Lead Software Engineer at LGT in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Lead Software Engineer Location: Sydney LGT Wealth Management was formed around a clear and uncompromising vision – to bring global best practice in building institutional quality investment portfolios to Australian clients. With a shared passion for building an uncompromised business – we created something new from the ground up. A chance to leave behind the things that weren’t working, while enhancing the things that were. Our authentic and personalised client-first commitment. Our entrepreneurial spirit. Our focus in best-in-class advice. And our intimate understanding of the Australian private wealth landscape. In 2022 we became a part of the LGT Group, who shared our entrepreneurial spirit, long-term approach and private-ownership model. Today, with the global expertise, stability, and capability of LGT behind us, we can work without being reliant on markets or margins, with a singular focus on giving our clients the advice and deep expertise they need for generations to come. As the Lead Software Engineer, you will be the senior engineering leader responsible for shaping and driving the technical direction of LGT WM Australia’s Avaloq ecosystem. You will lead the design, build, integration and operational maturity of Avaloq-based capabilities across core banking, digital client channels, reporting, workflow automation and enterprise integrations. You will play a critical role in setting the engineering direction for Avaloq development, integration patterns, standards and release quality. Guiding how Avaloq Core Platform capabilities are extended and integrated to support business growth, operational efficiency and digital client experiences. Mentoring engineers, influencing cross-functional teams and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. Your Responsibilities Lead Avaloq engineering by setting technical direction, defining engineering standards and ensuring high levels of code quality, documentation, testing and release readiness. Provide leadership across the Avaloq codebase to maintain consistency, integrity and long‑term sustainability. Drive major technical decisions for platform enhancements, integrations, client‑facing capabilities and automation initiatives. Design and deliver complex solutions that meet business and regulatory requirements, including Avaloq Core Platform configuration, AvaloqScript / ACP parameterisation and integration design. Guide end‑to‑end architecture across Avaloq, ESB, APIs, IAM, reporting and downstream systems, assessing risks, trade‑offs and long‑term impacts. Act as the senior engineering owner for platform stability and operational excellence, partnering with support teams on incident triage, root‑cause analysis, release/change management and environment readiness. Improve monitoring, logging, alerting and operational runbooks, and proactively identify and communicate platform risks. Support audit, compliance and control activities across the engineering lifecycle. Champion engineering quality by driving automated testing, validation controls, regression protection and consistent quality gates. Lead adoption of test automation patterns and collaborate with QA on SIT, UAT and production readiness strategies. Mentor and uplift engineers, supporting capability development, recruitment, workforce planning and technical assessments. Foster a collaborative, accountable and improvement‑focused team culture. Lead agile delivery and stakeholder engagement by contributing to planning, prioritisation, retrospectives, demos and design workshops. Translate technical concepts into clear language for business stakeholders and build strong relationships across business, operations, architecture, security and external partners. Influence prioritisation by making technical complexity, dependencies and risks visible. Your skills and experience Essential Extensive hands-on experience in Avaloq development across multiple functional domains. Deep expertise in Avaloq Core Platform, including platform configuration, codebase stewardship and production support. Strong experience in AvaloqScript / ACP parameterisation and enterprise solution delivery in an Avaloq environment. Strong technical knowledge of Oracle SQL and PL/SQL. Proven experience leading engineering design and delivery for complex enterprise platforms. Demonstrated ability to operate as a senior technical leader in financial services or a similarly regulated environment. Strong understanding of SDLC, agile delivery practices, change control, release management and operational support. Proven capability to lead engineers, influence stakeholders and drive consistent engineering standards. Highly desirable Experience in wealth management platforms and related business capabilities such as onboarding, trading, settlement, payments, reconciliations, corporate actions, client reporting and digital servicing. Experience with Avaloq-related web and integration technologies such as RMWP parameterisation, HTML, CSS, Angular, TypeScript, Java, J2EE, JDBC, SOAP, REST and JavaScript. Familiarity with security and infrastructure components relevant to Avaloq ecosystems, such as Ergon or similar WAF, IAM integrations, OpenShift / Kubernetes, Elasticsearch / Kibana, Prometheus / Grafana or equivalent observability tooling. Experience with event-driven and middleware-based integrations, including XML, APIs and enterprise service bus patterns. Experience modernising engineering practices in legacy or core platform environments. Your role competencies Strong technical leadership and sound engineering judgement. Ability to mentor and elevate engineers, creating a culture of accountability and excellence. Excellent problem-solving capability, with a structured and pragmatic approach. Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence executives, business stakeholders and engineers alike. High attention to detail and commitment to quality. Comfortable balancing strategic direction with hands-on delivery leadership. Able to manage competing priorities and ambiguity in a dynamic environment. Your qualifications Avaloq Certified Professional (ACP) certification is required. Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a closely related field. Agile certifications are highly desirable. LGT Wealth Management is committed to the ongoing development of their employees. Your development will be managed and tailored to your role and future career path. LGT Wealth Management is an equal opportunity employer committed to embracing a diverse and inclusive work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their gender, marital/parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. Additional Locations: Melbourne