Senior Software Engineer - Digital Data Location: Canberra, ACT Contract: Labour-hire contract to 30 June ****, with two 12-month extension options Pay: $130 - $160 p/h including super (negotiable) Work type: Full time Work arrangement: Hybrid, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis Clearance: Must hold a current NV1 clearance or above About the Role This is a senior hands-on software engineering role with our Federal Government client.
You will deliver secure, scalable and resilient AWS cloud-native solutions while providing technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle.
You will work in multi-disciplinary Agile teams across applications, APIs, integrations, serverless services and containerised workloads.
The role combines hands-on engineering with design ownership, quality, deployment, operational support and technical advice.
What You'll Be Doing Design and develop AWS cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices and integrations Build event-driven, serverless and containerised solutions using AWS services Develop with Java, Python, Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript Provision AWS infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation or AWS CDK Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines across development, test and production Lead software and systems design, architecture reviews and technical trade-offs Perform testing, code reviews,



quality assurance and defect resolution Investigate production incidents, defects and performance issues Provide technical leadership and specialist AWS advice Produce solution designs, architecture diagrams, API specifications, runbooks and deployment documentation What You Bring (Essential Criteria) You've taken technical responsibility across complex software development from design through deployment and support You can design complex software and systems while balancing functional and non-functional requirements You've delivered secure AWS cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices or integration services You can lead systems integration, build automation and continuous integration practices You've used Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD in production delivery environments You can guide engineers on methods, tools, standards, software quality and security You're an Australian citizen You must hold a current NV1 clearance or above Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria) Experience monitoring emerging technologies and assessing their practical impact Experience providing detailed specialist technical advice Organisational-level release and deployment policy or governance experience Experience leading business process improvement using technology and automation Roles like this move fast - apply now and keep more of your rate with free payroll and no payroll fee deducted.

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Australia)
🏢 Effective People
📍 Australia