Technical Team Lead

Lead and mentor high-performing engineering teams

Drive Java development, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Improve application reliability, monitoring, and automation.

Company Description

Showtime Consulting is a leading provider of Shielded Cloud and Digital Solutions across Australia and New Zealand. We specialise in delivering secure, enterprise-scale technology solutions across cloud, data, DevSecOps, platform engineering, and digital transformation programs.

We partner with major organisations to build high-performing technology teams and deliver innovative cloud-native solutions that improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Team Lead to join a high-performing engineering team delivering modern applications and platform services.

This is a hands-on leadership role focused on leading a team of engineers while driving engineering excellence across software development, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and DevOps practices. You will play a key role in designing and delivering scalable Java-based solutions, establishing CI/CD best practices, improving platform reliability, and mentoring engineers to achieve high-quality delivery outcomes.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical leadership experience, deep expertise in Java development, and a passion for automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers and platform specialists.

Design, develop, and support enterprise applications using Java 11 and modern engineering practices.

Drive the adoption of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles across delivery teams.

Design, implement, and optimise CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar platforms.

Collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to deliver scalable and reliable solutions.

Ensure application reliability, availability, performance, and operational resilience.

Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability frameworks.

Participate in architecture and technical design discussions, providing leadership and technical guidance.

Identify and resolve complex technical issues and delivery challenges.

Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Drive software quality through code reviews, testing standards, and release governance.

Support incident management, root cause analysis, and service improvement initiatives.

Champion automation across development, testing, deployment, and operational processes.

Contribute to technical strategy, platform roadmap planning, and engineering best practices.

What You'll Need

Experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, or a similar role.

Strong hands-on experience developing applications using Java 11.

Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles and modern software engineering practices.

Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tools.

Strong understanding of DevOps methodologies and automation practices.

Experience with containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or similar platforms.

Proven experience supporting highly available, reliable, and scalable applications.

Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and incident management skills.

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities.

Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

Desirable Skills

Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Knowledge of scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages.

Experience with SQL and NoSQL database technologies.

Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or other Agile project management tools.

Exposure to enterprise-scale digital transformation or platform modernisation initiatives.

Experience implementing SRE practices including SLAs, SLOs, error budgets, and service performance management.

Why Join Us?

Lead a team delivering modern cloud-native and enterprise software solutions.

Influence engineering standards, DevOps practices, and platform reliability strategies.

Work with modern technologies across Java, cloud, automation, and platform engineering.

Collaborate with experienced architects, engineers, and technology leaders.

Join a consulting culture focused on innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.