Technology Lead

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

Job summary

XPT Software Australia is seeking a Principal Engineer to own end‑to‑end architecture for cloud platforms. You will lead technical decisions, set design standards, and remain hands‑on across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD to ensure secure, scalable, and resilient services.

The role requires deep expertise in .NET, ReactJS, AWS & Azure, and Terraform, with a strong DevOps mindset and mentoring responsibilities for senior and junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer in cloud‑native platforms.
• Deep expertise in: .NET, ReactJS, AWS & Azure, Terraform, and microservices.
• Strong DevOps mindset with hands‑on CI/CD experience.
• Ability to mentor Senior and Junior engineers at a technical level.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end technical architecture and engineering standards for cloud platforms.
• Lead architectural decisions and enforce reusable design patterns and frameworks.
• Design API‑first, microservices architectures in cloud environments and apply DDD principles.
• Ensure security by design, scalability, and resilience across systems.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering frameworks and manage complex integrations.
• Remain hands‑on across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD as needed.
• Architect multi‑cloud solutions (AWS & Azure) and govern CI/CD with GitLab.
• Mentor teams on IaC using Terraform and establish release governance.
• Establish observability, performance, cost control, and automation of ops tasks.
• Define testing strategies across unit, integration, and E2E tests embedded in CI/CD.
• Oversee frontend practices including React optimization and accessibility.

Skills

.NET

ReactJS

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Microservices

API-first architecture

DevOps mindset

CI/CD

Mentoring engineers

Service management

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

.NET

ReactJS

Job description

Role Purpose

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

• Own and define end‑to‑end solution architecture.
• Drive architecture and design decisions aligned with business outcomes.
• Define and enforce reusable design patterns and frameworks.
• Design API‑first, microservices‑based architectures in cloud environments.
• Apply Domain‑Driven Design (DDD) principles.
• Ensure security by design, scalability, and resilience.

Engineering Excellence

• 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

• Define data strategies:
• 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
• AWS & Azure
• Terraform
• Microservices & API‑first architecture

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.

Key Expectations

• 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.