Software Team Lead

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Your KBR future delivering solutions and changing the world

About KBR:

We are a company of innovators thinkers creators explorers volunteers and dreamers who all share one goal to improve the world.

KBR delivers science technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 34000 people performing diverse complex and mission-critical roles in 33 countries.

For 65 years KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered some of Australias largest and most complex projects.

With around 2000 employees in 6 primary offices throughout Australia we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projectswitha digital mindset drivinginnovation within our business and for our customers.

We help ensure mission success on land in the air at sea in space and cyberspace for our Defence customers. From individual technologies and services to comprehensive project delivery and mission execution no other company can match the breadth and depth of KBR.

KBR comprises a talented team who provide a broad spectrum of capabilities across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our proven project teams readily address complex and multi-disciplinary activities providing low-risk and cost-effective solutions to the Defence force.

The Opportunity:

Were seeking a Software Team Lead to oversee the delivery of high-quality scalable and innovative software solutions in support of the Australian Defence Force. This is a key leadership position requiring strong technical acumen agile delivery expertise and a proven ability to manage and mentor high-performing software teams.

In this role you will lead the development and implementation of KBRs software engineering standards tools and environments ensuring consistent technical excellence across all projects. You will drive agile practices foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and provide technical direction to ensure solutions are delivered on time within scope and to the highest quality standards.

This role is ideal for a passionate and experienced software professional with a strong background in Defence or mission-critical systems who thrives on building team capability and delivering results in fast-paced complex environments.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the role will include but is not limited to:

• Lead the design support and delivery of software capability as a program discipline across the Mission Systems including integration of software products into the broader system architecture.

• Ensure software products meet required assurance and assessment standards by applying appropriate quality processes configuration management and state-of-the-art software engineering techniques across the development lifecycle.

• Oversee and implement a consistent architectural approach for all project software providing technical guidance and architectural oversight to ensure scalable maintainable and robust solutions.

• Establish and maintain a unified software development environment and toolset to enable efficient high-quality output from the development team.

• Leverage Digital Engineering capabilities including Model-Based Systems Engineering and analysis tools to improve development efficiency and capability.

• Liaise with systems engineers and other stakeholders to ensure software aligns with allocated system requirements and adheres to all relevant standards and regulatory expectations.

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers promoting a culture of collaboration innovation continuous improvement and technical excellence.

• Promote best practices in software development including code quality testing documentation and continuous improvement of processes tools and workflows.

• Oversee requirements validation and verification including active participation in testing and defect resolution while identifying and managing technical risks.

• Support customer engagement activities such as presentations reviews and workshops and report on project progress risks and outcomes to senior leadership.

• Ensure delivery of comprehensive high-quality software artefacts and support documentation that meet internal and external expectations.

• Drive initiatives to reduce technical debt improve system performance and ensure alignment of all software development activities with business objectives timelines and quality standards.

Qualifications Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Holds a Bachelors degree in Information Technology Software Engineering Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience) with accreditation by the Australian Computer Society or Engineers Australia highly desirable.

• Brings over 5 years of professional software development experience including at least 2 years in a leadership or team lead role with strong proficiency in Microsoft technologies such as C# .NET WPF SQL Server Visual Studio and Azure DevOps.

• Demonstrates strong experience across various software development lifecycles (Waterfall Agile Spiral) with particular expertise in Agile methodologies and modern object-oriented designs and architectures.

• Skilled in one or more programming and scripting languages with a solid understanding of development and integration environments continuous delivery approaches and configuration management.

• Experienced in producing production-quality software within regulated industries such as defence rail or automotive and knowledgeable in assurance and lifecycle standards including DO-178 MIL-STD-498 ISO 15288:2015 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2017.

• Demonstrates comprehensive experience across the software development lifecycle including requirements elicitation design development testing release and documentation of technical and architectural specifications.

• Has familiarity with Defence ICT environments and distributed systems and brings relevant experience or a background working within or closely with the Australian Defence Force particularly in the Aviation sector.

• Proven ability to manage and prioritise tasks effectively review and improve procedures and systems and lead development teams to successful outcomes.

• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills capable of translating complex technical concepts into clear and persuasive language for diverse stakeholders.

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.

Benefits of KBR

• A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work (Aus India UK & US)

• Flexible working conditions

• Competitive salary (including annual reviews)

• Paid Parental leave

• Paid Reservist leave

• Income protection

• Corporate rewards

• Salary packaging/Novated leasing

• Discounted employee stock purchase plans

• Flu shots skin checks and private health insurance discounts

• Career development: Online learning mentorship and career pathways

If youre ready to shape tomorrow lets get started. Apply Now!

KBR acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land sea community and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

As a Major Service Provider of the Australian Defence Force an AGSVA security clearance will be required and compliance to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As such our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.

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