Technology Lead

XPT Software; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software in Australia is seeking a Principal Engineer to own end-to-end technical architecture for business-critical digital platforms. This hands-on leadership role ensures secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions aligned with business objectives.

You will drive architecture decisions, define reusable patterns, mentor engineers, and lead complex system integrations across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD. Proficiency in .NET, ReactJS, Terraform, and GitLab is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer in cloud-native platforms.
• Deep expertise in .NET.
• Proficiency in ReactJS and frontend architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and IaC practices.
• Strong DevOps mindset with hands-on CI/CD experience.
• Ability to mentor Senior and Junior engineers technically.
• Strong understanding of service management, automation, and operations.
• Must perform Dev Lead or Tech Lead duties, not just coordination.
• Capable of delivering architecture and designs without client FTE dependency.
• Accountable for solution quality, performance, cost, and operational readiness.
• Acts as the technical authority for the delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical architecture and engineering standards.
• Drive architecture decisions aligned with business outcomes.
• Define and enforce reusable design patterns and frameworks.
• Lead and review feature-level technical designs.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering frameworks and practices.
• Lead complex internal and external system integrations.
• Remain hands-on where needed across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD.
• Architect and optimize multi-cloud solutions (AWS & Azure).
• Define and govern CI/CD standards and reusable pipelines in GitLab.
• Mentor teams on IaC best practices using Terraform.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Cloud-native platforms

.NET

ReactJS

Terraform

GitLab

CI/CD

Mentoring

Architecture

DevOps

Tools

GitLab

Terraform

Job description

The Dev/Tech (Principal) Lead owns the end-to-end technical architecture and engineering standards for business‑critical digital platforms. This role is a hands-on technical leadership position, not a people‑only lead, responsible for ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, cloud-native, and aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Architectural Leadership

• Drive architecture and design decisions aligned with business outcomes.
• Define and enforce reusable design patterns and frameworks.
• Apply Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
• Ensure security by design, scalability, and resilience.
• Lead and review feature-level technical designs.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering frameworks and practices.
• Lead complex internal and external system integrations.
• Remain hands-on where needed across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD.

Cloud, DevOps & Automation

• Architect and optimize multi-cloud solutions (AWS & Azure).
• Define and govern CI/CD standards and reusable pipelines in GitLab.
• Mentor teams on IaC best practices using Terraform.
• Establish release management governance.

Observability, Performance & Cost

• Establish observability frameworks (logging, monitoring, alerting).
• Monitor performance, reliability, and availability using cloud-native monitoring services.
• Drive cost optimization, capacity monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Automate operational and service management tasks.

Quality, Testing & Frontend Leadership

• Define testing strategies across unit, integration, and E2E testing.
• Ensure testing is embedded in CI/CD.
• Oversee advanced frontend practices including React optimization and Module Federation.
• Enforce accessibility and quality standards.

Data & Platform Design

• Relational vs NoSQL selection.
• Normalized and denormalized schema design.
• Sharding and partitioning for NoSQL where applicable.
• Ensure HA/DR, scalability, and resilience.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer in cloud-native platforms.
• Deep expertise in:
• .NET
• ReactJS
• Terraform
• Strong DevOps mindset with hands-on CI/CD experience.
• Ability to mentor Senior and Junior engineers at a technical level.
• Strong understanding of service management, automation, and operations.
• Must perform Dev Lead or Tech Lead duties, not just coordination.
• Must be capable of delivering architecture and designs without client FTE dependency.
• Accountable for solution quality, performance, cost, and operational readiness.
• Acts as the technical authority for the delivery.