Experienced Principal Software Engineer (EL2 equivalent) to support and enhance a life-critical application used in national search and rescue operations based in ACT.

- Location: ACT (Hybrid – WFH flexibility)
- Start: ASAP
- 12 months 12 month extension
- Hours: Up to 40 hours per week
- Clearance: Baseline Security Clearance required

About the Prospect:

We are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer (EL2 equivalent) to support and enhance NEXUS, a mission-critical platform used by the Rescue Coordination Centre Australia (RCCA). The system plays a vital role in coordinating maritime and aviation search and rescue operations, as well as national pollution response activities.

As part of a highly capable technical team, you'll contribute to the development, support and continuous improvement of a complex cloud-based platform that delivers real-world impact.

What You’ll Do:

- Build and maintain enterprise Java applications
- Work across AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, SQS)




- Develop APIs (REST/SOAP)
- Design and manage Oracle databases
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Maven, Git)
- Support releases system improvements
- Join a small, high-performing team

Requirements

- 8 years Java experience (Spring / Hibernate)
- Strong AWS API development
- Solid Oracle / data modelling skills
- Experience in enterprise / gov environments
- Ability to obtain Baseline clearance
- Additional InformationHybrid working arrangement with flexibility
- On-call support required (rare escalations, approx. once per year)
- One-page pitch required addressing selection criteria (SFIA Level 6)
- If you’re an experienced Principal Engineer looking to work on a high-impact, life-critical system, we’d love to hear from you.

Email [email protected] for more information.

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