Hybrid Engineering Lead

at Coles Group

• Job title: Engineering Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Cloud, Distributed Systems
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hawthorn East, Australia

About the role

• Engineering Lead guiding the technology team at Coles Group to deliver impactful software solutions. Managing projects and mentoring engineers, leveraging modern technologies and data sets.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring in applying existing technologies and the adoption of new ones
• Coach the team towards the desired behaviours, shared values, and high performance as individuals and as a team
• Deliver software projects, ensuring timelines, quality and successful transition to Operations
• Identify risks, remove blockers and ensure smooth execution
• Align engineering efforts with business goals and customer needs
• Implement best practices and processes aligned to Technology Strategy
• Foster a culture of mindful innovation
• Support and contribute to the definition of engineering standards and promote their adoption
• Support enablement of engineering through early engagement with projects and programs
• Support and guidance around alignment of capabilities and practices with quality objectives

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership role
• Strong proficiency in modern software engineering technologies and concepts
• Experience with cloud platforms, ideally Azure
• Deep understanding of system design, distributed systems, and scalable architectures
• Familiarity with Azure Pipelines, containerisation
• Strong debugging, performance turning and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic thinking
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability

Benefits

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.