Australian citizenship required. No PR or Work Visa holders. Must be able to obtain Baseline security clearance. What to Submit A tailored resume in docx format A one page (5000 character) summary response to the selection criteria below.

RFQ Details RFQ ID: LH-07371

Agency: Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Closing Date: Monday, 10 August 2026 – 11:59pm (Canberra time)

Estimated Start Date: Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Initial Contract Duration: 12 Months

Extension Term: 12 months

Number of Extensions: 2

Experience Level: Principal - EL2 equivalent

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline security clearance

Location of Work: ACT

Working Arrangements: Hybrid. Ability to attend office but regular WFH available.

Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week Job Details In this role you will support and develop AMSA's life critical application NEXUS. NEXUS is used by AMSA's Rescue Response Centre Australia (RCCA) to help coordinate assets in maritime and aviation search and rescue incidents and triage and respond to pollution events.

You will support the following Nexus users: RCCA Staff (RCCA).

RCCA Intelligence Operators. NEXUS System consists of multiple components built on various technologies/languages (.NET, Java, AWS, Oracle PL/SQL, ArcGIS) providing NEXUS users the capability to perform their operational business functions. This role will focus on supporting, maintaining and developing solutions for NEXUS cloud and back-end Java/AWS/Oracle components.

NEXUS back-end comprises of multiple Java components and Java EE JMS components used for data integration and message processing. It also consists of AWS cloud components used to provide external integrations with AMSA's external clients/partners. Your candidate will work in a small team of highly skilled Java and .NET developers/SME's with years of business knowledge that all contribute to AMSA's in-house support of Nexus.

Key Duties and Responsibilities Develop enterprise-grade software using Java and Oracle technologies





Develop / maintain web-based UI using ReactJS, CSS and HTML

Design data models, translate to physical data models and implement using Oracle Database

Implement CRUD operations on the database using Java Object-Relational Mapping frameworks

Produce and maintain detailed design artefacts & technical specifications

Create and work with RESTful OpenAPI specifications, SOAP WSDLs, XML Schemas

Develop and maintain DevOps workflows using Jenkins, Git and Maven & Ant

Perform and build Nexus software releases following established processes

Providing advice and support for Applications Director & CIO

Provision of on-call services as part of a team roster (calls are rare one per year) Technical Skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

At least 8 years Java experience, enterprise design patterns, JPA, Hibernate ORM, JEE an advantage, reactive programming an advantage.

Java Web service development, SOAP and REST APIs, OpenAPI/XSD Schemas, XML/JSON, Spring/SpringBoot.

Unix/Linux, Bash.

Maven lifecycle management, Continuous Integration, Unit and System Integration testing.

Major database experience, including data modelling, stored procedures. Oracle preferred.

Willingness to be 24x7 on-call. Historically calls escalated to the dev team between 10pm and 6am are rare one per year.

AWS development (EC2, Lambdas, API Gateway, S3/SQS, Cloud Formation).

Strong commitment to software engineering processes and a proven ability to develop robust and maintainable software.

A proven ability to document technical processes.

Implement and maintain automated testing. Provide feedback on implementation and design aspects as required from other areas.





Assist in the continuous improvement process by developing and enhancing procedures and produce documentation, including detailed design documentation, in accordance w Selection 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 Programming/software development: Level 6 (SFIA) Develops organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for software construction and refactoring. Plans and leads software construction activities for strategic, large and complex development projects. Adapts or develops recent methods and organisational capabilities and drives adoption of, and adherence to policies and standards.

Why choose Pinaka We know the government ICT market and we keep things straightforward. We take time to understand your background, your goals and the type of role that suits you. We believe transparency is about more than rates and our margins are fair and always disclosed.

What You Can Expect From

Us... Fair, disclosed margins

Clear communication at every stage

Honest advice on fit and competitiveness

Visibility on submissions and process status A professional and respectful experience How You Are Paid... You choose what's best for you. PAYG through Pinaka

Third-party payroll

Self-employed (own ABN) With a single, transparent and fixed margin, we ensure compliance to all state and payroll laws. So that is one less thing for you to worry about. BYO CONTRACT Already in a role but not happy with the setup?

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