Platform Engineering Director: Scale, Cloud & Innovation

Macquarie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Gender affirmation leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learning & development

Hybrid work

Work from home equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie Group seeks a senior engineering leader to own the end‑to‑end technology for a core platform. You will drive architecture, design, development, testing and operational excellence while shaping the engineering strategy and leadership team.

You will foster an inclusive culture, attract top engineers, and collaborate with architects and senior business stakeholders to align technology with strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading software engineering teams in fast-paced environments.
• Experience defining and executing engineering strategy and roadmaps.
• Strong cloud, SRE, and production‑grade system design capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end technology for a core platform from architecture to deployment and operations.
• Define engineering strategy, roadmap, and processes including CI/CD and production support.
• Attract, coach, and retain senior engineers and leadership talent.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Technical architecture

Cloud/SRE

Stakeholder management

Agile practices

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

CI/CD

Job description

Macquarie Group seeks a senior engineering leader to own the end‑to‑end technology for a core platform. You will drive architecture, design, development, testing and operational excellence while shaping the engineering strategy and leadership team.

You will foster an inclusive culture, attract top engineers, and collaborate with architects and senior business stakeholders to align technology with strategic goals.