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
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)
Solid AWS + API development
Solid Oracle / data modelling skills
Experience in enterprise / gov environments
Ability to obtain Baseline clearance
Additional Information
Hybrid working arrangement with flexibility
On-call support required (rare escalations, approx. once per year)