Technical Lead, Autonomous Fleet Software Delivery

Fortescue Pre-Order Sales; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue is seeking a Technical Lead to deliver software within an engineering stream based in Perth. You will lead a team of developers, ensuring productivity, technical capability and delivery of working software aligned with product goals and architectural direction.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product and Project teams, communicate progress and risks, maintain a clear development plan and keep stakeholders informed of progress.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading software teams or delivering complex software in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with estimation, planning and requirement breakdown.
• Experience delivering complex software across multiple teams or disciplines.
• Experience developing and mentoring software engineers.
• Strong understanding of modern software development, automated testing and CI practices.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain progress, risks and decisions to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead software delivery within the Stream from requirement breakdown and planning through development, testing and demonstration.
• Develop and maintain an 8-12 week view of prioritised, estimated and achievable development work.
• Ensure software development aligns with solution architecture, product goals and engineering standards.
• Lead and support developers, creating a collaborative, effective and safe team environment.
• Manage the performance, career development, skills and succession needs of developers within the Stream.
• Identify and communicate delivery risks, technical challenges and dependencies in a timely manner.
• Identify opportunities to improve development practices, team capability and software delivery.

Skills

Team leadership

Estimation

Planning

Mentoring

CI/CD

Communication

Risk management

Mining familiarity

Job description

Fortescue is seeking a Technical Lead to deliver software within an engineering stream based in Perth. You will lead a team of developers, ensuring productivity, technical capability and delivery of working software aligned with product goals and architectural direction.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product and Project teams, communicate progress and risks, maintain a clear development plan and keep stakeholders informed of progress.