Lead Engineer - Settlements and Disputes

CO001 Cuscal Limited; Australia; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cuscal Limited, a long‑standing payments innovator in Australia, seeks a Lead Engineer to own settlements and disputes technical delivery. You will work with product owners and squads to convert core banking needs into robust software solutions, balancing hands‑on coding with platform and delivery considerations.

The role requires leadership, domain knowledge in payments, and experience with modern deployment and automation practices.

Qualifications

• Experienced software engineer with leadership experience.
• Domain knowledge in Payments, Settlements and Disputes.
• Hands-on with designing, building and delivering software solutions.
• Experience implementing development automation, CI/CD, test automation, DevOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of scalability, performance, resilience and disaster recovery.
• Programming experience with Java or Node.js.
• Knowledge across AWS cloud components.
• Experience reviewing code and supporting developers and testers through design, build and delivery.
• Ability to identify delivery risks, sequence technical work and resolve roadblocks.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solution design and delivery aligned with domain architecture strategies.
• Provide hands-on engineering support and help developers resolve technical challenges.
• Review code and ensure solutions meet quality, security and engineering standards.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies and roadblocks and drive resolution.
• Embed development, testing and operations practices across the squad.
• Contribute to strategic technical roadmaps with product and architecture teams.

Skills

Leadership

Payments domain

CI/CD

DevOps

AWS knowledge

Java

Node.js

Code review

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Forward with Cuscal Ever tapped your phone to buy a morning coffee, or made a purchase from your favourite online store? Chances are, we’ve made it happen. At Cuscal, we’ve been at the forefront of payments innovation for 60 years, enabling seamless, secure solutions that millions of Australians rely on every day. From launching Australia’s first ATM to being the first certified Australian fast payments Payer and Initiator in 2022, we’ve always pushed boundaries — and we’re not stopping now. That’s why we’re looking for a Lead Engineer - Settlements and Disputes to join our team and help shape the future of payments. Join us. Forward with Cuscal.

What you’ll be doing

As a Lead Engineer, you’ll work closely with Product Owners, Engineers and delivery squads to turn the core banking business needs into technical solutions.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading technical solution design and delivery ensuring alignment with domain architecture strategies
• Providing hands‑on engineering support and helping developers resolve technical challenges
• Reviewing code and ensuring solutions meet quality, security and engineering standards
• Identifying technical risks, dependencies and roadblocks and driving these through to resolution
• Embedding effective development, testing and operations practices across the squad
• Supporting root cause analysis, post‑incident reviews and the prioritisation of technical defects
• Leading release planning, change sequencing and technical delivery decisions
• Contributing to strategic technical roadmaps in partnership with product and architecture teams
• Creating and maintaining clear technical documentation, standards and processes
• Mentoring engineers and helping uplift technical capability across the team

About you

You’re an experienced software engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, leading technical conversations and helping others deliver their best work. You can balance hands‑on engineering with broader platform, product and delivery considerations.

You’ll bring:

• Extensive experience as a software engineer including previous leadership experience
• Domain knowledge in Payments, Settlements and Disputes
• Hands‑on experience designing, building and delivering software solutions
• Experience implementing development automation, CI/CD, test automation, DevOps practices and modern deployment approaches
• Strong knowledge of scalability, performance, resilience and disaster recovery
• Programming experience with Java or Node.js
• Knowledge across AWS cloud components
• Experience reviewing code and supporting developers and testers through design, build and delivery
• The ability to identify delivery risks, sequence technical work and resolve roadblocks
• The ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Join us and reimagine the future. If you’re excited to join a company that’s shaping the future of how Australia moves money, we’d love to hear from you.

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Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier‑free recruitment process. We welcome applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore career opportunities with Cuscal.

Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.

Moving Payments Forward. Together.

Cuscal is a payments and regulated data services provider in Australia. Since 1966, we have enabled Australian banks, mutuals, corporates and fintechs to better serve and connect with their customers through the implementation of innovative technology solutions.

Our vision: To transform the future of how money moves and how Australia does business.

Our mission: We partner with forward‑thinking businesses to deliver innovative and secure payment solutions that drive growth in the economy.

Our purpose: To enable competition and power progress, one transaction at a time.