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Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:Optus is seeking a dynamic and experiencedChapter Leadto head ourDevelopment Practicewithin theNetworks Automation Delivery and DevOpsdomain. This leadership role is pivotal in mentoring and guiding a team of developers across varying skill levels, fostering innovation, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will set development standards, champion best practices, and cultivate a collaborative, agile, and inclusive team culture.The day to dayLead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of developers across various skill levels.Define and uphold development standards, best practices, and the software development lifecycle.Provide technical leadership in full-stack development, DevOps, and cloud technologies.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful project delivery.Drive innovation by staying ahead of industry trends and integrating emerging technologies.Promote a strong Agile and DevOps culture, including CI/CD, code reviews, and testing practices.Ensure security compliance and manage vulnerability remediation across development efforts.Foster a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and employee engagement.What makes you a great fit?Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, IT, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related field.Proven leadership experience in managing and mentoring development teams.Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and DevOps tools (e.g., GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker).Experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and SAFe practices.Proven ability to lead software design, development, and implementation initiatives.Familiarity with REST APIs, microservices, and scripting in Linux/Unix environments.Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.Demonstrated ability to foster team growth, manage performance, and drive delivery excellence.Perks we love at Optus3 days in the office, 2 days remote with flexible hours to suit!Discounts to Optus products and servicesVibrant and collaborative office campus that includes cafes, convenient store, chill out zones, GP, post office, gym, and an on-site childcare centre.Inclusive gender neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeksCompetitive leave including 2 additional ''Connected Leave'' daysAll Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the Parents at Work portalOwn your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue.Novated car leasing, and other financial benefitsConnect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young ProfessionalsKeen to see what its really like to work at Optus? Search #OptusLife on LinkedIn to go behind the scenes!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 emailAccessibleRecruitment@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 #J-18808-Ljbffr