Ross King
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Dynamic geospatial leader with 20+ years across rail, power, GPS, LiDAR and mapping, including 10 years managing teams delivering high‑quality, cloud‑scale LiDAR solutions. Eager to bring deep technical expertise and proven leadership to your team and help drive innovative, data‑driven outcomes.
Combines deep technical expertise with proven leadership to drive innovative, data‑driven outcomes and tangible business benefits.
Experienced mentor, having developed colleagues’ skills to enhance performance and value.
Successfully delivered rail products that have remained in production for over 20 years, as well as LiDAR processing products that generate industry‑leading results for customers.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Tech Mahindra
Melbourne, Victoria
04.2025 - Current
- Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams, driving high performance, accountability, and continuous improvement culture
- Define technical strategy and architecture aligned with product roadmap and long-term business objectives
- Partner with product management to prioritize roadmap, manage trade-offs, and deliver customer-focused outcomes
- Establish and refine engineering processes for planning, execution, code quality, and release management
- Drive technical decisions and design reviews, balancing innovation, risk, and maintainability
Senior Solutions Architect
Altavec
Melbourne, Victoria
02.2022 - Current
- Design end-to-end cloud architectures aligning business requirements, security standards, scalability, and cost optimization
- Create high-level and low-level solution designs, reference architectures, and integration patterns
- Provide technical leadership to cross-functional delivery teams throughout project lifecycle and implementation phases
- Collaborate with sales teams on RFI/RFP responses, solution estimates, and technical proposal documentation
- Mentor engineers and architects, fostering architectural thinking, design quality, and technical excellence
Solutions Architect
AusNet Services/Mondo Power
Melbourne, Victoria
12.2018 - 02.2022
- Led solution design for power utilities and rail clients, aligning technical architectures with business and operational requirements
- Collaborated with stakeholders across engineering, operations and business teams to capture requirements and translate them into scalable solution designs
- Provided technical leadership throughout project lifecycles, guiding development teams on implementation approaches and best practices
- Ensured solutions complied with relevant standards, regulations and security requirements within power utilities and rail environments
- Supported pre-sales and solution scoping activities by contributing technical expertise on architectures for power utilities and rail solutions
Solution Lead
Geomatic Technologies
Melbourne, Australia
06.2001 - 12.2018
- Progressed from graduate engineer to technical lead across multiple rail-focused projects, taking on increasing levels of technical responsibility and decision-making
- Led technical aspects of rail solutions, ensuring alignment with project requirements, industry standards and safety considerations
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to deliver rail-related projects, coordinating inputs from engineering, operations and stakeholders
- Contributed to the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for rail systems and infrastructure
- Identified technical risks and issues in rail projects and supported the development of mitigation and resolution approaches
- Provided guidance and support to junior team members, sharing technical knowledge and best practices within the project team
- Participated in technical reviews and documentation activities to ensure quality, traceability and compliance in rail project deliverables
Education
Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering -
University of Melbourne
Parkville, VIC06-2001
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Agile Methodologies
- Innovative Thinking
- Effective Communication
- API Design and Management
- NET Programming
- AWS Services
- Database (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
Affiliations
Field Hockey
Timeline
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Tech Mahindra
04.2025 - Current
Senior Solutions Architect
Altavec
02.2022 - Current
Solutions Architect
AusNet Services/Mondo Power
12.2018 - 02.2022
Solution Lead
Geomatic Technologies
06.2001 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering -
University of Melbourne