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 practicesYou'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
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