Principal Engineer - Brisbane, Australia - Shell Energy

Description

• We invest time in our people and help them chart their own career trajectory
• We prioritise respect for each other, our customers, communities & stakeholders
• Flexible work options, competitive salary with generous leave benefits.

The world's biggest challenge needs you, here.

Big challenges require big solutions. And the transition to a net-zero world is about as big as it gets. Working at Shell Energy - one of Australia's leading energy retailers - puts you at the heart of that endeavour.

Be part of a team with the expertise and drive to succeed

Based in Brisbane, the Principal Engineer is responsible for leadership of all engineers in the team, to drive modern Data Engineering and DevOps practices and deliver innovative enterprise solutions for Shell Energy.

This role requires a leader with Agile and Data Engineering experience to work with a range of technologies and architectural approaches to uplift Shell Energy's skilled technology delivery capability and remediate technical debt. This role will build and influence the technical direction of the Data platform through a hands-on, coaching style to enable the team to create, support and enhance the products and areas of functionality it owns. The Principal Engineer will be required to not only support the squad to develop new features with ongoing support and maintenance in mind, but also to actively participate in technical development and remediating technical debt.

To be successful in this role, you will, in close collaboration with other Principal Engineers and the Architecture and Enablement team, lead your team of engineers to deliver industry world class outcomes which are operationalised and productionised to provide capability to Shell Energy to implement its strategic plans as well as flex to meet future business needs.

This role will be able to introduce new ways of working through the adoption of best practices in Data Engineering, Cloud Services, Test Automation, CI/CD, Site Reliability Engineering, and modern Application Architectures. You will exemplify self-organising behaviours, a continuous improvement mindset and an inclusive one-team culture. The Principal Engineer position has direct reports, to foster engineering excellence, technical leadership, and innovation.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

As a Principal Engineer in collaboration with team members you will ensure the following responsibilities and accountabilities are met:

• Lead the technical development, growth, and direction of all deployment automation, continuous integration, and quality assurance practices;
• Be accountable for the day-to-day operation the supported applications – we believe in "you build it, you run it";
• Manage technical and security compliance to engineering standards and reduce technical debt;
• Support the development, estimation, and implementation of the platform roadmap while continually refining and assessing short term objectives;
• Monitor and manage the performance and availability of the platform, and ensure incidents from all sources are triaged quickly and prioritised according to impact and value;
• Lead a team of engineers, provide technical mentorship and manage performance within that team; and
• Collaborate with the broader engineering practice to continually lift the quality and value of the overall digital technology business unit.

What you'll bring

• Knowledge of AWS Cloud environment with services is preferred;
• Experience in modern engineering practices – branching strategies, testing - TDD, CI/CD, instrumentation;
• Experience with a variety of architectural patterns, including microservices and event-driven platforms;
• Experience applying integration technologies, including messaging middleware and modern API-driven approaches;
• Excellent data engineering skills across a range of technologies with advanced skills in an area of specialisation;
• Excellent interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching and collaboration;
• Experience in DevOps transformation encompassing cultural transformation;
• Excellent work ethics to excel in collaborative, passionate and dynamic environment;
• Innovative and questioning nature to explore ideas and prototype solutions;
• A drive to find the root cause of issues and resolve them so that they never recur;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence broad communities of technical experts, regardless of reporting lines;
• Agile maturity including knowledge of Scrum and Kanban; and
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Why join our team

Every day, our people bring deep expertise, true innovation and investment to help our clients - and the world - reduce their environmental footprint. You can be part of that change.

Here are the top reasons why our people choose us:

• Purpose that you can see. As the Principal Engineer, your technical expertise will help us achieve our vision of a better energy future.
• Work that's interesting, innovative and high impact. We hope you'll love the challenge and opportunity to achieve - for Shell Energy, your team members, and you.
• People who bring the expertise and drive to succeed. Our team is respectful, inclusive, and prioritises connection and collaboration.

We think you'll love it here too. Some of our benefits include:

• Competitive remuneration packages, including an attractive incentivised bonus program.
• Generous paid parental leave options that give team members more time to enjoy what matters most.
• Flexible working arrangements, with modern workplaces and technologies that support new, hybrid ways of working.
• An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family when you need it.

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Shell Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the diversity of its people. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, colour, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.