2 x Principal Java / Bespoke Software Engineers

Canberra / Hybrid

12-month contract + 2 x 12-month extensions

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Really Awesome People is seeking two highly experienced Principal Java Engineers to support and enhance NEXUS, a life-critical operational system used by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre Australia.

NEXUS helps coordinate maritime and aviation search-and-rescue incidents and supports responses to marine pollution events. This is not just another development contract. The work directly contributes to Australia’s national safety and emergency-response capability.

You will join a small, highly skilled engineering team responsible for the continued development, support and modernisation of a complex enterprise environment spanning Java, Oracle, AWS and integration technologies.

The opportunity

This role will suit a senior engineer who remains technically hands‑on while also operating as a trusted technical leader.

You will:

- Lead and contribute to complex enterprise software‑development activities
- Develop and maintain Java and Java EE/JMS components
- Build services using Spring, Spring Boot, REST and SOAP
- Design and implement Oracle data models, stored procedures and integrations
- Support AWS services including EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SQS and CloudFormation
- Maintain CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, Git, Maven and Ant
- Produce detailed technical designs and engineering documentation
- Improve software‑development standards, practices and capability
- Provide authoritative technical advice to senior stakeholders




- Participate in a shared on‑call roster for critical incidents

What you will bring

You will ideally have:

- At least eight years of qualified Java‑development experience
- Strong experience with enterprise design patterns, JPA and Hibernate
- Experience with Java web services, REST APIs, SOAP, OpenAPI, XML and JSON
- Strong Oracle or comparable enterprise‑database experience
- Linux, Unix and Bash capability
- AWS development experience
- A strong commitment to testing, maintainability and robust engineering
- The ability to operate at a principal or SFIA Level 6 standard
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with ReactJS, HTML, CSS, reactive programming or ArcGIS integrations would be highly regarded.

Engagement details

- Canberra‑based hybrid arrangement
- Regular work from home available
- Sydney‑based candidates who can travel regular to Canberra may be considered
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Estimated start date: 1 September 2026
- Initial 12-month contract
- Two potential 12-month extensions
- Australian citizenship required
- Baseline clearance preferred, or ability to obtain one
- Competitive market‑based hourly rate

The role includes participation in a shared 24/7 on‑call roster. After‑hours calls are historically rare, but candidates must be comfortable accepting responsibility while rostered.

Applications should be received by Friday, 7 August 2026 .

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📌 Principal Java, Bespoke Software Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Really Awesome People
📍 Canberra