Software Development Manager

You’re a future-focused leader who embraces and helps others adapt to change.

Your innovative mindset is key to creating solutions to complex problems. Our systems drive our organisational success and underpin every journey our customers take. This is your opportunity to be part of an expert team who build and refine seamless technology experiences.

In this role, you'll:

Work within the SCATS team (Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System), the world’s leading intelligent traffic management system, powering smarter cities across more than 200 locations globally. Created by Transport for NSW, SCATS enables road authorities to optimise traffic flow across some of the most complex transport networks in the world using advanced algorithms, real time data, and high performance software.

SCATS is now undergoing a major transformation, evolving into a modern, cloud enabled platform to capture growing global demand and unlock new commercial opportunities. This is a rare chance to join a mission critical technology organisation at a pivotal moment and help shape the future of intelligent transport at a global scale.

The Software Development Manager role will
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing software development team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive and continuous-learning culture.
• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of reliable, secure and high-quality software solutions, spanning requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Establish and maintain robust software engineering standards across coding, testing, documentation, verification, validation and configuration management.
• Take ownership of technology delivery across key project milestones, managing priorities, resources, risks and dependencies to deliver agreed outcomes on time and within scope.
• Partner with systems engineering, architecture, testing, release, deployment, IT support and business stakeholders to deliver safe, stable and scalable technology solutions.

The team also comes together in person for activities such as branch all-in days (Location Sydney CBD Office), training sessions, planning workshops and collaborative work.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications in information technology, software engineering or a related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams and delivering complex software solutions within a large-scale organisational environment.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary software development practices, including Agile delivery, software development life cycle governance and CI/CD environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical delivery across complex product ecosystems, balancing competing priorities while maintaining quality, reliability and stakeholder alignment.
• Experience working with Java and/or C++ codebases is highly desirable, with exposure to mission-critical software, traffic management or intelligent transport systems considered advantageous.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. 

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy  

Apply today 

Applications close 11:59 PM Sunday 25 October 2026

For more information about this role, please contact SRIVATSA.LAKSHMINARAYANA@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Learn more about how to apply via Our recruitment process | Transport for NSW 

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