Platform Engineering Lead – Mobile & Web Apps

unitingcareqld; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland seeks an Application Technical Lead to steer governance, architecture and engineering across core mobile and web apps. You will shape standards, guide delivery and mentor developers to deliver secure, scalable outcomes while collaborating with product owners, cyber security and business stakeholders.

The role is a Fixed Term Contract through Sep 2028, based in Brisbane with hybrid work arrangements, offering leadership across teams delivering modern digital solutions for

Qualifications

• 7+ years in commercial software engineering, application development or solution architecture.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams, technical initiatives or development squads.
• Expert-level knowledge of React Native and React.js development environments.
• Strong experience designing scalable architectures and cloud-based solutions.
• Experience implementing development governance, code review standards and best practices.
• Strong knowledge of Azure cloud services and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of authentication/authorization frameworks (e.g., JWT).
• Ability to collaborate with Cyber Security, product owners and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across mobile, web and cloud-based applications.
• Establish and enforce software engineering standards, code review processes and development governance practices.
• Lead solution design decisions across modern application environments including React Native, React.js and microservices architectures.
• Partner with Cyber Security teams to embed secure development practices and shift-left security testing frameworks.
• Oversee application release governance, including CAB approvals, risk assessments and deployment controls.
• Mentor and coach developers, fostering technical capability, continuous improvement and high-quality engineering outcomes.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues relating to applications, integrations, performance and environments.
• Support the development and maintenance of Azure DevOps pipelines, deployment automation and release management processes.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technology solutions.
• Drive platform improvements, application upgrades and engineering initiatives that enhance performance, reliability and security.
• Coordinate testing activities, quality assurance practices and production release readiness across multiple delivery teams.
• Support incident response and stakeholder communications during critical production issues and release deployments.

Skills

React Native

React.js

Azure Cloud

Azure DevOps

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

Security testing

CI/CD pipelines

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Azure DevOps

PostgreSQL (highly regarded)

Job description

UnitingCare Queensland seeks an Application Technical Lead to steer governance, architecture and engineering across core mobile and web apps. You will shape standards, guide delivery and mentor developers to deliver secure, scalable outcomes while collaborating with product owners, cyber security and business stakeholders.

The role is a Fixed Term Contract through Sep 2028, based in Brisbane with hybrid work arrangements, offering leadership across teams delivering modern digital solutions for