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 up-to-date 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.

📌 Principal Consultant (Brisbane)
🏢 Important Group
📍 Brisbane