Technical Lead Consultant

Are you ready to unlock your true potential?

Who are we? #Tranzformd

Tranzformd is a management consulting and program delivery company that leverages our extensive network of highly motivated, skilled and experienced professionals to deliver optimal results for enterprise business.

With our bespoke, human-centric engagement style, Tranzformd partner with ambitious organisations to achieve transformational goals.

We are passionate about transforming the consultants of today, into the consultants of the future. We empower our people to do their best work, providing exceptional training, development and mentoring programs and together, we produce world-class outputs.

As a consultancy, we work on diverse projects that offer continuous learning, dynamic client interaction, and the opportunity to impact businesses of all sizes and sectors.

We are seeking a
Technical Lead
to guide the delivery and evolution of a modern SaaS platform build for our client. This role combines
hands-on engineering
,
architecture leadership
, and
delivery oversight
, ensuring that the platform can be built, shipped, and iterated on with quality, security, and pace. This Is an initial 3-6 month FTC

You will work directly with product, design, and engineering resources (including internal and external contributors) to shape system architecture, own core implementation patterns, and instil high engineering standards across the team

Technology Stack & Architecture

You must be fluent and confident across the following:

Frontend

• React + Vite
• TailwindCSS, Radix UI, shadcn/ui
• Recharts (data visualization)
• Zod (type-safe validation)
• jsPDF (document exports)
• Playwright (E2E testing)

Backend

• NestJS (Fastify preferred runtime)
• Swagger / OpenAPI contracts
• Postgres (RDS) + Drizzle for schema and migrations
• Zod for input validation
• Docker for stateless app containers

Infrastructure

• AWS: S3 (pre-signed URL flows), CloudFront (SPA hosting), RDS Postgres
• JWT authentication w/ RBAC authorization patterns
• CI/CD setup, feature-flag friendly environments (Staging + Production)

The opportunity #yourrole

By joining Tranzformd, you will be working with ASX listed companies on transformation strategies, initiatives and programs of work. This might include but is not limited to the following:

Architecture & Planning
Translate product requirements into scalable architecture designs and delivery plans. De-risk early via thin vertical slices and rapid prototyping.

Hands-On Engineering
Write and review high-quality production code across
frontend and backend
components. Own key modules, system patterns, and performance-critical paths.

Engineering Standards & Practices
Define and enforce standards for:

• Module boundaries and layering
• API contracts & typing rigor
• Testing strategies and code review quality
• Observability, tracing, logging, metrics

CI/CD, Environments & Tooling
Stand up fast, reliable deployments and environment configurations, including:

• CI/CD pipelines
• IaC or automation scripts
• Safe rollback strategies and environment parity

Security & Reliability
Implement and maintain:

• JWT auth lifecycle and RBAC enforcement server-side
• Secure S3 pre-signed workflows
• Input validation via Zod
• Secrets management and operational backup/restore controls

Performance & Scalability
Own monitoring, profiling, performance tuning, caching strategies, and error budgets.

Leadership & Collaboration
Mentor mid-level developers. Work collaboratively in 6-week delivery cycles alongside AI Engineers, Designers, external partners, and Product leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• 6-10+ years building production-grade SaaS systems
• 3+ years technical-leading or leading small engineering squads

• Strong professional experience in:

• React + TypeScript (with Vite, TailwindCSS, Radix/shadcn)

• NestJS (Fastify), TypeScript backend architecture
• Postgres schema design and performance optimization
• Drizzle (or similar migration frameworks)
• AWS S3, CloudFront, IAM, RDS and SPA hosting patterns
• JWT auth lifecycle + RBAC in stateless environments
• Playwright (E2E), API contract testing, CI pipeline gates

• Docker-based deployments and feature-flag-driven rollouts

• Demonstrated:

• Incident response pragmatism

• Ability to balance delivery speed with code quality
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical decision-making

Who are you joining? The #Tranzformd community

#Tranzformdawards2024

1. 6th in the Deloitte Tech Fast 50
2. 28th in the
   The Australian Financial Review
   hashtag#AFR
   Top 100 Fast starters

Our vision:

To bring the best, most experienced talent on the market and pair it with a relentless commitment to excellence, quality, and risk management. The goal is to consistently achieve exceptional outcomes that exceed expectations.

• Varied and Impactful Projects:
  At #Tranzformd you'll have the opportunity to work on diverse, high-impact projects across multiple industries.
• Accelerated Professional Development:
  We're committed to helping you advance your career. You'll have access to ongoing training, mentorship from our team of experts and community.
• Collaborative & Supportive Environment:
  You'll be part of a team that values collaboration and knowledge-sharing. We believe in learning together, solving problems, and supporting each other to deliver the best results for our clients.
• Work-Life Balance & Flexibility:
  We understand the importance of work-life balance. With flexible work options, you can design a schedule that works for you while delivering top-tier results for our clients.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits:
  Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a rewarding career path with opportunities for career advancement.

If you're ready to make a difference in the world transformation and work on exciting, diverse projects, join us at #Tranzformd, a consultancy that values innovation, growth, and teamwork.