Senior Software Development Manager (Remote)

18th October, 2024

Who are we?

Standards Australia (SA) is the peak standards development organisation in Australia, with a rich history that dates back to 1922. Currently, we are undergoing a significant transformation and growth phase. In recent years, our workforce has doubled, and we now proudly employ over 300 professionals dedicated to helping shape Australia’s future and fulfilling our mission of empowering communities.

Our organisation brings experts together to create national and international standards that serve as essential guidelines for products and services, ultimately benefiting the Australian community. Our vision is to be a global leader in providing trusted solutions that improve life today and tomorrow.

About the role

You will drive internal and external software development and testing practice, architecture and application support. This position is responsible for the management and performance of the development and quality assurance team, working in collaboration with project and service delivery teams to enable Standards Australia’s digital ambitions.

What you’ll do

• Lead and Manage the Development Teams to achieve their best by creating a high-performance culture
• Work with the Product Owners and the Delivery Manager to plan and execute projects
• Establish accurate estimates for timelines and ensuring projects meet deadlines
• Drive the SDLC by managing and coordinating resources and continuously deploy high-quality releases
• Establish modern software development practices including agile, CI/CD pipelines, code management and peer reviews
• Establish reliable application testing practices using a mix of automation and other techniques
• Manage performance of offshore and vendor teams, ensuring consistency of work output and high levels of engagement
• Develop a consistent and high quality solution architecture practice
• Develop and manage a high performing application support team
• Develop and maintain a wide range of technical capability in the team, including full stack development, Salesforce, Mulesoft and Native App development
• Help design and develop high quality solutions with customer centricity and cost effectiveness in mind
• Manage the team, by facilitating formal employee performance reviews, administering short to medium terms objectives and providing regular ad-hoc feedback
• Attract talent, motivate the team, and keep them highly engaged

About you

• 10+ years of software engineering experience and 5+ years of experience leading software engineering teams
• Proven leadership experience using modern practices and tools; more specifically extensive exposure to full-stack software engineering, solution architecture, quality assurance and testing
• Strong management experience with a record of attracting and growing great teams
• Strong .NET, enterprise integration, and web application architecture experience
• Experience with secure software development tools and practices
• Passion for bringing the right talent into the organisation, maintaining diversity, and keeping the team engaged
• Extensive experience supporting multiple cross functional teams through the development lifecycle to deliver continuous value at scale
• Extensive experience leading testing and quality assurance teams into an automated/continuous testing methodology
• Extensive experience managing external providers to develop solutions in line with business requirements and company software development and testing practices
• Demonstrable involvement or engagement with the Development, Continuous/automated testing and Agile community
• Experience with configuring, integrating to and testing SaaS solutions

Culture & Benefits

Standards Australia is proud to have been awarded the prestigious Employer of Choice Award for two consecutive years, 2023 and 2024. This recognition highlights our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace and fostering a culture of excellence. Our iCARE values form the basis of all we do – Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Standards Australia offers many benefits such as flexibility with working from home, regular team events, additional personal/carer’s leave, regular awards, and on-going training. Our award-winning People Perks program includes the following great benefits:

• Nine-day fortnight – enjoy every second Friday off
• Parental and secondary carer leave benefits – supporting you and your growing family
• Workiversary rewards – your commitment and loyalty won’t go unrecognised!
• Global working – do you have working rights in another country? Enjoy a few weeks of international working every year
• Early access to long service leave – why wait 10 years for long service leave? 5 years sounds a lot better!

What’s next?

If Standards Australia sounds like the place for you, please submit your CV outlining your experience and suitability to this role. Eligible applicants must be Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or have legal rights to work in Australia. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 15 business days of their application.

At Standards Australia, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering a working environment that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our mission is to empower our communities, and in doing so, we strive to create an organisation that genuinely reflects and respects the diversity of the communities we serve; putting people at the heart of all we do. We welcome applications from people of all cultural and linguistic groups, people of all ages and genders, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Should you need any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please contact recruitment@standards.org.au