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To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.\nAs an Application Technical Lead, you will provide technical governance, architectural direction and engineering leadership across UnitingCare's core mobile and web applications. Working within our Digital & Technology team, you'll be responsible for establishing engineering standards, guiding technical delivery, mentoring developers and ensuring secure, scalable and high-quality application outcomes.\nThis is an exciting opportunity to lead the technical direction of key digital platforms supporting our services and strategic initiatives. You will work closely with Product Owners, Cyber Security, developers and business stakeholders to drive engineering excellence while supporting the delivery of innovative technology solutions that make a real difference to the communities we serve.\nPlease note, this position is a Fixed Term Contract through to September 2028, based at 192 Ann Street, Brisbane, with hybrid work arrangements available.\nYour part in our UnitingCare team:\nProvide technical leadership and architectural guidance across mobile, web and cloud-based applications.\n\nEstablish and enforce software engineering standards, code review processes and development governance practices.\n\nLead solution design decisions across modern application environments including React Native, React.js and microservices architectures.\n\nPartner with Cyber Security teams to embed secure development practices and shift-left security testing frameworks.\n\nOversee application release governance, including Change Advisory Board (CAB) approvals, risk assessments and deployment controls.\n\nMentor and coach developers, fostering technical capability, continuous improvement and high-quality engineering outcomes.\n\nAct as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues relating to applications, integrations, performance and environments.\n\nSupport the development and maintenance of Azure DevOps pipelines, deployment automation and release management processes.\n\nLead cross-functional collaboration with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technology solutions.\n\nDrive platform improvements, application upgrades and engineering initiatives that enhance performance, reliability and security.\n\nCoordinate testing activities, quality assurance practices and production release readiness across multiple delivery teams.\n\nSupport incident response and stakeholder communications during critical production issues and release deployments.\n\nWhat makes a difference for us?\nWe're looking for someone who combines strong technical leadership with exceptional engineering expertise and a passion for building high-performing teams and modern digital solutions.\nTo be successful, you will ideally bring:\n7+ years' experience in commercial software engineering, application development or solution architecture roles.\n\nPrevious experience leading engineering teams, technical initiatives or development squads.\n\nExpert-level knowledge of React Native and React.js development environments.\n\nStrong experience designing scalable application architectures across enterprise environments.\n\nExperience implementing development governance frameworks, code review standards and best practice engineering methodologies.\n\nStrong knowledge of cloud-based technologies and services within Microsoft Azure.\n\nExperience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.\n\nStrong understanding of modern authentication and authorisation frameworks, including JSON Web Tokens (JWT).\n\nExperience working collaboratively with Cyber Security, Product Owners and business stakeholders.\n\nExcellent problem-solving, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.\n\nAbility to satisfy the relevant pre-employment probity checks, including a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, Right to Work in Australia verification and qualification checks where applicable.\n\nHighly regarded:\nExperience with PostgreSQL performance tuning and database optimisation.\n\nExperience supporting enterprise mobile applications across iOS and Android platforms.\n\nExposure to microservices architecture, API design and integration patterns.\n\nExperience with Azure Key Vault, SonarQube and DevSecOps practices.\n\nExperience implementing QA frameworks, automated testing and release governance processes.\n\nPrevious involvement in Change Advisory Board (CAB) activities and enterprise release management.\n\nExperience working within large, complex or highly regulated environments.\n\nProven ability to mentor developers and build technical capability across teams.\n\nExperience supporting customer-facing digital products and enterprise application platforms.\n\nExposure to healthcare, aged care, community services or similarly complex service-based organisations.\n\nWhat makes a difference for you?\nThe opportunity to be part of the second-largest Queensland employer who has been leading by example for more than 100 years. Joining our team, you’ll be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. We’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.\nFlexible work arrangements to support work-life balance\n\nAccess to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the Salary Packaging Explained link\n\nA recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs\n\n12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months’ service, in addition to the government scheme\n\nDiversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events\n\nCareer development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference\n\nA positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others\n\nChild safe, Child friendly\nUnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:\nprovide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children\n\nimplement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services\n\nappropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur\n\nabide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme \n\nDiversity & Inclusion\nOur approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. \nSafe workplace\nWe work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.\nCommitment to Safeguarding\nWe are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. 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