Senior Software Engineer at Australian Retirement Trust in AU

Take hold of a monster opportunity and join Australian Retirement Trust as our Senior Software Engineer. You'll play a key role in designing, developing and supporting high-quality applications that help deliver exceptional outcomes for our members. Working alongside talented technology professionals, you'll influence technical solutions, mentor others, and help drive innovation across a complex and evolving technology landscape.

We’re all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, developing and supporting innovative application solutions that help Australian Retirement Trust remain at the forefront of the industry. You'll work across the full software development lifecycle, contributing to architecture, development, testing, release activities and ongoing support. You'll provide technical leadership and expertise, helping to deliver secure, scalable and maintainable solutions that create real value for members and the business. Working closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders, you'll solve complex challenges, support continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence. You'll also support team capability through mentoring, knowledge sharing, code reviews and collaboration, helping ensure consistent delivery of high-quality outcomes across the technology function.

This role is a permanent opportunity and is based in Brisbane.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and support high-quality application solutions aligned to ART's technology strategy.
• Analyse business and technical requirements and implement effective software solutions.
• Perform code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices and standards.
• Investigate incidents, defects and system issues, identifying root causes and implementing solutions.
• Support release planning, build activities and deployment processes.
• Contribute to solution design, architecture discussions and technology decisions.
• Provide expert technical advice to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across systems, processes and delivery practices.
• Assist with estimation, planning and delivery of technology initiatives.
• Mentor and support engineers to build capability and promote knowledge sharing.
• Identify, assess and escalate risks in accordance with risk management requirements.
• Participate in support activities, including after-hours support and on-call rosters when required.

Qualifications

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• You hold a bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Your experience includes operating at a senior level within software engineering and application development environments.
• You'll have strong problem-solving, analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
• You're skilled at communicating complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
• You have demonstrated experience designing and developing solutions within medium to large organisations.
• Your knowledge includes Agile, Waterfall, release management and software quality practices.
• You'll be experienced in estimating, planning and delivering technology outcomes.
• You're passionate about mentoring others and contributing to a collaborative team culture.
• You bring experience working within regulated environments, ideally financial services or superannuation.
• Your understanding of operational support and complex transaction processing environments will be highly regarded.
• You'll hold, or be willing to obtain, relevant industry certifications such as ITIL Foundation.

About the Team

Bring your potential to Australian Retirement Trust and unleash our monster possibilities:

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of our recruitment process - such as reviewing applications, supporting screening interviews, reference checking, and matching skills to roles. All final hiring decisions are made by people.

By applying, you agree to the use of these technologies as part of the recruitment process.

About the Company

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of around $375 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now.

We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.