VP, Software Engineering

Optus is a leading Telecommunications company that is known for delivering innovative solutions to its customers, disrupting the industry, and becoming a technology company with a diverse offering of products and services. With a strong commitment to excellence and a customer-centric approach, we’re committed to pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence and digital channels to accelerate our strategy. 

The Vice President (VP) of Software Engineering is accountable for the strategic direction, operational excellence, and continuous improvement of engineering practices across Optus IT. This role leads the Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (CoE), ensuring the establishment and evolution of best-in-class engineering standards, platforms, and communities. The VP is a champion for the professional growth and development of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and technical mastery that underpins Optus’ digital transformation.  The function will also manage a number of key enablement platforms to support the delivery teams. 

What You’ll Do

Partnering closely with the CIO and senior leadership team, as well as multiple senior internal stakeholders across Optus, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (CoE), bolstering the CoE as the hub for engineering best practices, technical standards, and innovation. You will own and evolve DevSecOps platforms and tools to drive operational excellence and support secure, scalable, and efficient software delivery.
• Driving the adoption of modern engineering methodologies, tools, and frameworks across all teams including our external partners
• Lead the technical Line 2 assurance function to continuously validate engineering controls and standards
• Setting strategic priorities, and governing policies, standards, and controls ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory requirements
• Modelling Optus values and championing a culture of ongoing evolution and improvement, continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence
• Drive the safe and effective adoption of AI technologies to drive engineering productivity and engagement.
• Skills Development and capability building for our Engineers, designing and implement structured development pathways for software engineers through mentoring, technical training, certification programmes, and career progression frameworks
• Attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent in collaboration with People & Culture teams, raising the bar for hiring and promotions, using transparent and equitable mechanisms
• Managing key enablement platforms including CI/CD & Release, Integration and API platforms

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering experience, 7 years in executive management
  
• Proven leadership in large-scale engineering or technology transformation roles
• Deep expertise in DevSecOps, platform engineering, and software development lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale engineering communities and cultures
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strategic thinker with a track record of delivering measurable outcomes
• Experience in P&L accountability and targets

The Good Stuff...

• Competitive remuneration and employee discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and unique shopping discounts with our retail partners.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home.
• Vibrant and collaborative office campus that includes cafes, convenience store, chill out zones, GP, post office, gym and on-site childcare centre.
• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected’ days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever’s important to you.
• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with Optus U’s industry-focused micro-credentials, developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities.
• Build meaningful connections through employee-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+).
• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video.
  
  

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity