Software Engineering Manager| Canberra

• Shape how AI is embedded into modern software engineering delivery while leading teams solving complex problems for major public sector clients.

• Tackle big issues like cyber, trust, resilience, and digital transformation.

• Mentoring, coaching, and leadership programs help you make an impact that matters.

Join our Software Engineering team in Canberra as a Manager or Senior Manager and help clients turn complex business needs into scalable, well-engineered solutions.

What will your typical day look like?

From solution design through to delivery oversight, you'll guide engineering teams to produce high-quality outputs across full-stack builds, modernization work, and enterprise platforms. Your technical depth will matter here, reviewing code, shaping architecture, and helping teams make informed decisions across modern engineering stacks.

You will lead technical delivery teams to design and implement scalable microservices architectures, ensuring long-term maintainability and architectural integrity. Owning the full software development lifecycle, you will guide teams from initial discovery and design through to deployment, monitoring, and ongoing support.

A key part of this role is lifting how software gets built. This includes applying AI tools in a hands-on way, identifying opportunities to enhance delivery, and embedding them into the software development lifecycle in practical, responsible ways that improve team efficiency, quality, and consistency.

Working closely with clients, delivery teams and senior stakeholders, you will translate complex business problems into clear engineering pathways and lead small teams to execute with confidence, balancing technical depth, team leadership and trusted client engagement.

About the team

Our Software Engineering team helps organizations design, build and scale technology solutions that are practical, secure and built for real-world complexity. In Canberra, this often means partnering with government clients on systems and platforms that underpin critical public services.

We combine strong engineering foundations with delivery discipline and emerging capabilities such as AI-enabled development to help clients modernize and innovate with confidence.

Enough about us, let's talk about you

You may have all or some of the following skills/experiences:

• Strong software engineering background with experience in common programming languages and frameworks such as Java, Python, React, Angular, MuleSoft, C#, .NET or similar

• Proven experience leading technical delivery teams and driving high-quality engineering outcomes

• Experience designing and implementing microservices-based systems with a focus on scalability and maintainability

• Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from discovery and design through to deployment and support

• Ability to translate and articulate complex technical concepts clearly to business and non-technical stakeholders

• Strong leadership capability, with experience mentoring, guiding and developing team members in delivery environments

• Experience working across complex, stakeholder-heavy environments, ideally within government or public sector contexts

• Hands-on experience applying AI tools to improve engineering workflows and software delivery practices

• Ability to translate business needs into practical, scalable technical solutions

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Australian citizenship is required, with an active security clearance highly regarded

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we focus on meaningful and impactful work. We are constantly learning, innovating and setting the standard, making a positive difference to our clients and our society.

We place coaching at the centre of what we do, supporting our people to grow their careers in any direction.

We foster an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and supports everyone to thrive.

We also offer flexible ways of working, along with a range of benefits to support your wellbeing, development and personal priorities.

Next Steps

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we'd love to hear from you.

By applying for this job, you'll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We've designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.