Applications & Integrations Manager

The Role

We are seeking a hands-on Applications & Integration Manager to own, modernise, and uplift the application stack and day-to-day development and delivery team at Best & Less Group. This pivotal role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing delivery, support, and transformation.

About You

You will lead an experienced and embedded team through a phase of reinvention, partnering with business and IT stakeholders to identify pain points, design value-led improvements, and deliver measurable change.

You will take full ownership of our internal applications, integration layer , and support frameworks bringing structure, pace, and innovation to how we build and support our retail systems. 

Your Day Will Consist Of:

• Owning the application landscape, integration layer (Boomi + .net), and all day-to-day operational support activities.
• Drive adoption of structured delivery practices versioning, documentation, testing, and quality control.
• Coach and mentor developers and analysts; build a culture of continuous improvement.
• Embed DevOps thinking and agile-lite practices into delivery cycles.
• Leading an experienced and embedded team through a phase of reinvention, partnering with business and IT stakeholders to identify pain points, design value-led improvements, and deliver measurable change.
• Taking full ownership of our internal applications, integration layer (Boomi), and support frameworks bringing structure, pace, and innovation to how we build and support our retail systems,
• Stakeholder alignment, you will energise the function, drive modern practices, and shape the future of engineering at Best & Less.

As Our IT Operations Manager, You Will Have:

• Exceptional .NET skills, a curiosity for AI and automation, and a mindset focused on progress over perfection
• 8 + years commercial software-development experience, including 3 + years in a technical-lead or engineering-management role.
• Deep expertise in C#/.NET (or equivalent modern stack), RESTful services, relational databases and cloud platforms, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
• Hands-on exposure to DevOps, containerisation and micro-services.
• Proven success delivering enterprise-grade, customer-facing applications in retail, e-commerce or similar high-volume environments, including ERP, POS or merchandise systems

Why Work for Us?

• A supportive team environment we work hard but have a great time doing it
• The opportunity to work with an iconic Australian retail business
• Generous staff discounts
• Access to Sonder Employee Assistance Program
• Career growth opportunities in a dynamic and innovative environment

At Best&Less, we are all about making it easy for Australian families to look and feel their best at great value prices. We are proud of our products and prices, but we know that our magic is in our people and our culture. We value and nurture great talent, believe in promoting from within, and we celebrate success with enthusiasm.