Job Description
Senior Backend / AI / ML Software Engineer
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IP Australia | 12-Month Contract + 2 × 12-Month Extensions
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The Chance
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An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Software Engineer / Developer to join IP Australia's AI Factory within Business Delivery Services.
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n This is an ideal opportunity for a senior developer with strong Python and AWS experience who is interested in applying emerging technologies and AI within a government environment.
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Key Details
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Organisation: IP Australia
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Role: Senior Backend / AI / ML Software Engineer
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Contract: 12 months + 2 × 12-month extensions
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Start: 26 October ****
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Location: Canberra preferred; QLD, VIC, NSW also considered
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Working arrangement: Hybrid
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Security: Must be able to obtain Baseline
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Level: Senior / EL1 equivalent
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Hours: Up to 8 hours per day
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Remote candidates may be considered within the same time zone. Offsite candidates will need to attend the Canberra office for 2-3 days during onboarding, with occasional travel to Canberra thereafter, typically twice and no more than four times per year. Travel is at the candidate's own expense.
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What You'll Be Doing
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Develop and deliver software components alongside software developers, data scientists and ML engineers
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Build and maintain production capabilities within a multidisciplinary Agile team
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Deliver Proofs of Concept with Subject Matter Experts
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Develop solutions using AWS, particularly serverless technologies
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Contribute to the responsible application of AI and emerging technologies
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Maintain and continuously improve existing production systems
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Contribute to technical documentation, code quality and development practices
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Essential Technical Experience
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Python
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AWS, particularly serverless application development
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Infrastructure-as-Code, preferably AWS CDK
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CI/CD, particularly AWS CodePipeline
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DevOps tools and practices
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Experience delivering and maintaining production software
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Experience working within multidisciplinary software development teams
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Desirable Experience
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JavaScript and/or TypeScript
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Vue.js
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AI and Machine Learning
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MLOps
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Emerging AI technologies
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Selection Criteria
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Candidates will need to demonstrate:
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AWS - 35% Experience building and maintaining solutions using AWS.
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Python - 35% Experience building and maintaining software using Python.
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DevOps - 20% Experience delivering software using DevOps tools and practices.
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Government / Multidisciplinary Experience - 10% Experience working collaboratively within a dynamic, multidisciplinary software development team in a government agency. Each response is limited to 3,000 characters.
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Application Requirements
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Resume
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Professional references
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Responses to all selection criteria
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Published: 31 August ****
n RFQ closes: 14 September ****
n Estimated start: 26 October ****

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