Head of Engineering

Department: Technology

Location: Sydney (Australia)

Description

We're on a mission to be a Force For Good, through our People, Products and Purpose at Nuix. Nuix is one of the greatest comeback Technology success stories in Australia, and we're making massive waves each day. Nuix is, and will be, a pioneer in the Australian Technology space, and we're carrying the torch on what "good" looks like.

This extends to our People. We're fiercely passionate, love working at pace, thrive in ambiguity, live, and breathe outside of the box, and above all are good humans. Our impact extends outside of our 9-5, and our place in society isn't always defined by corporate metrics. We're determined to make a positive difference in the world, whether through our solutions which help the top companies, governments and agencies find the truth and combat illegal activities, or through our people who care about contributing and giving back both within, and outside, of Nuix. We are a Force For Good. For Everyone.

We're selective about who comes on board, and you should be too. But if the above sounds like a match, get in touch today and get ready for the possibility of starting a once-in-a-career journey.

Role Overview


As Head of Engineering, you will drive engineering excellence and productivity through innovative automation, streamlined processes, and efficient delivery pipelines. In this role, you'll collaborate with DevOps engineers and Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET) to optimize development workflows, reduce time-to-market, and create high-quality, secure, and scalable software solutions. You’ll enhance team velocity through tooling, practices and frameworks that enable our engineers to deliver maximum value with minimum friction. You’ll measure success through productivity and quality metrics such as DORA.

This hands-on leadership position focuses on building and scaling efficient engineering practices across regions and departments, directly contributing to our strategic outcomes and high-impact products. We value diverse perspectives and data-driven approaches to improving engineering effectiveness.

This position will be based in our Sydney office with flexible working arrangements - minimum 3 days in office, with the freedom to choose your working location for the remaining days.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

Vision & Innovation

• Shape and implement the engineering productivity vision through modern Quality Engineering and DevOps practices for our SaaS and on-premise solutions
• Foster DevOps culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, and "always releasable" software
• Improve deployability of software , drive infrastructure-as-code practices, automate environment provisioning and implement cost management strategies

Automation & Delivery Excellence

• Establish robust CI/CD strategies that deliver productivity, quality, security and agility
• Lead the adoption of efficient automation strategies that measurably improve team velocity across cloud-based and traditional deployment models

Quality Assurance & Testing Strategy

• Implement comprehensive testing strategies encompassing functional and non-functional needs
• Own product quality across all quality measures

Framework Development & Standards

• Build and scale engineering frameworks that maintain consistency between SaaS and On-Premise offerings
• Establish sustainable technical standards and best practices across diverse teams

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Implement and track meaningful engineering effectiveness metrics
• Drive data-driven improvements through regular analysis and optimization
• Monitor and enhance delivery pipeline efficiency

Team Leadership & People Development

• Lead and develop high-performing teams of SDETs, DevOps engineers, and engineering leaders across global locations
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth through mentorship programs and skill development initiatives
• Establish virtual communities of practice to share knowledge and best practices across distributed teams
• Provide coaching and mentorship to groom future engineering leaders
• Establish performance metrics and development plans that align with individual career aspirations

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product Management, Program Delivery, Customer Support, Cyber Security and CloudOps to align development and delivery with business needs.
• Build strong vendor partnerships and manage offshore teams effectively.
• Collaborate across regions to drive global consistency and efficiency.
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Visionary Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead engineering organisations and inspire high-performing teams.
• Deep Technical Knowledge: Expertise in DevOps, test automation, quality engineering and CI/CD pipelines.
• Agile Excellence: Experience leading Agile product teams with a strong delivery focus.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence across technical and non-technical teams.
• Vendor & Offshore Management: Proven ability to manage global teams and vendor relationships.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field (advanced degree preferred).
• 10+ years’ experience in a senior engineering leadership role.
• Strong understanding of quality engineering, testing practices, and DevOps principles.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies (AWS preferred) and SDLC automation tools from build to test and deploy.
• A passion for innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.

We strive to make any required adjustments where possible to make the process fair and equitable for everyone. Please reach out to [email protected] if you need any accommodations throughout the interview process.

Nuix is an equal opportunities employer. Don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back! We welcome all applications and are a flexible employer.

ABOUT US:

Nuix is on an incredible journey of transformation, aligning our strengths with our ambitions to pursue greater opportunities. To find out more about who we are and what we are doing, please visit our web page.

https://www.nuix.com/

As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.

Nuix Vision

Being a Force for Good, by Finding Truth in a Digital World.

Nuix Mission Statement

Nuix creates innovative software that empowers organizations to simply and quickly find the truth from any data in a digital world. We are a passionate and talented team, delighting our customers with software that transforms data into actionable intelligence.

Nuix Values

• TAKEOWNERSHIP
• RESILIENT
• UNAFRAID
• TEAM NUIX
• HERO OUR CUSTOMERS

We believe in these principles and seek to weave them into the fabric of our daily work at Nuix. In doing so, we co-create a dynamic and purposeful company culture that we can be proud of and want to belong to.