About the Role
This 12-month fixed-term contract role involves providing technical leadership for Pepper's customer-facing digital platforms, including mobile applications and web portals. You will guide engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions, set technical direction, and drive continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership across mobile applications and web customer portal.
- Guide engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions.
- Set technical direction in collaboration with product, architecture, and delivery teams.
- Uplift engineering capability and drive continuous improvement across the digital ecosystem.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Technical Lead delivering large-scale customer-facing mobile and web applications.
- Extensive experience developing and leading solutions using React Native, Expo, TypeScript, React, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Strong understanding of mobile application architecture, native platform capabilities (iOS and Android), app store release processes, and mobile security best practices.
- Demonstrated experience integrating mobile and web applications with enterprise APIs using Azure API Management (APIM) and cloud-native integration platforms.
- Experience working with Azure Integration Services, including API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Function Apps, and event-driven integration patterns.
- Experience implementing authentication and identity solutions using MSAL, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Azure AD B2C, or Microsoft Entra External ID.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, monitoring, and cloud-native operational practices.
- Experience leading distributed teams and working effectively across product, architecture, security, delivery, and vendor partners.
- Significant experience leading the design and delivery of customer-facing digital products, including mobile applications, web portals, and API-driven platforms.
- Strong hands-on expertise in React Native, Expo, React, JavaScript, and TypeScript, with a deep understanding of modern frontend and mobile architecture patterns.
- Proven experience designing scalable and maintainable solutions across mobile, web, cloud, and integration platforms.
- Experience delivering enterprise-grade API solutions using Azure API Management (APIM) and integrating with backend services through modern API and event-driven architectures.
- Strong understanding of Azure cloud services, including Azure Integration Services, Functions, Service Bus, Logic Apps, and related cloud-native technologies.
- Experience implementing secure authentication and identity solutions using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, MSAL, Azure AD B2C, and/or Microsoft Entra External ID.
- Solid understanding of mobile application architecture, native platform capabilities (iOS and Android), mobile security, application performance, and App Store/Google Play deployment processes.
- Deep knowledge of modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, DevSecOps, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical decision-making, architecture governance, and solution design across complex digital transformation initiatives.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to business leaders, product teams, architects, engineers, and external delivery partners.
- Proven ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced Agile delivery environments and managing competing priorities, technical risks, and delivery dependencies.
- Experience within financial services, lending, banking, or other highly regulated industries will be highly regarded.
Skills
- React Native
- Expo
- TypeScript
- React
- JavaScript
- Azure API Management (APIM)
- Azure Integration Services
- Logic Apps
- Service Bus
- Function Apps
- MSAL
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- Azure AD B2C
- Microsoft Entra External ID
- CI/CD
- DevSecOps
- Automated testing
- Monitoring
- Cloud-native operational practices
- API integration
- Mobile application architecture
- Web application architecture
- Agile methodologies
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- 12-month fixed-term contract
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Technical Lead
- Senior
Benefits
- Development opportunities
- Spice Reward and Recognition Program
- DE&I initiatives
- Hybrid working model
- Flexible parental leave policies
- Purchased leave options
- Free gym membership
- Discounted health insurance policies
- Novated leasing
- Staff loan rates
- Referral Bonus ($2000)
About the Company
- Pepper Money is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest, most trusted, and award-winning non-bank lenders.
- Dedicated to helping people succeed in buying homes, acquiring vehicles, professional development, and business growth.
- Has helped over half a million Australians achieve their goals.
- Values: Can Do, Balanced, Real.
- Operates in a values-driven, diverse environment with a culture that rewards excellence.
- Proud of an inclusive and diverse workplace built over 26 years.
