Principal Architect & Tech Lead – Architecture Ownership (Remote)

Saasnine; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 166,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job description

Technical Lead / Principle Engineer – Angular, Python, AWS

Technical Lead / Principal Engineer

Melbourne, VIC (Hybrid or Remote)

Contract Day Rate

We’re working with a nimble, high-performing technology startup delivering secure, scalable digital platforms for government.

They are extending a core platform into a consumer-facing web application used by thousands of Victorian households and businesses — and are now seeking a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer to own the technical direction of the product.

This is not just a lead developer role.

This is architectural ownership, engineering leadership, and delivery accountability combined.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Own the end-to-end solution architecture (backend, integrations, infrastructure)
• Drive security-by-design, scalability, and maintainability
• Engage directly with client technical and business stakeholders
• Shape architectural direction across microservices and cloud-native patterns

Technical Governance & Documentation

• Author Technical Specifications and Solution Designs
• Maintain Design Decision Records
• Ensure traceable, structured technical documentation
• Mentor developers and automation test engineers
• Lead code reviews and engineering standards uplift
• Raise technical maturity across the team

Delivery & Risk Management

• Lead technical refinement, elaboration and estimation
• Identify technical risks and dependencies early
• Work closely with project and product stakeholders

Security & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to government security standards
• Align to SOC2 / ISO27001 practices
• Guide observability, monitoring and operational readiness

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer
• Experience with microservices and API design
• AWS (Lambda, API Gateway), cloud-native architecture
• CI/CD, DevSecOps, Infrastructure-as-Code
• Strong technical documentation capability
• Experience mentoring engineers

Nice to Have

• WCAG / accessibility knowledge
• Observability tooling experience

Why Consider This?

• Meaningful work impacting thousands of Victorians
• High-trust, high-ownership environment
• Real influence over engineering standards and architecture
• Flexible hybrid / remote options
• Senior-level autonomy without corporate bureaucracy

If you’re a senior engineer ready to own architecture and influence delivery at a meaningful scale — this is worth a conversation.

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