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Head of Technology

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-14 Kuala Lumpur Full-time Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market RM18,000–RM35,000/mo

About the Company

Based in Mackay and with locations situated in both NSW and QLD, our growing organization is seeking a highly motivated person to join our team as a Sales Engineer. Combining your technical knowledge with your sales skills, you will provide advice and support on our expanding range of products and services. Travel throughout NSW and QLD, in particular visits to the states mining basins, will be an essential part of this role. Role Identify and develop new business opportunities within the mining, transport and industrial sectors Research & develop new lines of target market products Identify, implement and develop new product supply chains both in Australia and abroad Manage ongoing customer and supplier relationships Candidate Requirements Experience in sales, preferably within the mining, transport and industrial sectors Engineering understanding, including but not limited to the ability to read and disseminate relevant technical information Experience with AutoCAD or similar drawing package Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and time management skills Very strong attention to detail Excellent customer service skills Demonstrate strong team attributes Remuneration package, organisational and job description details will be communicated upon acceptance of your application. Mining & Metals Specialties: Mining, Business Development, Sales

Responsibilities

  • ● Define and execute the company's technology strategy, architecture roadmap and technology investment priorities.
  • ● Lead software engineering, architecture, QA, DevOps, cloud infrastructure and release management.
  • ● Drive modern engineering practices including cloud-native architecture, microservices, Kubernetes, CI/CD, automation and observability.
  • ● Lead technology pre-sales and solution development, partnering with the commercial and sales teams to identify client needs, shape technical solutions and support business growth.
  • ● Act as the technical lead for client engagements, solution architecture, RFP/RFQ responses, technical proposals, solution presentations and client workshops.
  • ● Build strong relationships with C-level clients, partners and key stakeholders, serving as a trusted technology advisor throughout the sales and delivery lifecycle.
  • ● Lead the company's AI, data and automation strategy, taking use cases from POC through to production.
  • ● Build and scale a high-performing engineering, architecture and data organisation.
  • ● Manage technology budgets, vendors, cloud spend, engineering KPIs and overall delivery efficiency.
  • ● Own technology security, cyber resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery and compliance.
  • ● Ensure alignment with PDPA, ISO/IEC 27001 and relevant industry or regulatory requirements.
  • ● Drive continuous improvement in technology delivery, operational efficiency and commercial competitiveness.

Requirements

  • ● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or a related field.
  • ● 12-15 years of technology experience, including 7-10 years in senior technology leadership and proven experience in technology pre-sales.
  • ● Proven experience building and scaling engineering teams of 40+ professionals.
  • ● Strong technical background in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP), APIs, microservices, containers/Kubernetes and modern software engineering.
  • ● Proven experience leading technical pre-sales, solution architecture, RFP/RFQ responses, technical proposals and client presentations.
  • ● Experience delivering enterprise technology projects and/or commercial software products, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • ● Proven experience delivering AI/ML, generative AI or data platforms into production.
  • ● Strong commercial acumen, including budgeting, vendor management, solution costing and stakeholder management.
  • ● Excellent communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia, with the ability to engage C-level stakeholders, clients and Board members.