Team Leader

• Based in Sydney CBD in a hybrid work model

• Join a team that empowers you to drive and lead technical decisions

• 12-month fixed term contract

We are seeking a skilled and motivated individual to join our team as a Team Leader In this role, you will be responsible for leading a small team of server engineers dedicated to the Core Modernisation Transition Team. The individual will provide technical leadership as well as day-to-day management to support operational tasks and ensure work their teams' outputs or services are effectively delivered on time.

​About the role

• Take ownership of newly built greenfield infrastructure, helping mature and operate a modern compute platform rather than inheriting a legacy stack

• Work within a squad structure that supports autonomy, shared ownership and meaningful input into technical outcomes

• Identify opportunities to improve, automate and simplify the compute layer while contributing to strategic platform outcomes

• Support the development of engineers across Cisco UCS, Broadcom VMware, RHEL, Windows and Terraform, building capability across the team’s core technology stack

• Provide technical guidance and day-to-day coordination for a small team of engineers responsible for all run activities of the new infrastructure

• Help define standards, patterns and ways of working that support consistent delivery, automation compliance and improved operational maturity

• Encourage a collaborative, improvement-focused team culture where engineers are supported to take ownership, learn and deliver meaningful outcomes

About you

• Working knowledge and previous experience across Cisco UCS, Broadcom VMware, RHEL, Windows and Terraform

• Adaptable to changing requirements, priorities, working styles and leadership needs

• Comfortable working through complex problems and identifying practical pathways to resolution

• Able to define clear pathways, structure outcomes and create direction for a team in complex or evolving environments

• Skilled at supporting, guiding and coordinating others, including helping set goals and prioritise work to achieve delivery and operational outcomes

• Strong vendor management capability, including negotiation skills and the ability to build effective relationships with technology partners

• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to bring stakeholders and teams together around shared outcomes

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.

Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

August 13, 2026

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