Tech Lead - Contract or Permanent

NCS Group Australia; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Health insurance discounts

Career development programs

Job summary

NCS Group Australia is seeking a Technical Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership within agile delivery teams in Brisbane. The role requires expertise in software engineering and agile methodologies, guiding teams to deliver secure and maintainable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Responsibilities include mentoring developers, leading technical planning, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure engineering quality. Benefits include paid parental leave, health insurance discounts, and career development programs.

Qualifications

• Must already have Baseline security clearance or be eligible to obtain Baseline security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance within agile delivery teams.
• Define and maintain technical design approaches aligned with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with architects to ensure alignment with solution intent and architecture roadmaps.
• Lead technical planning activities during sprint and Program Increment planning.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks and implementation challenges.
• Ensure non-functional requirements are addressed.
• Guide engineering teams on development standards and technical quality expectations.
• Support integration planning and operational supportability.
• Contribute to technical governance and peer reviews.
• Mentor developers and support capability uplift across teams.

Skills

Strong software engineering and solution delivery experience

Experience leading technical implementation activities within agile teams

Knowledge of enterprise architecture and engineering standards

Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving capability

Experience mentoring developers and supporting engineering quality

Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills

Job description

Company Description

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

Job Description

The Technical Lead provides hands‑on technical leadership within agile delivery teams to ensure solutions are designed, developed, and delivered in alignment with enterprise architecture standards, engineering best practices, and operational requirements. The role guides technical implementation activities, supports engineering quality, and enables delivery teams to deliver secure, scalable, maintainable, and resilient solutions. The Technical Lead acts as the primary technical authority within the Scrum team and works closely with architects, developers, DevOps engineers, Product Owners, and delivery stakeholders to ensure technical alignment across solution delivery activities. The position requires strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and the ability to balance hands‑on engineering delivery with mentoring, coordination, and technical decision‑making responsibilities. Please note you must already have Baseline security clearance or be eligible to obtain Baseline security clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance within agile delivery teams.
• Define and maintain technical design approaches aligned with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with architects to ensure alignment with solution intent and architecture roadmaps.
• Lead technical planning activities during sprint and Program Increment planning.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks and implementation challenges.
• Ensure non‑functional requirements including performance, security, observability, and accessibility are addressed.
• Guide engineering teams on development standards, coding practices, and technical quality expectations.
• Support integration planning, deployment readiness, and operational supportability.
• Contribute to technical governance, peer reviews, and engineering assurance activities.
• Mentor developers and support capability uplift across delivery teams.
• Participate in technical communities, guilds, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend engineering improvements where appropriate.
• Provide specialist technical leadership within delivery teams.
• Influence technical implementation and engineering practices.
• Perform complex engineering and design activities.
• Support technical governance and quality outcomes.
• Contribute to mentoring and capability development initiatives.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong software engineering and solution delivery experience.
• Experience leading technical implementation activities within agile teams.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture and engineering standards.
• Strong troubleshooting and technical problem‑solving capability.
• Experience mentoring developers and supporting engineering quality.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Must already have Baseline security clearance or be eligible to obtain Baseline security clearance.

Why join us

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well‑being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI‑driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal‑opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.