Head of Engineering – Quality Engineering, DevOps
Nuix
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sydney • Australia
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About the role
- Shape and implement the engineering productivity vision through modern Quality Engineering and DevOps practices for our SaaS and on-premise solutions
- Foster DevOps culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, and "always releasable" software
- Improve deployability of software , drive infrastructure-as-code practices, automate environment provisioning and implement cost management strategies
- Establish robust CI/CD strategies that deliver productivity, quality, security and agility
- Lead the adoption of efficient automation strategies that measurably improve team velocity across cloud-based and traditional deployment models
- Implement comprehensive testing strategies encompassing functional and non-functional needs
- Own product quality across all quality measures
- Build and scale engineering frameworks that maintain consistency between SaaS and On-Premise offerings
- Establish sustainable technical standards and best practices across diverse teams
- Implement and track meaningful engineering effectiveness metrics
- Drive data-driven improvements through regular analysis and optimization
- Monitor and enhance delivery pipeline efficiency
- Lead and develop high-performing teams of SDETs, DevOps engineers, and engineering leaders across global locations
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth through mentorship programs and skill development initiatives
- Establish virtual communities of practice to share knowledge and best practices across distributed teams
- Provide coaching and mentorship to groom future engineering leaders
- Establish performance metrics and development plans that align with individual career aspirations
- Partner with Product Management, Program Delivery, Customer Support, Cyber Security and CloudOps to align development and delivery with business needs.
- Build strong vendor partnerships and manage offshore teams effectively.
- Collaborate across regions to drive global consistency and efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field (advanced degree preferred).
- 10+ years’ experience in a senior engineering leadership role.
- Strong understanding of quality engineering, testing practices, and DevOps principles.
- Experience with cloud-native technologies (AWS preferred) and SDLC automation tools from build to test and deploy.
- A passion for innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Quality EngineeringDevOps practicesCI/CD strategiesautomation strategiesinfrastructure-as-codetesting strategiesengineering frameworksengineering effectiveness metricscloud-native technologiesSDLC automation tools
Soft Skills
collaborationinnovationmentorshipcoachingteam leadershipcommunicationprofessional growthvendor managementglobal consistencyperformance metrics