An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced
Engineering Lead
to lead a team of nine engineers delivering an
AI-enabled automated patching and remediation capability
across a large enterprise microservices environment.
You'll lead the initial pilot before scaling the solution across
250+ Java/Spring Boot APIs
, combining hands-on engineering leadership with AI-assisted development, automated testing, vulnerability remediation and modern DevOps practices.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Engineering Lead who wants to work at the intersection of
AI, Java/Spring Boot, API engineering and automation
.
What You'll Be Doing
Lead a team of
nine engineers
delivering an automated API patching factory.
Drive
AI-first engineering practices
across development, testing, code review and documentation.
Scale automated patching and remediation across
250+ microservice APIs
.
Build reusable
regression testing and automated quality frameworks
.
Automate Spring Boot dependency and security patching using
Renovate
.
Lead remaining
Spring Boot 3 to Spring Boot 4 migrations
.
Establish engineering standards across development, testing, security and CI/CD.
Provide hands-on technical leadership across
Java, Spring Boot, APIs, AI and automation
.
Mentor engineers and work closely with architecture, SRE, testing and delivery teams.
What We're Looking For
Robust
Engineering Lead / Technical Lead
experience in complex enterprise environments.
Deep hands-on
Java and Spring Boot
expertise.
Strong
microservices, REST API and integration
experience.
Experience with




Kubernetes and cloud-based microservice environments
.
Practical experience using
AI coding assistants
throughout the software engineering lifecycle.
Solid understanding of
automated testing, CI/CD, DevOps and observability
.
Experience with
event streaming and real-time integration
.
Strong technical design capability and experience establishing engineering standards.
Experience with
Renovate, automated dependency management or vulnerability remediation
would be highly regarded.
Solid communication skills with the ability to lead both onshore and offshore engineering teams.
Contract:
6 months
Rate:
$950-$982 per day including super
Environment:
Large-scale enterprise integration and microservices environment
Scope:
Lead a team of nine engineers across an estate of 250+ APIs
Lead a highly visible
AI-first engineering and automation initiative
.
Take technical ownership of a large-scale
250+ API ecosystem
.
Work hands-on with
Java, Spring Boot, AI-assisted engineering and automation
.
Lead and mentor an experienced engineering team.
Drive modern engineering standards across
testing, security, CI/CD and API development
.
Work on a program with tangible outcomes across
security remediation, automation, and software quality
.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a technically challenging initiative focused on automating the security, maintenance and quality of a large enterprise API environment.
If you're a hands-on Engineering Lead with strong
Java/Spring Boot foundations
who is genuinely using
AI and automation to improve software engineering at scale
,
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📌 Engineering Lead - (Java & Api Automation) (Queensland)
🏢 Talent
📍 Queensland