Lead Engineer (Acurity)

Company Description

• Join a team of experts, and be a part of our collaborative culture
• We value flexibility, and give our people choices to balance work-life commitments
• Our modern offices are centrally located, with an onsite gym

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Job Description

Are you ready to be a part of a high-performance team and drive technological innovation? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Engineer to join our Technology Delivery team and be a key player in our transformational journey towards Continuous Delivery and an improved customer experience.

About The Role

As a Lead Engineer, you will provide technical direction and leadership to our delivery team ('Pod') to develop and support Group, Investment, and Retirement products hosted on our Acurity Applications. You will help drive development standards and guidelines, ensuring smooth collaboration across the team. Your role will involve translating business requirements into high-quality, well-engineered technical solutions while fostering a culture of continuous innovation within the broader technology team.

Key Responsibilities

• Thought Leadership: Provide input and thought leadership into the systems technology roadmap, quality standards, and processes for the platform.
• Technical Direction: Guide the Pod in delivering technology products that align with business outcomes and the platform roadmap in a continuous improvement environment.
• Risk Management: Identify and articulate business and technical risks, take action to resolve issues, mitigate risks, and minimize technical debt.
• Agile Collaboration: Contribute positively to the TAL Continuous Delivery (CD) agile method of working, including breaking down user stories, sizing tasks, and facilitating agile ceremonies.
• Technical Excellence: Develop technical designs, configure and code changes, perform design and code reviews, and ensure products meet quality standards.
• Support and Troubleshooting: Provide Level 3 support for the software, troubleshoot production issues, and drive automation and ongoing improvement in work practices.
• Vendor Management: Assist the Development Manager in managing vendors and support production deployments.

QualificationsEssential Skills:

• Educational Background: Qualification in IT or a related field
• Experience: Over 10 years as a software developer, with at least 5 years of development experience with Acurity
• Industry Knowledge: In-depth understanding of Superannuation, Investment, and Retirement products
• Agile Expertise: Proven experience working in an Agile environment and managing iterations.
• Facilitation Skills: Ability to effectively facilitate meetings, obtain commitment, and resolve issues

Desirable Skills

• Advanced Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications
• Technical Skills: Experience with Acurity Services and Azure Service Integration
• Industry Experience: Life insurance experience
• Tool Proficiency: Familiarity with Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• Testing Skills: Experience with automation testing

Additional InformationAt TAL we value diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture for all our people. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, including those with caring responsibilities, people living with disability, and individuals from the CALD and LGBTQI+ communities to apply. Even if you don’t check every box in the criteria above, we encourage you to apply today or get in touch with us here.

To provide you with the best experience, we can accommodate you at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team at any time.

TAL is recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice. We are proud to be a member of Diversity Council Australia and the Australian Network on Disability. For information on our reconciliation journey, please read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

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