Canberra ACT | Ngunnawal and Ngambri
Full-time
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.
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.
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.
Reporting to the Head of Software Engineering and Architecture, you will:
What’s in it for you?
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.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
