Principal Java Software Engineer Canberra ACT | Hybrid | 12-month contract + 2 x 12-month extensions Darwin Consultancy is looking for an experienced Principal Java Software Engineer to join a long-term Australian Government program supporting a life-critical application used for maritime and aviation search and rescue operations.

You'll work with a small, highly skilled team developing and supporting enterprise Java applications across cloud and backend technologies.

What you'll be doing

- Develop and maintain enterprise Java applications • Build REST and SOAP services • Develop React-based web applications • Design and develop Oracle database solutions • Work with AWS cloud services • Contribute to CI/CD using Jenkins, Git and Maven • Produce technical documentation • Support production releases and occasional on-call support What we're looking for




- 8+ years' Java development experience • Strong Spring / Spring Boot experience • Oracle Database and SQL • REST APIs • JPA / Hibernate • ReactJS, HTML and CSS • AWS experience • Jenkins, Git and Maven • Linux/Unix • Solid communication and documentation skills • Experience working in Agile teams Experience with Java EE, JMS, SOAP, OpenAPI and CloudFormation is highly regarded. Requirements
- Australian Citizen • Baseline Security Clearance, or ability to obtain one • Able to attend Canberra for the initial onboarding period before moving to a hybrid arrangement If you're looking for a long-term government contract working on a large-scale, mission-critical system, we'd like to hear from you.

📌 Principal Java Software Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 DARWIN BUSINESS CONSULTANCY
📍 Canberra