Principal Engineer

The Principal Engineer is a technical leadership role responsible for driving technical outcomes of the team and advising and supporting best across the business within flight operations airline and mobile technologies.  

The Principal Software Engineer will have mastered the fundamentals of software development from problem exploration and solution discovery through system and code design and implementation to the deployment and maintenance of live code in a production environment. They should be confident to take on the most complex of technical solutions yet humble enough to ask questions and assist with basic tasks for the good of the team. 

Principal Engineers have a deep understanding of the business and customer value their software products deliver. They typically work closely with a Product Manager and other stakeholders to maximise value and align with strategic business goals. Beyond their immediate teams Principal Engineers contribute to the overall technical vision and effectiveness of the organisation as members of the Engineering Leadership and Delivery Leadership teams. 

Youll have: 

• 12 years experience in systems development and implementation 
• Tertiary qualification in Information Technology Computer Engineering discipline preferred  
• 5 Years demonstrated experience leading technical members while staying hands on technically  
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate technical requirements effectively to the business and across multidisciplinary teams 
• Strong ability to forge and reinforce strong software engineering principles and best practices 
• Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform Deep understanding of Kafka architecture and components. 
•   Experience with Confluent Kafka components like Cloud Kafka Schema Registry Kafka Connect and KSQLDB. 
• Experience with Apache Flink Apache Storm or Apache Spark Streaming. 
• Experience with microservices architecture and RESTful APIs 
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform or Azure  
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and regulatory compliance. 
• Experience with Scala or Python for data processing tasks. 
• Confluent Certified Kafka Developer or Administrator certification preferred  

Why Qantas 

Youll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.  

There are many different opportunities across our team which means youll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. Youll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role weve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions the destinations are endless.   

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.  

• We love to travel: Enjoy discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe both for you and your family and friends as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays. 
• We have flexible leave options: We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees. 
• Well give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping food and wine insurance health and wellbeing leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging for everything from motor vehicles to electronic devices. 
• Well support your wellbeing: Whether its learning to better support your own and others mental health our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us youll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation. 

Applications close by the 5th of January 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime