Technical Lead – Ruby on Rails & Platform Modernisation

Canberra ACT | Ngunnawal and Ngambri

Full-time

About Us

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is the national standards and assessment body for medical education and training. Our work helps ensure the standards of education, training and assessment of the medical profession promote and protect the health of the Australian community.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace

The AMC aims for a diverse workforce, so that we reflect the Australian community we serve. We believe that diversity improves ideas and results in better outcomes. Our employment policies reflect our commitment to diversity and inclusion. The AMC works closely with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and Māori stakeholders and is committed to ensuring a working environment that is inclusive and culturally safe at all times. All staff are required to participate in ongoing cultural safety training.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead – Ruby on Rails & Platform Modernisation with deep Ruby on Rails expertise to lead the maintenance, stabilisation and progressive modernisation of the AMC’s software platforms.

This role combines deep technical expertise with hands-on leadership and will play a critical role in reducing technical debt, improving operational resilience and guiding the transition from legacy applications to secure, modern and scalable solutions. The successful candidate will influence architectural direction, provide expert technical advice and help shape the future of the AMC’s application landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Software Engineering and Architecture, you will:

• Lead the design, development and support of secure, reliable and maintainable software solutions.
• Drive the modernisation of legacy Ruby on Rails platforms, including architecture planning, migration and decommissioning activities.
• Enable hands on delivery of software solutions.
• Provide expert technical leadership across software development, cloud environments, automation and continuous delivery.
• Develop technical standards, engineering practices and governance frameworks that support scalable and sustainable solutions.
• Design and implement custom applications, APIs, integrations and modern service-based architectures.
• Provide authoritative technical advice to ICT leadership and key business stakeholders.
• Mentor developers, promote engineering excellence and strengthen internal technical capability.
• Contribute to a culturally safe, inclusive and respectful workplace by considering diverse user needs when designing and delivering technology solutions and fostering respectful stakeholder engagement.

About you

• Extensive software engineering experience across the full application development lifecycle.
• Advanced expertise in Ruby on Rails and the maintenance and modernisation of enterprise applications.
• Experience designing and implementing secure APIs, distributed services and complex integrations.
• Strong AWS and cloud platform experience, including containerised and serverless environments.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including architecture decision-making, mentoring and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, deployment automation and production support.
• Strong knowledge of database design, optimisation and migration using MSSQL and PostgreSQL.
• Experience balancing technical modernisation, operational stability, security and business continuity requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A willingness to learn and adapt to organisational strategy.
• A commitment to cultural safety, diversity and inclusion, and the ability to build respectful relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary on offer: $148,381.37 + 12% superannuation + leave loading
• Influence technology strategy and architectural direction.
• Access generous leave policies, including an annual AMC Wellbeing Day.
• Access to flexitime, annual salary reviews, WPI increases and salary sacrificing options.
• Free on-site parking
• Work from home options
• Be part of an organisation committed to diversity, inclusion and cultural safety.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying, please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in and suitability for the role.

Applications close on 2 November 2026.

We encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible. Applications will be assessed as they are received, and the Australian Medical Council reserves the right to close this advertisement before the advertised closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.