At Tennis Australia, we’re creating a more playful world through tennis – for everyone.
From grassroots to Grand Slams, tennis brings people together, inspires communities, and builds champions on and off the court.
We’re a team of imaginative and passionate people who believe in the power of sport to make a difference. If you're ready to help us serve up real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re committed to reflecting the communities we work and play in. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
About the role
We’re now seeking an Engineering Manager to join our Technology team on a permanent, full-time basis. As Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a cross-functional engineering team delivering critical digital experiences across the Tennis Australia Participation ecosystem, including tennis.com.au, booking platforms, and associated systems that support and grow the game nationally.
Playing a key role in driving and supporting tennis participation, you’ll balance hands-on technical leadership with people leadership – ensuring delivery excellence, platform performance, and innovation across high-scale, customer-facing products.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
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Leading and mentoring a cross-functional engineering squad, fostering a high-performing, agile culture aligned to strategic objectives
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Driving the technical delivery of Participation platforms, contributing to architecture, coding standards, and continuous improvement
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Owning and optimising CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps practices to ensure efficient and reliable delivery
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Ensuring platform performance, scalability, and security across customer-facing systems, including incident management and response
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Collaborating with internal teams, stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver seamless, high-quality digital experiences that support participation growth
About you
To be successful in this role you will:
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Bring proven experience leading engineering teams delivering high-scale, high-availability digital platforms
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Have strong hands-on technical expertise across cloud platforms (Azure), CI/CD, DevOps practices, and modern software engineering (e.g. APIs, microservices, mobile or web apps)
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Demonstrate experience contributing to architecture, code reviews, and technical decision-making in complex environments
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Have deep understanding and/or hands-on experience with back-end technologies, such as Azure, .NET, and SQL/NoSQL databases
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Have deep understanding and/or hands-on experience with front-end frameworks, such as React and ASP.NET
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Bring experience with or exposure to Content Management Systems (CMS)
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Have a track record of improving platform performance, reliability, and scalability under high traffic conditions
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Be a collaborative leader who builds strong stakeholder relationships and drives alignment across product, engineering, and external partners
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Hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check
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Preparedness to be flexible in regard to working hours and arrangements relating to work associated with Tennis Australia
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Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
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Tickets to the Australian Open plus Superbox tickets to events at Rod Laver & Melbourne Arena
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Monthly health & wellbeing activities with access to CorePlus Pilates
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Onsite gym, tennis facilities & free onsite car parking
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Salary packaging & a range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
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Attractive leave benefits - with up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all primary caregivers and Sorry Business and Ceremonial Leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees
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We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180
If you think you’re up to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online application system. Please note, only applications submitted through our system will be considered.
If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact [email protected].
Applications close the 22nd of June; however we will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore this role may close sooner if we find the right candidate.
Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.
We believe playing makes life better and we are always on the lookout to talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.
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