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Head of Engineering

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

New South Wales, Sydney

Industry

IT

Specialisation

Software Engineering

Salary

super

Contact Name

Martin Pearson

Contact Email

martin.pearson@talenza.com.au

Date published

19-03-2026

Job Reference

BBBH20687

Description

Head of Engineering

Sydney | Hybrid

We're partnering with a leading healthcare organisation undergoing a significant period of investment and transformation across its technology landscape.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership role where you'll shape the engineering vision, uplift capability, and play a key role in delivering platforms that have real-world impact at scale.

You'll take ownership of the engineering function, driving the technology roadmap and setting the direction for how modern software is built, deployed, and scaled across the organisation.

Working closely with executive stakeholders, product, and clinical teams, you'll lead a transformation toward best-in-class engineering practices while navigating a complex, highly regulated environment.

This is a role with genuine purpose - the systems you and your team build will directly support critical healthcare services and improve outcomes across the community.

  • Define and execute the engineering strategy aligned to broader business and technology objectives

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team across multiple disciplines

  • Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, DevOps, cloud-native architecture)

  • Own the delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient platforms

  • Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate strategy into execution

  • Uplift engineering standards, ways of working, and overall capability

  • Lead transformation initiatives across legacy and modern platforms

  • Ensure systems meet the demands of a regulated, data-sensitive environment

  • Proven experience in a Head of Engineering / Engineering Director / senior leadership role

  • Strong background in software engineering, architecture, and platform delivery

  • Experience driving engineering transformation and uplifting capability

  • Deep understanding of modern engineering practices and cloud environments

  • Ability to operate in complex, stakeholder-heavy organisations

  • Experience in regulated industries (e.g. healthcare, fintech, government) is highly regarded

  • Strong commercial and strategic mindset, with the ability to balance delivery and long-term vision

  • Opportunity to lead engineering within a large-scale, mission-driven organisation

  • Shape the future of critical technology platforms

  • Work on meaningful systems that impact real lives

  • High level of ownership and influence across technology and business strategy

  • Backed by strong executive support and investment in transformation

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