Manager, Mobile & Portal Development

Development team lead role overseeing a critical student and staff portal platform

Work across React Native, React, Node and AWS/serverlessHEO
10 level role of $156,277 + 17% superannuation

Solve by Talent is partnering with the University of Sydney to recruit a Manager, Mobile & Portal Development to support the delivery of key Information and Communications Technology initiatives that help shape the future of education, research, and innovation.

Why join the University of Sydney?

Join one of Australia’s leading universities at a pivotal point of change, where technology is evolving to better support student learning, empower teaching excellence, and enable research delivery at global scale.

ICT is central to delivering the University’s academic mission. Working across faculties, disciplines, and research communities, you will shape the platforms, services, and partnerships that enable student success, strengthen teaching, and accelerate research impact.

This work spans both the critical services that keep the University running every day and the ongoing improvement of systems and experiences.

With strong investment and clear direction, you’ll operate in a large and complex environment where your contribution has visible , meaningful impact across the University.

You’ll collaborate across academic and professional communities to help shape a more connected and capable University, supporting teaching excellence, research impact, and student success.

The opportunity

This role leads a critical platform that supports student and staff portal experiences across mobile and web, connecting users to services, applications, events, maps and University resources.

You will provide technical and architectural leadership across React Native, React, Node and AWS/serverless environments, helping ensure the platform remains stable, secure, modern and user-friendly.

What you’ll doLead the design, development and lifecycle of mobile and portal applications.

Provide technical and architectural guidance across mobile, web and cloud components.

Coach developers, guide code-level decisions and uplift engineering practice.

Manage prioritisation, demand and technical debt across a critical University platform.

Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams and technical specialists.

What we’re looking for Significant experience leading mobile and web application development.

Strong technical depth across React Native, React, Node and cloud-native environments.

Experience guiding architecture, code quality, security and platform modernisation.

Strong leadership, coaching, prioritisation and stakeholder communication skills.

Ability to balance reliability, user experience, technical debt and delivery outcomes.

What’s in it for you?

At the University of Sydney, we support our staff with a range of benefits designed to enhance your career, wellbeing and work-life balance, including:

Up to 17% superannuation to support your financial future .Extremely generous parental leave entitlements.

C ompetitive salary with salary packaging options.

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

Career development and learning opportunities.

Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport.

Access to a vibrant, globally recognised university community.

How to apply

If you're looking for an opportunity to contribute to meaningful work while building your career in a world-class university environment, we would love to hear from you.

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

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