Job Description
## The OpportunityThis is an opportunity to shape the future of engineering enablement by driving the adoption of modern tooling, automation frameworks, DevSecOps practices, and self-service capabilities.
You will influence engineering teams across the enterprise, define standards and best practices, and lead initiatives that simplify delivery, strengthen compliance, and accelerate business outcomes.
## Key Responsibilities* Lead technical discussions and implementation strategies to drive adoption of standardised engineering tooling, automation patterns, and self-service workflows.
* Own and continuously enhance the engineering golden path catalogue, ensuring patterns and automation assets remain current, discoverable, and fit for purpose.
* Drive automation and orchestration adoption across cloud-native and hybrid environments.
* Partner with engineering, platform, security, and business stakeholders to align tooling investments with strategic priorities.
* Deliver Centre of Excellence outcomes through both technical leadership and hands-on execution.
* Define and communicate engineering tooling and automation roadmaps in partnership with senior technology leaders.
* Embed security, compliance, and governance requirements into engineering platforms and delivery frameworks by design.
* Design and enable self-service onboarding and lifecycle management capabilities for engineering teams.
* Act as a trusted SME for engineering tools, DevSecOps, automation, and platform engineering practices.
* Drive continuous improvement through adoption metrics, stakeholder feedback,



and lessons learned.
* Uplift organisational engineering maturity through standards, communities of practice, coaching, and enablement activities.
## About You### Essential Skills & Experience* Robust understanding of modern engineering tooling ecosystems, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and automation frameworks.
* Demonstrated ability to assess, evaluate, and recommend tooling solutions across diverse engineering environments.
* Experience influencing engineering practices and driving adoption without direct ownership of platforms or tools.
* Exceptional stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
* Proven ability to translate strategic objectives into practical implementation outcomes.
* Strong knowledge of engineering governance, security, compliance, and operational standards.
* Experience working in complex enterprise technology environments with multiple stakeholder groups.
* Ability to balance technical depth, commercial considerations, and delivery outcomes.
* Strong leadership capability, with experience guiding teams, influencing decisions, and driving change through expertise.
### Desirable* Experience establishing or operating Engineering Centres of Excellence.
* Expertise in cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, developer platforms, and automation orchestration.
* Experience implementing developer self-service capabilities and internal developer platforms.
* Knowledge of Agile, DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and platform engineering practices.
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📌 Pillar Lead - Engineering Tooling & Patterns (Melbourne)
🏢 Telstra Corporation
📍 Melbourne