Software Jobs in Hawthorn East, Australia (Now Hiring) — 5 open

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

About the team

Our Technology team is the backbone of the business, building and maintaining the information technology infrastructure that support Coles Group. As a part of the Technology team, you get the opportunity to work through complex, challenging, meaningful problems using large data sets and new technologies to expand your skills and experience.

Our team is focused on building the technology foundations that help Coles deliver simpler, smarter and more connected experiences for our customers, team members and suppliers.

As part of our Integration function, you will join a highly collaborative engineering environment that works across Coles Business, Digital delivery teams, architecture, infrastructure and subject matter experts.
This team plays a critical role in shaping modern integration patterns, enabling reusable solutions and supporting the reliable movement of data and services across a complex enterprise technology landscape.

You are an experienced technical leader who enjoys solving complex integration problems, supporting engineering teams and influencing stakeholders in a large enterprise environment.

About the role

Reporting to the Delivery Manager - Integration, the Tech Lead - Integration will provide technical leadership for an integration squad, setting engineering standards and guiding the technical design of scalable, secure and supportable solutions.

You will work closely with architects, engineering leaders and delivery stakeholders to translate functional and non-functional requirements into high quality digital products. You will manage technical risks, drive quality initiatives and help the squad balance project delivery with sustainable engineering practices.

In this role, you will:
• Lead technical design and engineering practices across an integration squad
• Coach and mentor engineers, lifting capability and encouraging collaboration across the team
• Assess and validate solutions against functional and non-functional requirements, including security, scalability, extensibility and supportability
• Drive quality through effective code and artefact review, continuous integration, automation and sound source code management practices
• Contribute to roadmaps, technical vision and pragmatic decision making with architecture, delivery and engineering stakeholders
• Identify and assess emerging technologies, including how they may apply within the retail and Coles technology environment

About you and your skills

• Proven experience leading software development teams or squads in a complex enterprise environment
• Strong hands-on software development capability, ideally across Java, Python and/or Node.js
• Experience with DevOps pipelines, CI/CD practices and automation across build, test and deployment
• Strong hands-on skills using Azure ADF, Azure Cloud, Node JS, Typescript, Docker, ControlM
• Experience with cloud and on-premises deployments, including reusable patterns in cloud environments
• You have experience working with Quality Engineering practices, including test automation, continuous testing, defect prevention, unit testing, integration testing and system testing
• Knowledge of distributed computing, web services, APIs, ETL, integration technologies, networking, protocols and design patterns
• Experience with engineering practices such as packaging, provisioning, configuration as code, logging, monitoring and source code management
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tooling such as Terraform
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and AKS
• A strong understanding of Agile delivery and experience working with Agile teams
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, communication and stakeholder relationship skills
• Tertiary qualifications, relevant industry experience or equivalent experience in the core technology stack
• Exposure to AI engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude would be highly regarded.

What’s in it for you?

• 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.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email [email protected]

Job ID: 187230

Employment Type: Full time

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