Technical Lead

We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 1,100 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, New Zealand and Asia.

The Technical Lead provides clear technical leadership within a delivery team, setting architectural direction and elevating engineering standards. The role is responsible for leading technical decisions, providing solution oversight and uplifting engineering capability to ensure scalable, secure and high-quality solutions are delivered in line with product and business outcomes.

As a core member of the technology leadership team, the Technical Lead brings clear internal ownership of technical standards, reduces ambiguity and strengthens team capability through coaching and hands-on leadership.

• Lead technical design and architectural decisions within the team’s domain.

• Ensure solutions align with enterprise standards for scalability, performance and security.

• Provide high-level solution architecture for team applications and integrations.

• Uplift engineering capability through mentoring, peer review and technical coaching.

• Partner with Product and Engineering Team Leads to ensure technical feasibility and delivery clarity.

• Identify technical risks, dependencies and constraints.

• Contribute to cross-team technical alignment and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Strong software engineering foundation and experience designing Cloud SaaS solutions.

• Demonstrated experience leading technical design within agile delivery teams.

• Deep understanding of system design, APIs, integrations and modern engineering practices (CI/CD, DevOps).

• Site Reliability Engineering (SLOs, SLIs, Error Budgets).

• Ability to balance architectural integrity with pragmatic delivery.

• High integrity, collaborative, low ego and outcome-focused.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• 8 additional paid days per year to extend your weekends

• Hybrid working

• Generous cash bonus for every successful referral

• Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your children with the transition to school

• Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carers (up to 4 weeks for secondary carers), and the ability to work part-time when returning to work

• 3 days’ paid leave per year to participate in charity initiatives

• Discounted health insurance premiums

• Access to learning and development programs through LinkedIn Learning

Iress is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We strongly believe that diversity is what makes our teams and our products succeed. Our people have different experiences, skills, perspectives and beliefs and everyone’s uniqueness is valued and celebrated.

Our hiring decisions are never based on sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, disability, citizenship, marital or family status and age. Even if you feel you don’t meet all of the requirements of the role, we would still like to hear from you!

We’re also proud to be globally recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer that promotes and supports all women in the workplace.

For more information about what we do, our people and values, please visit our website - https://www.iress.com/join-us/careers/

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