The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians. We’re focused on
supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with
communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and
wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research. It’s all part of the way we partner with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life.

About the role:

The Senior Developer plays a key role in providing application support including system analysis, development, enhancements, and maintenance of domain specific solutions hosted in Cloud environments. Working within the department's in-house Digital Solution Platform (DSP) team, the role contributes to the delivery of modern web development technologies and Microsoft Azure cloud across the Department.

The role is responsible for translating business requirements into high quality technical solutions through sound design, development, testing and deployment practices, while ensuring alignment with departmental standards, architecture, security and governance frameworks. The Senior Developer provides technical leadership within project and operational contexts, supporting the delivery of new capabilities, continuous improvement initiatives, and the ongoing maintenance and support of production systems.

In this role, the Senior Developer collaborates closely with project managers, functional analysts, architects, platform specialists and stakeholders to design reusable and sustainable solutions that meet evolving organisational needs. The role also contributes specialist expertise to problem resolution, incident management and enhancement activities, ensuring solutions are reliable, well documented and fit for purpose.

The Senior Developer maintains awareness of emerging development technologies and industry best practices and applies this knowledge to uplift capability across the team. Through mentoring and technical guidance, the role supports capability development within the DSP platform and contributes to improved development standards, innovation and delivery outcomes for the department.

Please view position description for further information about the role.

About us:





At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

About you:

- Makes decisions in situations where there is some, but not definitive, precedent about the application of an organisational framework.
- Innovative thinking and analysis influences developments within area of responsibility.
- Negotiates with stakeholders and peers with the object of gaining co‑operation and meeting timelines for delivery of project, service or advice.
- Pro-actively identify, document and manage issues and risks associated with work being undertaken.

Qualification/Specialist Expertise

- Relevant IT related degree or qualification will be highly advantageous to this role.

- Certification in PRINCE 2 or another project management methodology is strongly preferred, and experience with Agile projects is considered beneficial.

- Extensive experience as a Senior Developer, working for medium to large government or commercial organisations with software design patterns, development standards, and application frameworks.

- Designing services and collaborating with analysts and stakeholders to establish reusable solutions.

- Extensive experiences in the following disciplines:

Coding:

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- Experience in a wide range of technologies and application designs, in particular .NET 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.x, .Net Core 1.x, 2.x and 3.x, .Net 6, 7 and 8 development, C#, Microsoft Enterprise Library frameworks (or equivalent) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).
- Experience working with Azure DevOps and building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
- Experience in developing web application using modern web technologies such as HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, SCSS, up-to-date JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS,



Angular and React and modern UI frameworks such as Bootstrap, Angular Material, PrimeNG

Integration:

- Integration patterns, service development (SOAP Web Services and RESTful APIs), API management (API security and usage policy definition) and SOA framework, as well as messaging formats (JSON and XML).
- Service design and working with analysts and stakeholders to define re-usable API services.
- Experience working with modern authentication technologies such as oAuth and SAML.

What we offer:

- The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
- A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service.
- A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

How to apply:

Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. Click the ‘Apply' button to view further information about the role including key contact details and the advertisement closing date.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated to provide responsive and quality services to all Victorians. We continue to build an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences to realise the potential of our employees for innovation and delivering services aimed at enhancing the lives of all Victorians. All roles can be worked flexibly and we encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at *********@health.vic.gov.au. For more information on our commitment to inclusion and diversity see inclusion and diversity at the Department of Health.

If you have any queries in relation to participation in recruitment processes at Health, or experience any issues in applying, please feel free to email ***************@health.vic.gov.au. Please note that unsolicited applications from third parties cannot be accepted. If you have questions regarding the role, please message the contact person listed on the advertisement directly.

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