Quick overview
Job description
- Full-time
Forward with Cuscal
Ever tapped your phone to buy a morning coffee or made a purchase from your favourite online store? Chances are, we've made it happen.
At Cuscal, we've been at the forefront of payments innovation for nearly 60 years, enabling seamless, secure solutions that millions of Australians rely on every day. From launching Australia's first ATM to helping shape the future of digital payments, we continue to transform the way money moves.
What you'll be doing
As a Lead Engineer, you'll work closely with Product Owners, Engineers and delivery squads to turn the core banking business needs into technical solutions.
You'll be responsible for:
- Leading technical solution design and delivery ensuring alignment with domain architecture strategies
- Providing hands on engineering support and helping developers resolve technical challenges
- Reviewing code and ensuring solutions meet quality, security and engineering standards
- Identifying technical risks, dependencies and roadblocks and driving these through to resolution
- Embedding effective development, testing and operations practices across the squad
- Supporting root cause analysis, post incident reviews and the prioritisation of technical defects
- Leading release planning, change sequencing and technical delivery decisions
- Contributing to strategic technical roadmaps in partnership with product and architecture teams
- Creating and maintaining clear technical documentation, standards and processes
- Mentoring engineers and helping uplift technical capability across the team
About you
You're an experienced software engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, leading technical conversations and helping others deliver their best work. You can balance hands on engineering with broader platform, product and delivery considerations.
You'll bring:
- Extensive experience as a software engineer including previous leadership experience
- Domain knowledge in Payments, Settlements and Disputes
- Hands on experience designing, building and delivering software solutions
- Experience implementing development automation, CI/CD, test automation, DevOps practices and modern deployment approaches
- Strong knowledge of scalability, performance, resilience and disaster recovery
- Programming experience with Java or Node.js
- Experience reviewing code and supporting developers and testers through design, build and delivery
- The ability to identify delivery risks, sequence technical work and resolve roadblocks
- The ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and non technical stakeholders
Why Cuscal?
At Cuscal,you'llexperience interesting workthat'stransforming. You get the security of an established organisation and the energy of a company committed to innovation. For 60 years,we'veset the standard in payments, and nowwe'repreparing to redefine it for the future.
You'll also enjoy a range of benefits, including:
- Recognition and growth: Celebrate achievements through IGNITE and grow with tailored development opportunities
- Wellbeing focus: We support your physical, mentaland financial health with holistic initiatives and access to discounts via Cuscal Advantage
- Diversity and inclusion: Join a workplace that values different perspectives and flexible work arrangements
If you're excited about this opportunity, we'd love to explore how you can contribute to our vision.
Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and barrier free workplace. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living with disability, LGBTQIA+ communities and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.
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