See yourself being part of a large, transformational change? This could be the role for you!
At Iress, we make things happen
We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 1500 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, France, New Zealand and Asia.
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Role purpose
The Engineer is responsible for delivering high-quality software solutions across the entire product lifecycle—from inception to deployment and production support. By writing clean, well-tested code, the role works collaboratively to build scalable and reliable functionality for Iress products.
This role focuses on key technical specialisations (e.g., Software, Data, Security, Support & Reliability) while developing domain expertise in areas such as Trading, Lending, or Advice.
Combining technical engineering with collaborative leadership, the Engineer focuses on delivering impactful business outcomes that drive success for Iress and its clients.
Accountabilities and deliverables
Engineering delivery: Own the team’s delivery of agreed product priorities, translating requirements into achievable plans, managing capacity and dependencies, and ensuring commitments are met. Provide clear visibility of progress, risks and trade-offs, escalating issues early.
People leadership: Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback and coaching, and manage performance. Develop team capability through development plans, knowledge sharing and opportunities to build skills and experience.
Technical quality: Ensure solutions meet agreed architecture, security, quality and maintainability standards. Guide technical decisions and ensure appropriate design reviews, code reviews, testing and documentation.
Operational reliability: Maintain the reliability and performance of the services the team owns. Ensure effective monitoring, incident response and resolution of underlying issues to reduce recurrence.
Product partnership: Work closely with Product to clarify requirements, assess feasibility and provide estimates and technical advice. Make delivery implications and trade-offs clear so priorities and commitments are informed by engineering capacity.
Continuous improvement: Improve engineering practices, tools and delivery processes to strengthen quality, predictability and efficiency. Encourage pragmatic adoption of automation and new technologies.
Technology sustainability: Identify and manage technical debt, lifecycle risks and maintenance needs. Ensure these are visible and appropriately considered alongside product priorities.
Cross-team collaboration: Coordinate with other engineering teams and relevant stakeholders to manage shared dependencies, resolve blockers and support consistent engineering practices.
Risk and governance: Embed relevant security, privacy, risk and compliance requirements into the team’s work. Ensure controls are followed and material risks are raised and addressed.
Team effectiveness: Build an inclusive, collaborative environment where people take ownership, raise concerns early and constructively challenge ideas. Model Iress’ values and reinforce clear responsibilities and effective ways of working.
Key relationships
Head of Engineering: Align on engineering priorities, team performance, capability, delivery commitments and technical risks.
Product Managers and Product Owners: Translate product priorities into delivery plans, clarify requirements and agree scope, sequencing and trade-offs.
Engineering team members: Provide direction, coaching and support, with clear expectations for…