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Lead Release & Platform Engineer
Chandler Macleod
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Programme & Project Management
- Location
- Docklands, VIC
- Type
- Full-time
About the role
We're seeking a Lead Release & Platform Engineer to drive release engineering, deployment integrity, and platform alignment across a large-scale transformation program.
This is a high-impact role where you'll lead release strategy, code management practices, and cross-platform delivery across a complex ecosystem of SaaS, cloud, digital, integration, and data platforms. This is a 12-month contract role with our client AGL, based in Melbourne CBD, in a hybrid working environment.
What You'll Do
About You
You are a senior engineering professional with extensive experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Software Engineering within large and complex technology environments.
You'll Bring:
If you're passionate about release engineering, platform reliability, and delivering change at scale, we'd love to hear from you. Please click APPLY NOW and follow the prompts.
This is a high-impact role where you'll lead release strategy, code management practices, and cross-platform delivery across a complex ecosystem of SaaS, cloud, digital, integration, and data platforms. This is a 12-month contract role with our client AGL, based in Melbourne CBD, in a hybrid working environment.
What You'll Do
- Own release engineering and code management standards across multiple platforms.
- Lead branching, merging, versioning, release governance, and deployment practices.
- Drive CI/CD, release automation, environment promotion, and rollback readiness.
- Coordinate major releases across engineering teams, vendors, and technology platforms.
- Ensure end-to-end platform compatibility, release readiness, and technical risk management.
- Provide clear engineering insights and recommendations to delivery and leadership teams.
About You
You are a senior engineering professional with extensive experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Software Engineering within large and complex technology environments.
You'll Bring:
- Strong experience leading release and deployment practices across multiple engineering teams.
- Advanced Git/GitHub expertise, including branching strategies, merge management, pull request controls, tagging, and release traceability.
- Deep knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, artifact management, feature flags, configuration management, environment promotion, and rollback strategies.
- Experience delivering integrated releases involving SaaS platforms, custom-built applications, APIs, cloud services, and vendor-managed solutions.
- Strong understanding of release governance, operational readiness, change control, security requirements, and production support.
- The ability to communicate technical risks and recommendations to both engineering and executive stakeholders.
- Proven experience influencing teams, driving accountability, and establishing engineering standards.
If you're passionate about release engineering, platform reliability, and delivering change at scale, we'd love to hear from you. Please click APPLY NOW and follow the prompts.
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