Qantas Group
Airline
SeniorManagerTechnology,DeveloperExperience
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“Senior Manager Technology, Developer Experience at Qantas Group. Skills: Developer Experience, Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Technology. Lead team of Engineers. Build internal platforms”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve software delivery lifecycle; Improve developer experience; Deliver high-quality software quickly; Deliver software safely; Deliver software with minimal friction; Improve SDLC efficiency; Improve lead time; Improve deployment frequency; Improve release quality
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of experience in DevOps, 10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, 10+ years of experience in Developer roles, Significant experience in Cloud Technology, Demonstrated Technical People leadership experience, Demonstrated Akamai platform skills, Demonstrated container platform skills, Experience managing artifact repositories, Experience managing build pipelines, Background in secrets management, Background in identity, Background in access control, Background in secure pipeline design, Proven experience improving SDLC efficiency, Proven experience improving lead time, Proven experience improving deployment frequency, Proven experience improving release quality, Engineering leadership skills, Product mindset, Ability to gather feedback, Ability to shape roadmaps, Ability to deliver impactful internal tools, Excellent communication skills, Ability to partner with engineering teams, Ability to partner with security teams, Ability to partner with operations teams, Right to work in Australia/New Zealand
Nice to Have
Experience with Nexus, Experience with ECR, Experience with Backstage
What You'll Do.
Lead team of Engineers
Build internal platforms
Build internal automation
Lead design of CI/CD pipelines
Lead governance of CI/CD pipelines
Lead standardisation of CI/CD pipelines
Lead design of GitOps practices
Lead governance of GitOps practices
Lead standardisation of GitOps practices
Own developer-facing container platform experience
Drive secure consumption
Drive reliable consumption
Drive self-service consumption
Own core developer platforms
Own core developer tooling
Own artifact repositories
Own secrets management
Own version control standards
Embed automation into CDN configuration
Embed automation into CDN change management
Embed infrastructure-as-code into CDN configuration
Embed infrastructure-as-code into CDN change management
Build developer self-service platforms
Maintain developer self-service platforms
Provide access to services
Provide access to environments
Provide access to documentation
Provide access to delivery workflows
Drive engineering culture improvements
Focus on self-service
Focus on developer empathy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Engineering; Work with Platform Ops; Work with SRE; Work with SecOps; Work with Architecture; Partner with engineering teams; Partner with security teams; Partner with operations teams
Communication Scope
Excellent communication; Influence; Stakeholder management
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services. * Lead a team of Engineersresponsible for building internal platforms, tools and automation for Qantas * Technical People leadership and strategy * Permanent role based at Qantas Head Office, Mascot, Sydney At Qantas, we represent Australia to the world. Our diverse country is known for its unique spirit, mateship, and a can-do attitude. Together we’re strong and resilient, and we work hard to make sure we’re always at our best. Technology is a big part of how we continue to pioneer our way forward. With eyes on the future, our IT team harness technology on a global scale and tailor local solutions for each of our ports. Together we’ll show you it’s possible to make an impact, and to never underestimate what you’re capable of achieving. The Senior Manager Technology, Developer Experience leads the team responsible for building the internal platforms, tools and automation that empower developers to deliver high-quality software quickly, safely and with minimal friction. This role treats developers as customers and is accountable for improving every part of the software delivery lifecycle, from local development environments through to deployment pipelines, runtime container platforms, CI/CD tooling, GitOps processes, secrets management, and internal developer portals. You will work closely with Engineering, Platform Ops, SRE, SecOps and Architecture to ensure developers have a seamless, consistent and highly productive experience across the organisation. Responsibilities include: * Lead the design, governance and standardisation of CI/CD pipelines
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