Job Description

Role Purpose

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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.

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Key Responsibilities

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Technical & Architectural Leadership

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

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- Lead and review feature‐level technical designs.
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- Drive adoption of modern engineering frameworks and practices.
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- Lead complex internal and external system integrations.
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- Remain hands‐on where needed across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD.
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Cloud, DevOps & Automation

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

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- Establish observability frameworks (logging, monitoring, alerting).
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- Monitor performance, reliability,



and availability using cloud‐native monitoring services.
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- Drive cost optimization, capacity monitoring, and performance tuning.
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- Automate operational and service management tasks.
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Quality, Testing & Frontend Leadership

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

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- Define data strategies:
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- Relational vs NoSQL selection.
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- Normalized and denormalized schema design.
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- Sharding and partitioning for NoSQL where applicable.
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Ensure HA/DR, scalability, and resilience.

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Required Skills & Experience

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- Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer in cloud‐native platforms.
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- Deep expertise in:
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- .NET
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- ReactJS
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- AWS & Azure
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- Terraform
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- Microservices & API‐first architecture
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Strong DevOps mindset with hands‐on CI/CD experience.

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Ability to mentor Senior and Junior engineers at a technical level.

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Solid understanding of service management, automation, and operations.

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Key Expectations

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- Must perform Dev Lead or Tech Lead duties, not just coordination.
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- Must be capable of delivering architecture and designs without client FTE dependency.
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- Accountable for solution quality, performance, cost, and operational readiness.
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- Acts as the technical authority for the delivery.
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📌 Technology Lead (Queensland)
🏢 Xpt Software Australia
📍 Queensland