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 setting.

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

Strong

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.

Strong 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.

Strong 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) (Brisbane)
🏢 Talent
📍 Brisbane