Technology & Engineering Capability Lead

Ampol Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 260,000 - 370,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Employee Share Scheme

Fuel discount for two cars

Well-being leave

Volunteer day

Novated Lease options

Remote working opportunities

Job summary

Ampol Limited in Sydney, Australia seeks an influential technology leader to establish and head the newly created TDD & Engineering Capability, shaping vision, operating model and high-performing teams. You will drive enterprise tech strategy across cloud, security, automation, and platform engineering, partnering with senior leaders to deliver resilient, scalable platforms and sustainable value.

This role offers hybrid work, broad scope, and opportunities to develop future leaders while

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership in engineering, infrastructure, platform, or technology leadership roles.
• Proven success developing enterprise technology and platform strategies in complex environments.
• Expertise across cloud, infrastructure, networking, platform engineering, DevSecOps, CI/CD, automation and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Ampol's platform and engineering strategy, ensuring alignment to business and technology objectives.
• Establish and lead a newly formed engineering capability, creating a high-performance culture built on accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Provide leadership across Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, DevOps, Integration, Networking, Cloud, End User Computing, Quality Engineering & Testing, and Robotic Process Automation capabilities.
• Drive engineering excellence through modern software engineering practices, standards, automation, DevSecOps, platform engineering, and continuous delivery.
• Partner with Architecture, Cyber Security, Digital, Data, and business leaders to deliver enterprise technology outcomes.
• Ensure technology platforms are highly available, secure, resilient, and fit for purpose across a complex enterprise environment.
• Build and develop future leaders through coaching, succession planning, capability uplift, and talent development.
• Identify emerging technologies and platform opportunities that create competitive advantage and long-term business value.
• Balance innovation with risk management, ensuring governance and technology decision making.
• Lead technology investment decisions, optimise platform costs, and improve service quality and performance.
• Communicate technology strategy, risks, priorities, and outcomes clearly to executive and senior leadership stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership experience

Tech strategy

Cloud & Infra

DevSecOps & CI/CD

Automation

Stakeholder comms

Budget ownership

People development

Job description

Ampol Limited in Sydney, Australia seeks an influential technology leader to establish and head the newly created TDD & Engineering Capability, shaping vision, operating model and high-performing teams. You will drive enterprise tech strategy across cloud, security, automation, and platform engineering, partnering with senior leaders to deliver resilient, scalable platforms and sustainable value.

This role offers hybrid work, broad scope, and opportunities to develop future leaders while