Principal Tech Lead — Cloud-Native Architect (Net/React) …, Brisbane

Job Description – Dev/Tech (Principal) Lead Role Purpose The Dev/Tech (Principal) Lead owns the end‐to‐end technical architecture and engineering standards for business‐critical digital platforms. This role is a hands‐on technical leadership position , not a people‐only lead, responsible for ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, cloud‐native, and aligned with business objectives . Key Responsibilities Technical & Architectural Leadership Drive architecture and design decisions aligned with business outcomes. Define and enforce reusable design patterns and frameworks . Apply Domain‐Driven Design (DDD) principles. Ensure security by design , scalability, and resilience. Lead and review feature‐level technical designs . Drive adoption of modern engineering frameworks and practices . Lead complex internal and external system integrations. Remain hands‐on where needed across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD. Cloud, DevOps & Automation Architect and optimize multi‐cloud solutions (AWS & Azure) . Define and govern CI/CD standards and reusable pipelines in GitLab. Mentor teams on IaC best practices using Terraform . Establish release management governance. Observability, Performance & Cost Establish observability frameworks (logging, monitoring, alerting). Monitor performance, reliability, and availability using cloud‐native monitoring services . Drive cost optimization , capacity monitoring, and performance tuning. Automate operational and service management tasks. Quality, Testing & Frontend Leadership Define testing strategies across unit, integration, and E2E testing. Ensure testing is embedded in CI/CD. Oversee advanced frontend practices including React optimization and Module Federation . Enforce accessibility and quality standards. Data & Platform Design Relational vs NoSQL selection. Normalized and denormalized schema design. Sharding and partitioning for NoSQL where applicable. Ensure HA/DR , scalability, and resilience. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer in cloud‐native platforms. Deep expertise in: .NET ReactJS Terraform Robust DevOps mindset with hands‐on CI/CD experience. Ability to mentor Senior and Junior engineers at a technical level. Strong understanding of service management, automation, and operations . Must perform Dev Lead or Tech Lead duties , not just coordination. Must be capable of delivering architecture and designs without client FTE dependency . Accountable for solution quality, performance, cost, and operational readiness. Acts as the technical authority for the delivery. #J-*****-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qqzka