Senior Engineering Manager - Corporate Technology - Hawthorn East

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

About the team

Our Technology team is the backbone of the business, building and maintaining the information technology infrastructure that support Coles Group. As a part of the Technology team, you get the opportunity to work through complex, challenging, meaningful problems using large data sets and new technologies to expand your skills and experience.

Technology is the backbone of our business. Every day, our team solves complex and meaningful problems. Those solutions help thousands of our fellow team members succeed and make millions of customers’ lives easier every day.

Our Corporate Technology team is at the heart of enabling enterprise-wide systems that support our people, processes, and compliance. A collaborative, forward-thinking team focused on modernising platforms like ERP and HCM to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions. 
You’ll be joining a team that values innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

About the role

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll lead the transformation of our corporate platforms, guiding talented engineering teams and shaping technical strategy. You’ll work closely with architecture, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver resilient, scalable solutions that support our business now and into the future.

You’re a strategic leader with a passion for building high-performing teams and delivering impactful technology solutions. You bring a mix of technical depth, people leadership, and enterprise experience.

About you and your skills

•5+ years’ experience leading multiple cross-functional engineering teams in a large-scale, complex enterprise or digital-first environment. 
• Proven track record managing senior engineers, Engineering Managers and Principal Engineers, with responsibility for talent development, performance and engagement. 
• Extensive experience in building and scaling platforms or distributed systems with a strong focus on reliability, maintainability and performance
• Demonstrated success in driving engineering excellence and quality uplift across areas such as testing, observability, CI/CD, automation and software lifecycle management. 
• Hands-on experience partnering with architecture, product, security and infrastructure teams to deliver technology strategies and integrated solutions. 
• Deep understanding of modern engineering practices and tools, including agile/DevOps, cloud-native architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure), containerisation and infrastructure-as-code. 
• Experience setting and governing engineering standards and technical compliance, including change, release, risk and audit requirements. 
• Strong track record of leading teams through transformation, such as shifting to domain-aligned ways of working, agile maturity uplift or legacy modernisation
•Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Exceptional leadership and people development skills, with the ability to coach senior technical talent and nurture a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture. 
• Advanced technical proficiency in modern engineering practices, including scalable system design, clean code, API-driven and event driven architecture and quality engineering. 
• Strong understanding of platform security principles (such as secure-by-design), performance monitoring and operational resilience in high-availability environments. 
• Expertise in engineering governance, including quality assurance, risk and compliance controls and continuous delivery standards. 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, bridge technical and business needs and shape long-term strategies.
 • Strong knowledge of IT service management (ITSM), change management, and incident response frameworks, especially as they apply to platform operations. • Ability to translate complex technical strategies into outcomes that resonate with non-technical colleagues and leaders. 
• Experience in leading the development and maintenance of corporate ERP/HCM and compliance platforms is desirable. 

If you’re a strategic technology leader who thrives in complex, enterprise-scale environments and sees technology as a key enabler of business transformation, this is your opportunity to lead impactful change, shape critical platforms, and drive lasting value

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 166065

Employment Type: Full time

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