Senior Manager, Engineering

Senior Manager, Engineering Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level. Employment type: Full‑time. Job function: Information Technology. About the Role We’re seeking a visionary Senior Manager Engineering to join Cricket Australia’s dynamic Technology team. In this senior leadership role, you’ll drive engineering excellence across our organisation, championing modern fullstack JavaScript (.js) frameworks and cutting‑edge AI‑powered development tools like Cursor, Lovable, and Windsurf. You’ll lead and inspire distributed engineering teams, shaping our technical strategy, embedding best‑in‑class engineering practices, and fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and continuous improvement. Collaborating closely with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams, you’ll ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, and forward‑thinking digital solutions that power the future of cricket in Australia. Key Responsibilities Inspire and grow teams: Lead, mentor, and scale high‑performing, inclusive engineering teams across multiple locations, fostering continuous learning and innovation. Champion best practices Set and uphold high standards in software development, architecture, testing, and deployment, ensuring scalable, secure and maintainable solutions. Accelerate with AI: Integrate and advocate for AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Lovable, Windsurf) to boost productivity, code quality and delivery speed. Collaborate for impact: Partner with senior leaders and stakeholders to align engineering outcomes with business goals, while managing resources and ensuring compliance. Who We Are Looking For Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or a related field; postgraduate qualifications highly regarded. Extensive experience (6+ years) in fullstack engineering, with deep expertise in .js frameworks and leading geographically distributed teams. Proven ability to build cloud‑native development environments, with strong knowledge of IaC, DevOps and secure coding practices. Demonstrated success in integrating AI‑enabled coding tools and orchestrating LLM and multi‑modal systems for scalable, efficient solutions. Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a commitment to innovation, continuous improvement and inclusive team culture. What’s In It For You Tickets to the Cricket for you to take friends and family and experience Australia’s favourite game. A flexible working environment, meaning we strike the balance of what you need and what works for the business (this isn’t limited to working remotely). Discounts from partners such as ASICS and salary packaging options. A multitude of leave types including paid parental leave and volunteer leave. Our Culture Cricket is a sport for all Australians and our workplace reflects that. We recognise our differences are our strength and a diverse and inclusive workforce is fundamental to our success. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of colour, gender, LGBTIQ+ people, people with diverse religious beliefs and people with a disability to apply. Our culture is founded on our values: Aspire Respect Lead together Australian Cricket, including Cricket Australia, is committed to being a child safe organisation and requires all team members to hold a valid Working with Children Check. We need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact Please submit your application via the link by 5pm Monday 8th December. In the meantime, follow us on our socials via Instagram @cricketaustralia, via X @cricketaus and via our website #J-18808-Ljbffr