Java Developers

A frontline Federal Govt client supporting millions of Australians, also a front and centre of a vision to be a world leader in government service delivery is seeking Senior Java Developers:

• experience overseeing software development projects, writing optimised code, and provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers. They are responsible for the quality and functionality of the software produced by their team.
• development professionals design, create, test and document software systems and applications in accordance with agreed development and security standards and processes.
• write and test code and optimise software for speed and capability. They enable the design, testing, maintenance, and evaluation of new and existing software systems. Senior Developers assess moderately complex technical issues that may arise within the development or production environments.
• promote and deliver flexible, quality service to improve customer experience
• work under the limited direction of senior staff to deliver results
• make ethical, evidence-based decisions using sound judgement
• anticipate and respond to stakeholder needs and expectations

Estimated start date 01 Jan 2027

Initial contract duration 12 months

Extension term details up to 24 months

Experience level APS6

Location of work QLD, ACT,VIC,NSW,SA

Working arrangements Hybrid The Labour Hire Worker is expected to work onsite for the first 6 weeks before a hybrid flexible working arrangement can be considered, unless otherwise negotiated. A hybrid flexible working arrangement may then be considered, ensuring the Labour Hire Worker’s residing address is within reasonable travel time and distance of the RFQ location to present onsite in cases of emergency or to meet business requirements. The location is the capital city of selected state/s.

Security clearance Must be an Australian Citizen and able to obtain Baseline

Duties may include some or all of the following:

• undertake analysis, design, development, prototyping, testing and maintenance activities
• provide support to development teams to create ICT solutions
• perform analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation with proposed solutions
• define software and technical designs for the realisation of high complexity custom solutions or conversion and migration solutions
• ensure excellent quality and maintain high standards in software development
• provide go-live support and maintenance for developments
• escalate issues as identified and suggest alternative approaches
• propose and facilitate innovative solutions to meet enterprise and user requirements
• ensure compliance with endorsed software development methodologies
• provide comprehensive technical support to senior staff
• monitor workloads to ensure business goals are achieved
• ensure work aligns with processes and overall delivery outcomes
• perform cost analysis activities as required
• develop documentation for review by senior staff including technical documentations and progress reports
• collaborate with stakeholders to ensure effective and timely implementation of projects
• maintain up-to-date knowledge of ICT policies and processes and transfer knowledge to other team members
• exercise appropriate delegation in accordance with legislations and guidelines.
• Support the design, development and delivery of Java based solutions withing the Services Australia technical environments and systems.
• Support the design, build, test and technical outcomes across Governmental SDLC.

Knowledge / Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, software engineering, computer science or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise software development lifecycle practices, quality assurance and release management.
• Experience working with an Agile environment and MDTs
• 2+ years experience in fronted development with a focus on Angular
• Proficiency in TypeScript and Java Script
• Strong working knowledge of HTML, CSS, CSS frameworks (such as Bootstrap) and responsive design principles
• Knowledge of Business Driven Development (BDD)
• Good working knowledge and experience with unit testing frameworks (such as Jest)
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git

Technical skills

• Proficiency in and/or Java (Spring framework) and NodeJS (TypeScript) RESTful microservices (Java/backend or fullstack)
• Document and relational databases, such as MongoDB, DB2, Postgres
• Infrastructure-As-Code and containerised deployment patterns, such as Kubernetes
• RESTful APIs and integrating frontend applications with backend services
• Node JS

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential criteria

• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, testing and supporting Java/J2EE/Angular applications and integration services in complex enterprise environments, including secure coding, API development and relational database integration.
• Ability to work effectively in an Agile delivery team, analyse requirements, resolve defects, support releases and communicate technical information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable criteria

• Experience with Spring Boot, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, DevOps tooling or containerised deployment patterns.
• Experience working with Australian Government systems, security requirements, accessibility standards or large-scale service delivery platforms.
• Experience supporting application maintenance and support activities for critical business systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with business, technical and operational stakeholders