Engineering Manager – Digital

• More Time Off for What Matters: Enjoy up to 6 weeks of leave
• Flexible Work Environment: 2 days of remote work and 3 days of in-office collaboration (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
• Join Perpetual Corporate Trusts Innovation Company & one of Australia's leading Institutional Fiduciary and Digital Solutions providers

Perpetual Group is an ASX-listed company (ASX:PPT) headquartered in Sydney, Australia, currently consisting of 11 leading brands across three distinct businesses: Asset Management, Wealth Management and Corporate Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join the team reporting to the Head of Engineering. We are looking for a leader with great technology expertise and a people-first approach who can also balance between product development and engineering excellence programs. Perpetual Digital is responsible for the design and build of software products, platform services and infrastructure across a variety of cloud technologies supporting the banking and finance industry. Perpetual Digital is Perpetual Corporate Trust's innovation company, leveraging more than 20 years of experience and a market-leading position in Australian securitisation to deliver solutions to this sector. If you have proven hands-on delivery experience and are looking to be part of an exciting initiative delivering a product that is used and loved by small and large financial institutions, then this role might be for you

This team manages the Treasury Direct Intelligence (TDI) portfolio—an innovative, cloud-based SaaS platform for automated portfolio and investment management. TDI simplifies complex workflows, reduces human error, and connects investors and issuers with the market. Tailored for mid-market investors and financial services professionals, it offers:

• End-to-end investment workflow automation
• Compliance management
• Advanced real-time custom reporting

By joining Perpetual Digital you'll enjoy a range of fantastic benefits, including:

• An additional 10 days of paid Leave each year (Wellbeing and Community Leave)
• 20 weeks flexible paid Parental Leave for all employees regardless of gender
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.

It's a great opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team that values both impact and balance.

About the Role

• Guide and mentor a dynamic team of software, data, and test engineers within an agile, collaborative environment direct reports).
• Take ownership of key system components, leading the Design and Delivery of robust, high-quality solutions.
• Strategically oversee resource allocation, ensuring the team achieves both business targets and professional growth.
• Hands-on: write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that supports continuous integration and deployment, adhering to industry best practices.
• Translate solution designs into high-performing application code, optimised for scalability and reliability across platforms and devices.
• Manage and optimise Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, driving automation for seamless deployments. Take responsibility for incident management within the team, ensuring consistent and timely resolution of system issues.
• Work closely with cross-functional agile teams to foster an engineering culture focused on rapid and iterative delivery of customer value.
• Champion continuous learning, offering professional development opportunities to empower your team.
• Inspire a culture of innovation and ongoing improvement among both internal engineers and external consultants.

About you

We're looking for someone with:

• A "You build it, you own it" mentality
• 4+ years of experience leading Engineering team(s)
• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Sound experience in application architecture, design patterns and development practices
• Deep technical knowledge on ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET, C# and Entity Framework Core
• Experience working on Web application architecture, Blazor framework or Angular 11, Typescript, SCSS, HTML5 & CSS3
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, specifically App Service, API Management, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Azure SQL DB, T-SQL, Entity Framework Core, etc. Perpetual | TDI - Engineering Manager (Tech 2
• Experience with a variety of database management systems (SQL, NOSQL), data storage patterns, eventual consistency, data analytics, and reporting
• Demonstrated belief in TDD, unit, integration, performance, and end-to-end (functional) tests
• Experience building/consuming APIs using .NET Core
• Experience with DevOps and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) operations, tooling, and practices

It would be great to bring, but is not required to have:

• Basic knowledge of Financial Markets and good grasp of financial mathematics
• Has exposure to automation and continuous delivery
• An understanding of Microservices patterns.

How we work

Our unique culture is underpinned by our three organisational behaviours, Stretch, Own it, Make an impact which drive our approach of day-to-day interactions with colleagues and clients, the way we approach decision-making to the questions we ask and the problems we solve.

Employee benefits

• Work from anywhere in Australia for up to one month each year
• An annual allowance to empower you to prioritise your personal wellbeing
• Study support and commitment to supporting professional development

Diversity and inclusion

• Strong commitment to all aspects of Diversity and Inclusion through a robust 7 pillar strategy
• A growing number of employee-led networks who work to raise awareness and drive continued change
• We support over 50 First Nations Communities, helping to secure the communities' future. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated. No matter your background or circumstances, we aim to provide an environment where you can thrive.