Job Description
Senior Software Engineer - Digital & Data
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Location: Canberra, ACT
n Contract: Labour-hire contract to 30 June ****, with two 12-month extension options
n Pay: $130 - $160 p/h including super (negotiable)
n Work type: Full time
n Work arrangement: Hybrid, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis
n Clearance: Must hold a current NV1 clearance or above
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About the Role
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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.
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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.
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What You'll Be Doing
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Design and develop AWS cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices and integrations
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Build event-driven, serverless and containerised solutions using AWS services
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Develop with Java, Python, Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript
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Provision AWS infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation or AWS CDK
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Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines across development, test and production
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Lead software and systems design, architecture reviews and technical trade-offs
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Perform testing,



code reviews, quality assurance and defect resolution
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Investigate production incidents, defects and performance issues
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Provide technical leadership and specialist AWS advice
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Produce solution designs, architecture diagrams, API specifications, runbooks and deployment documentation
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What You Bring (Essential Criteria)
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You've taken technical responsibility across complex software development from design through deployment and support
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You can design complex software and systems while balancing functional and non-functional requirements
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You've delivered secure AWS cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices or integration services
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You can lead systems integration, build automation and continuous integration practicesYou've used Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD in production delivery environments
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You can guide engineers on methods, tools, standards, software quality and security
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You're an Australian citizen
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You must hold a current NV1 clearance or above
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Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)
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Experience monitoring emerging technologies and assessing their practical impact
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Experience providing detailed specialist technical advice
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Organisational-level release and deployment policy or governance experience
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Experience leading business process improvement using technology and automation
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📌 Senior Software Engineer (Canberra)
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