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As part of our wider Real Estate Management division, you will manage key relationships with tenants and service providers, whilst also making recommendations to improve the environmental performance of our clients’ assets. Your ability to manage budgets effectively and contribute to investment plans to maximise asset values will also be key, as will the ability to control costs and expenditure.

Other key accountabilities include:

• Ensuring building compliance and driving initiatives on engineering standards across the business
• Managing the presentation and day-to-day operations of allocated properties, including security, maintenance and safety
• Manage the approved OPEX and CAPEX budgets
• Developing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including tenants, clients, contractors and colleagues
• Reviewing the monthly operating expenditure against budget
• Working with Property Managers to produce monthly client reports as required
• Ensuring all planned preventative maintenance is executed in accordance with schedules

The Game Changers:

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is here to shape the future of payments for Australia. We aim to deliver more innovation to Australia’s payments ecosystem, for the collective benefit of Australian businesses, government and consumers.​

Our solutions include Australia’s domestic debit network, real-time, data rich payments infrastructure, secure bill payments, digital identity verification, QR payments and experiences and open wallet solutions. It’s a new chapter with more possibilities.​

Life @ AP+:

We are one connected team in pursuit of one inspiring purpose – to unite people and technology to power better experiences. Each of us has a part to play in making that happen. You’ll be encouraged to bring your big ideas forward and make a difference through your work. Taking steps forward in your career whilst still having room for fun, friendships, and flexibility in your daily life.

We’re driven by our core values: lead with heart, learn for tomorrow and live our legacy. A purpose like ours takes the inspired impact of an incredible team. Ready to change the game? We’re ready to help you do it.

The Role:

We’re hiring a GM Architecture to join our technology team and play a pivotal role in shaping technology and architecture blueprints critical for fulfilling AP+'s strategic objectives.

This position collaborates closely with business units and stakeholders across AP+ to ensure seamless alignment and adoption of organization-wide architecture principles and policies.

Proposed Position Requirements are:

• Leading & ensuring the effective planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of major and complex projects relating to critical I&T architecture and infrastructure programs, initiatives, strategies, and frameworks.
• Providing technical leadership for the delivery of compelling digital architecture and infrastructure solutions.
• Ensuring a defined set of architecture standards are documented and adopted within the branch and across the department.
• Significantly contributing to the effective planning, management, and delivery of the I&T branch’s functions, goals, and objectives.
• Establishing and maintaining productive partnerships with external IT providers to ensure optimum allocation and utilisation of digital resources.
• Representing the department in senior-level and/or inter-agency delegations and negotiations pertaining to digital architecture and infrastructure.
• Provide architectural leadership and chair organisation-wide architecture review board ensuring the architectural and solution design decisions are thoroughly considered and aligned to the business strategic goals and objectives.

This role will also see you provide expert leadership, consultation and best practice processes when it comes to:

• Solution & Payment Architecture
• Best Practice & Compliance
• Partner & Vendor Management
• People Management

In order to be considered for this role you will need to display:

• 10+ years’ experience working in either a “Head of” or “General Manager” role with robust experience across core aspects of IT architecture within the Financial Services sector.
• Experience across multiple Architecture domains, including the implementation of Architecture in various large organisations.
• 7 years+ experience in delivering major business solutions into production within multiple project teams.
• Excellent communication skills, flexibility, team focus, and dedication to customer service.
• Solid understanding of business needs and customer focus beyond the technical/technology aspects.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills.

What happens next:

At AP+, we believe in the power of passion, pride, and purpose.­ Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments, and we're proud to work together towards this common goal.

If you’re ready to be a game changer, please submit your application & the Talent Acquisition team will endeavour to review and notify you of the outcome within the next two weeks.

We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application, we’re here to help. Please reach out to [email protected] We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

AP+ are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.

We’re Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local to state government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens. 

Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration. 

As a company, we’re passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to help champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities. 

Why you will love this opportunity as Engineering Manager at Civica

As an Engineering Manager at Civica, you will lead a talented team of engineers responsible for developing and maintaining Civica’s customer-facing products. Your role is critical in ensuring your team has the right combination of people, processes, and tools to excel in delivering high-quality solutions for our customers. You’ll be hands-on in the technical aspects, guiding your team through complex challenges and ensuring the right solutions are found. In addition to your technical leadership, you will coordinate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive progress, remove blockers, and ensure work is planned and executed efficiently. Your leadership will directly contribute to the impact our products have on citizens, and you will play a key role in fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.

In this role you will facilitate seamless communication within your team and across departments, you'll ensure alignment and transparency, keeping everyone focused on shared goals. Additionally, you will develop and present strategic roadmaps that align with broader organisational objectives, helping drive the Civica's success.

Your role will also involve overseeing the delivery of high-quality code that generates meaningful, high-impact results for the business and our customers. You will mentor, grow, and empower your team members, focusing on continuous improvement and fostering a culture of excellence. As a leader, you'll prioritise the development of your team while ensuring that high standards are maintained throughout the delivery process.

A key part of your responsibilities will be to create and maintain a positive, inclusive team culture. You'll ensure all team members feel heard, supported, and empowered to contribute their best work. Additionally, you will build strong relationships across the business to ensure smooth collaboration, driving collective success and fostering a unified, high-performing environment at Civica.

If you are passionate about leading agile teams, solving intricate technical problems, and making a meaningful contribution to the success of your team and the business, this role is an exciting opportunity.

What you will do to be successful in this role

• Managing one or more teams of 5+ engineers in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Leading Agile/Scrum delivery processes and driving continuous improvement within the team
• Applying DevOps concepts and practices to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency
• Implementing Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure high-quality, reliable code
• Collaborating with stakeholders to set and manage priorities, aligning team efforts with business goals
• Building and maintaining SaaS products, delivering scalable and reliable solutions
• Ideally you will have experience with public cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure.
• Security by design and SecOps practices to ensure products are secure by default (Ideally)

Some of the technology we use

• Cloud platforms: AWS & Azure
• Version control and CI/CD: GitHub, Azure DevOps
• Development stack: .NET (C#)
• Testing: Playwright
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
• Monitoring: Datadog
• Orchestration: Kubernetes
• Databases: SQL Server

We really do want you to bring your whole self to work. There is no such thing as the perfect candidate, so if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the list below, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

Why you'll love working with us

We know that when our people are happy, they will work better and have greater work satisfaction. Here's what you can expect

We're all different - and we love this about us.

Focus on learning- there are heaps of opportunities to enable you to grow and be your best.

Giving culture - we encourage you to "give back" with benefits such as our Days of Difference leave where you can volunteer for a charity of your choice.

Flexible Work - we have the technology and tools to support you to work from home and come into our offices now and then to catch up and socialise with colleagues.

Apply for this job - Become part of something special!

Do you see yourself in this role? If so, then we would love to hear from you

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. In fact, we strongly believe that diversity of experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better outcomes. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can, and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it. We are especially keen to receive applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia.