See yourself being part of a large, transformational change? This could be the role for you At Iress, we make things happen We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 2,000 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, France, New Zealand and Asia. Build your career at Iress The Tech Lead is responsible for providing leadership in all technical aspects of product engineering, from inception to deployment and production support. It is a technical leadership role performed by senior engineers who have expertise in several technical specialisations such as “Software”, “Data”, “Support & Reliability” and deep knowledge of at least one, but preferably several business domains. This is a great advancement opportunity for Senior Engineers who have demonstrated the technical engineering capabilities and have the leadership attributes required to lead other engineers. The role will focus on driving and delivering on business outcomes as well as helping improve engineering capabilities and technical approaches within their business area. Some of the awesome things you’ll be involved with: Guide coach and mentor teams in the techniques used to write clean code and architecture. Coach and lead other team members on approaches to ensure test quality that is consistent with broader Iress teams. Perform, guide and lead teams in problem-solving and root cause analysis. Lead junior engineers in retrospectives and educational sessions to reduce reoccurring issues. Contribute to the development of effective and efficient observability within teams. Ensure loosely coupled architectures are designed and engineered in ways that enable clear boundaries and are done so in alignment with Iress' architecture principles. Lead and guide the team to build software that is easy to test with automation (all levels of automation). Ensure security of software is effective and continuously foster a security mindset within teams, leading by example. Lead the design and build of CICD automation through build and deployment pipelines. Guide teams and advocates to consistent/common tooling to achieve automated CICD outcomes. Collaborate with the Architecture and Core Services team to adopt common Iress practices across Engineering teams. What you will bring: Experience in system architecture, designing for system integrations including clean integration to external software solutions. Deep experience implementing or creating fully automated, end to end build and deployment pipelines, through the use of tools such as BuildKite, Jenkins, GoCD. Strong 'DevOps' focus and experience building and deploying infrastructure with cloud deployment technologies. Experience in applying containerisation to software, using tools such as Docker, Windows Containers, ECS or Kubernetes. Experience designing and building software in a hosted and cloud environment. Has some experience in designing or architecting software according to a relevant architectural pattern (e.g. microservices) Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and collaborate with other functional teams to ensure consistency and quality outcomes. Excellent communication skills and can traverse business and technical domains in a clear, concise and engaging way. Solicits the involvement of others to build a sense of ownership and demonstrates the confidence to act quickly and decisively, while balancing risk. Has a growth mindset and excitement about tackling the next challenge with a team. High EQ - self aware, self regulated, motivated and empathetic, with great interpersonal skills. Experience in collaborative coding, working in co-located or remote team structures. Previously involved in mentoring Junior engineers while actively learning and engaging with more experienced technologists. Deep multi-year, multi-paradigm database/data-storage experience including the use of various database and caching technologies, both self-hosted and cloud-based. Experience in driving software quality by utilising the test pyramid. Has led other engineers in uplifting or introducing testing across the pipeline, including security, performance, load, functional and integration testing. Knowledge of multiple programming languages and paradigms and experience in applying "the right tool to the job". Has delivered production software using frameworks and libraries. Experienced in risks, issues and operational requirements of using third-party solutions as well as internally developed technology. Leaves the codebase and other engineers on the team better than they found them Considers commercial aspects of decisions across teams and when making or participating in design or implementation decisions. Why work with us? 8 paid days per year to extend your weekends 25 days annual leave State-of-the-art offices Free on-site gym in our Cheltenham office open 24/7 New Short-Term Incentive and Recognition program Casual dress, flexible work policy Access to learning and development programs through Udemy 3 days’ leave per year for charity initiatives Global 36-hour hackathon Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your kids with the transition to school Life Insurance & Private Medical Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carers (up to 4 weeks for secondary carers), and the ability to work part-time when returning to work. Iress is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We strongly believe that diversity is what makes our teams and our products succeed. Our people have different experiences, skills, perspectives and beliefs and everyone’s uniqueness is valued and celebrated. Our hiring decisions are never based on sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, disability, citizenship, marital or family status and age. Even if you feel you don’t meet all of the requirements of the role, we would still like to hear from you We’re also proud to be globally recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer that promotes and supports all women in the workplace. For more information about what we do, our people and values, please visit our website - https://www.iress.com/join-us/careers/ LI-Hybrid Employment Type Employee Time Type Full time