Technical Lead

**Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Technology Engineering team as a Technical Lead. If you’re a good fit for this role and live in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne, we’d love you to apply.**

**Why join us?**
- You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
- Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
- Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
- In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

**About the role**

As a Technical Lead at Australian Retirement Trust, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering high-quality technology solutions that support our strategic goals. You’ll lead the design and development of platforms, champion best practices, and foster a culture of innovation and technical excellence. This role is ideal for a visionary technologist who thrives on collaboration, mentorship, and driving continuous improvement.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide thought leadership on technology strategy, platform vision, and design concepts.
- Lead solution design activities ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and governance standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver scalable and sustainable solutions.
- Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and contribute to the platform roadmap.
- Configure and test platform-specific software versions, reporting outcomes and identifying improvements.
- Evaluate major design options, conduct impact analysis, and manage associated risks.
- Mentor technical team members, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

This role is a **permanent opportunity**.

**About you**

You are a seasoned technical leader with deep expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-grade solutions. You bring a strong background in architecture, development, and quality assurance, and are passionate about leveraging modern technologies to drive business outcomes. Your ability to lead, influence, and innovate makes you a trusted advisor and a catalyst for change.

**Key Skills and Experience**:

- Expert-level experience in Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) frameworks.
- Proven experience in cloud enablement and infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Strong understanding of DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with observability tools and OpenTelemetry.
- Proficiency in Python and Java, with experience in performance testing tools such as JMeter and LoadRunner.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing organisational quality assurance guardrails.
- Quality Assurance experience leveraging AI-enabled technologies.
- Extensive experience in Agile delivery methodologies (SAFe, SCRUM) and solution architecture within large corporate environments.

**About us**

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us - and recruitment is no different.