Lead Software Engineer

About us:

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across enterprise middleware and integration platforms, driving the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.

In this role, you'll work closely with architects, product teams, engineers, and business stakeholders to shape technical direction, establish engineering standards, and deliver critical technology initiatives. You'll combine hands-on engineering expertise with technical leadership, guiding teams through complex challenges while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

As a senior technical leader, you'll play a key role in solution design, technical governance, delivery oversight, and stakeholder engagement. You'll be responsible for ensuring systems are resilient, scalable, and aligned to business objectives, while mentoring engineers and driving best practices across development, deployment, and operational processes. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing hands-on technical leadership with strategic influence across a large and complex technology environment.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in a Lead Software Engineer, Technical Lead, or Middleware Lead capacity within enterprise environments.Strong expertise in .NET service development, including architecture, design patterns, coding standards, and engineering best practices.Experience delivering solutions using .NET, Angular, and Microsoft Azure technologies.Proven experience deploying and operating services in Azure, including high availability, auto-scaling, multi-region deployments, and automated failover capabilities.Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including reviewing, maintaining, and improving infrastructure specifications.Strong capability in technical reviews, solution governance, work prioritisation, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.Demonstrated ability to manage and influence stakeholders across both technical and business teams.Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineering teams while providing technical leadership and delivery oversight.

Additional Information

Why join us:

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks:

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks