We're seeking a Lead Release & Platform Engineer to drive release engineering, deployment integrity, and platform alignment across a large-scale transformation program.

This is a high-impact role where you'll lead release strategy, code management practices, and cross-platform delivery across a complex ecosystem of SaaS, cloud, digital, integration, and data platforms. This is a 12-month contract role with our client AGL, based in Melbourne CBD, in a hybrid working environment.

What You'll Do

- Own release engineering and code management standards across multiple platforms.
- Lead branching, merging, versioning, release governance, and deployment practices.
- Drive CI/CD, release automation, environment promotion, and rollback readiness.
- Coordinate major releases across engineering teams, vendors, and technology platforms.
- Ensure end-to-end platform compatibility, release readiness, and technical risk management.
- Provide clear engineering insights and recommendations to delivery and leadership teams.

About You

You are a senior engineering professional with extensive experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering,



or Software Engineering within large and complex technology environments.

You'll Bring:

- Strong experience leading release and deployment practices across multiple engineering teams.
- Advanced Git/GitHub expertise, including branching strategies, merge management, pull request controls, tagging, and release traceability.
- Deep knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, artifact management, feature flags, configuration management, workplace promotion, and rollback strategies.
- Experience delivering integrated releases involving SaaS platforms, custom-built applications, APIs, cloud services, and vendor-managed solutions.
- Strong understanding of release governance, operational readiness, change control, security requirements, and production support.
- The ability to communicate technical risks and recommendations to both engineering and executive stakeholders.
- Proven experience influencing teams, driving accountability, and establishing engineering standards.

If you're passionate about release engineering, platform reliability, and delivering change at scale, we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Lead Release & Platform Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Chandler Macleod
📍 Melbourne