Optimal Reality Technical Lead

Job Requisition ID : 39173

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• Rewards platform - your hard work won't go unnoticed at Deloitte.
• Training and development - at Deloitte we believe in investing in our people. You will have access to world-class training and funding for industry and professional certifications. You'll work with a wide range of clients, technologies, and methodologies, accelerating your learning.
• Support and coaching to progress your career. Mentors and coaches will help you pave a path for career growth.
• A culture where we listen to each other and pride ourselves on delivering the best outcomes. We also love to have fun.

We're committed to building a safe, respectful workplace where all feel appreciated and accepted. Through endorsed employee-led diversity networks promoting cultural, disability, LGBTI+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and gender equality, we lead in creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

Are you excited about helping public and private sector organisations transition to a cleaner, greener, and innovative future while growing your strategic and operational consulting skills? Deloitte is the place for you.

What will your typical day look like?

As a Technical Lead / Solution Architect in the Optimal Reality team, you will design and support delivery of solutions to implement Optimal Reality for clients.

• Define technical solutions combining real-time data, simulation, GenAI, and agentic AI capabilities.
• Provide technical architecture support and guidance for delivery teams.
• Lead core product development activities for scaled client implementations.
• Support business development, including proposals and client scoping.
• Present and explain solutions in business development presentations.
• Work with engineers to implement solutions aligned with product vision.

About the team :

Optimal Reality is Deloitte's advanced Digital Twin platform. We help asset-intensive industries visualize, understand, control, and optimize operations in real-time. Being part of this team offers a chance to work on a world-class platform delivering innovative solutions for clients in Australia and beyond.

We process millions of messages hourly from multiple data sources, presenting real-time insights to operators to improve decision-making and make cities smarter. We utilize computer vision, AI/ML, simulation, and prediction techniques to optimize outcomes.

Our backend languages include Golang, Julia, and Python. We use GraphQL, React, JavaScript, and DeckGL for our front-end applications. We are a full-stack team with skills across front-end, back-end, data, and DevOps.

Driven by speed and inspired by Formula One, we focus on ingesting, processing, and predicting live data to create smarter, greener cities through digital twins of transport, energy, and supply chains—helping operational staff collaborate and make optimal decisions.

Our team is smart, passionate, and enjoys what they do. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact with high-profile clients in one of the fastest-growing teams.

Enough about us, let's talk about you.

You are a highly motivated individual with :

• Extensive experience in client-facing or technical advisory roles, in-house or consulting.
• Experience leading complex technology transformation projects, managing relationships with public and private sector organizations.
• Shaping technical solutions and cloud architecture, especially AWS.
• Experience with scaled cloud deployments, including DevOps, security, and infrastructure.
• Experience in simulation/digital twin implementation.
• Technical development experience, preferably in microservices systems.
• Familiarity with Python, Julia, SQL, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform.
• Experience with GenAI / LLM Engineering and Agentic AI systems.
• Eligibility for or holding an AGSVA baseline clearance.