporting to the Executive Leadership Team

Overview

Genics, an Australian-based global leader in next-generation early pathogen detection and food security technologies, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Head of Software & IT to join our leadership team.

We are seeking an experienced, versatile technical leader who wants their work to make a meaningful difference to the sustainability and well‑being of communities around the world. Our team is small and dynamic, offering the opportunity to have a significant impact on product direction, technical strategy, and overall company outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have an extensive background in software engineering, including deep experience in at least one technical domain such as machine learning, cloud engineering, data engineering, or geospatial analysis, along with demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineers. The successful candidate will leverage their technical depth and leadership capability to drive business outcomes, influence strategic decisions, and shape the evolution of Genics’ digital platforms.

In this role, you will be responsible for technical leadership across the software lifecycle, including solution architecture, engineering standards, delivery quality, and long‑term maintainability. You will play a pivotal role in strategic decision‑making, building and optimising software solutions that directly support commercial success and align with the Genics business model.

Our Core Values

Thought Leadership

Customer First

Sustainability

Accountability

Globally Focused

Integrity

Straightforward

Our Culture

We are agile and passionate. Our mission and vision focus on empowerment. We help humanity thrive through global food security and an abundance of healthy, sustainably produced food. This motivates us every day to collaborate with farmers and food producers to innovate, create, and succeed across all stages needed to realise our mission and vision.

Tasks and Responsibilities

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed essential functions of this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

• Provide technical leadership within the Digital Solutions team, working closely with stakeholders to understand business priorities, evaluate trade‑offs, and define robust, scalable solution architectures.
• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of high‑quality software solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security standards, and best engineering practices.
• Own and evolve the overall codebase, establishing and enforcing standards for quality, performance, maintainability, and documentation across multiple platforms.
• Guide and review the development of predictive models and machine learning workflows, collaborating with engineers and domain experts to extract value from complex and unstructured data.
• Define and oversee data architecture, pipelines, and governance, identifying valuable data sources and ensuring reliable, scalable data collection and management processes.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices, and proactively assess their applicability to Genics’ products and platforms.
• Champion knowledge sharing and documentation, ensuring that systems, decisions, and processes are well understood and sustainable over time.
• Mentor and develop team members, providing technical guidance, constructive feedback, and support for professional growth; contribute actively to agile ceremonies and a positive engineering culture.
• Contribute to cross‑functional collaboration, working with non‑technical stakeholders to translate business needs into clear technical direction.
• Assist, as required, in general BAU IT support, with a primary focus on enabling team effectiveness rather than routine operational tasks.

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience leading small to mid‑sized software teams, with accountability for delivery, technical direction, and team performance.
• Demonstrated track record of balancing hands‑on technical contribution with people leadership, including mentoring, coaching, performance feedback, and supporting career development.
• Extensive experience delivering and operating complex, production‑grade software systems, including ownership of architectural decisions and long‑term technical sustainability.
• Tertiary qualification in computer science or a closely related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid understanding of full‑stack software development and modern system architectures, with the ability to set and evolve engineering standards appropriate for a growing organisation.
• Strong capability in stakeholder engagement and influence, translating business priorities into clear technical direction and delivery plans.
• Demonstrated ability to improve business processes and outcomes through well‑designed digital and data‑driven solutions.
• Experience managing corporate IT environments, including responsibility for day‑to‑day IT capability in a Microsoft‑based ecosystem (e.g. Microsoft 365, identity and access management, endpoint management), in collaboration with external providers as required.
• Experience overseeing IT policies and controls, including security awareness, access management, and business continuity considerations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Must have current legal working rights in Australia.

Location: Brisbane, Australia
Tenure: Full‑time
Remuneration: Based on qualifications and experience

Your Application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How many years' experience do you have as an Information Technology Team Leader?
• Do you have experience leading agile teams?
• How many years' experience do you have in a software development role?
• Which of the following programming languages are you experienced in?
• How many years' experience do you have in the IT industry?