We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to support a major Data & Digital delivery program within a large Federal Government workplace.

The role will provide technical leadership and oversight across business and technology change initiatives, working closely with Project Managers, architects, developers, operations teams, vendors and business stakeholders.

You’ll help translate architecture into practical, implementable solutions and guide technical delivery across applications, infrastructure and enterprise systems.

Key responsibilities:
Provide technical leadership and oversight across project and program delivery
Lead the design, development and implementation of applications and systems
Translate architecture and technical requirements into practical solution approaches
Guide teams on architecture, engineering practices and standards
Facilitate code reviews, technical problem-solving and developer mentoring
Coordinate across developers, operations, architects, vendors and stakeholders
Manage technical risks, issues and dependencies
Support technical governance, documentation and Go-Live readiness
Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Support transition from development into operations and ongoing support

Essential:




Robust software development and technical delivery leadership experience
Ability to translate architecture into implementable solutions
Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, CI/CD and DevOps
Knowledge of security standards, testing and compliance requirements
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams and stakeholders
Strong technical documentation and delivery framework experience
Understanding of enterprise systems, networking and data architectures
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Highly regarded:
Experience within Federal Government or other large, regulated environments
Broad application architecture experience across on-premises and cloud settings
Experience with bespoke and COTS applications
DevSecOps tooling such as GitLab, SonarQube, Nexus, JMeter, Maven or Selenium
Broad exposure to technologies such as Linux, Oracle, Python, Java and C/C++
Experience delivering solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards

This role suits a technically broad Technical Lead who is comfortable operating between architecture, engineering and project delivery rather than specialising in one particular technology.

📌 Technical Lead Melbourne
🏢 MTP Services
📍 Melbourne