Software Team Lead

**Title**:
Software Team Lead

**Your KBR future - delivering solutions and changing the world**

**About KBR**:
**We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers who all share one goal — to improve the world.**

KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 34,000 people performing diverse, complex, and mission-critical roles in 33 countries.

For 65 years, KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered some of Australia's largest and most complex projects.

With around 2,000 employees in 6 primary offices throughout Australia, we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset driving innovation within our business and for our customers.

We help ensure mission success on land, in the air, at sea, in space and cyberspace for our Defence customers. From individual technologies and services to comprehensive project delivery and mission execution, no other company can match the breadth and depth of KBR.

KBR comprises a talented team who provide a broad spectrum of capabilities across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our proven project teams readily address complex and multi-disciplinary activities, providing low-risk and cost-effective solutions to the Defence force.

**The Opportunity**:
We're seeking a **Software Team Lead** to oversee the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and innovative software solutions in support of the Australian Defence Force. This is a key leadership position requiring strong technical acumen, agile delivery expertise, and a proven ability to manage and mentor high-performing software teams.

In this role, you will lead the development and implementation of KBR's software engineering standards, tools, and environments, ensuring consistent technical excellence across all projects. You will drive agile practices, foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, and provide technical direction to ensure solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards.

This role is ideal for a passionate and experienced software professional with a strong background in Defence or mission-critical systems, who thrives on building team capability and delivering results in fast-paced, complex environments.

**Responsibilities**

The key responsibilities of the role will include, but is not limited to:

- Lead the design, support, and delivery of software capability as a program discipline across the Mission Systems, including integration of software products into the broader system architecture.
- Oversee and implement a consistent architectural approach for all project software, providing technical guidance and architectural oversight to ensure scalable, maintainable, and robust solutions.
- Establish and maintain a unified software development environment and toolset to enable efficient, high-quality output from the development team.
- Leverage Digital Engineering capabilities, including Model-Based Systems Engineering and analysis tools, to improve development efficiency and capability.
- Liaise with systems engineers and other stakeholders to ensure software aligns with allocated system requirements and adheres to all relevant standards and regulatory expectations.
- Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
- Promote best practices in software development including code quality, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement of processes, tools, and workflows.
- Oversee requirements validation and verification, including active participation in testing and defect resolution, while identifying and managing technical risks.
- Support customer engagement activities such as presentations, reviews, and workshops, and report on project progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership.
- Ensure delivery of comprehensive, high-quality software artefacts and support documentation that meet internal and external expectations.
- Drive initiatives to reduce technical debt, improve system performance, and ensure alignment of all software development activities with business objectives, timelines, and quality standards.

**Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Essential**:

- Holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience), with accreditation by the Australian Computer Society or Engineers Australia highly desirable.
- Brings over 5 years of professional software development experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership or team lead role, with strong proficiency in Microsoft technologies such as C#,.NET, WPF, SQL Server, Visual Studio, and Azure DevOps.
- Demonstrates strong experience across various software development lifecycles (Waterfall, Agile, Spiral), with particul