Candidates MUST be located in Canberra and MUST also hold NV1 security clearance - if you do not meet this then do not read further.

Can you read? If so then read the first line above and if you are in Canberra and hold NV1 then read on.

Working closely with the Development Lead, Senior Full Stack Developers and under direction of the Commonwealth, positions will focus software engineering delivery for the Strategic Performance and Risk Overview (SPARO) application, which provides scenario analysis and actionable insights into Army capability and readiness across logistics and sustainment mission profiles.

Allocation to other products may occur according to Chain of Command directives or in support of the Army Data Hub platform services and may include both greenfield and brownfield initiatives of varying complexity and maturity.

Responsibilities

Under direction of the Commonwealth, undertake the following duties:

Software Development and Engineering

- Develop, test, deploy and maintain full stack analytical applications in accordance with Army and Defence software engineering standards and best practices.
- Contribute to the design, development and enhancement of secure, scalable and maintainable software solutions.
- Implement user stories, technical requirements and defect remediation activities within Agile delivery cycles.
- Participate in code reviews and apply established development patterns, frameworks and standards.
- Support the modernisation and sustainment of applications transitioning from outsourced delivery arrangements.

Front-End and Back-End Development
- Develop and maintain front-end components using approved frameworks such as Angular (brownfield) or Svelte (greenfield).
- Develop and support backend services, APIs and application integrations that enable analytical and decision-support capabilities.
- Assist in improving application usability, performance, accessibility and security.
- Ensure solutions align with Army and Defence architectural principles and security requirements and application patterns.

Data Integration and Analytics
- Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation and integration processes that consume enterprise data mesh and ERP data sources.
- Support the implementation of data services that enable reporting, analytics and scenario analysis capabilities.
- Work closely with data engineers, data architects and business stakeholders to ensure data quality, consistency and availability.
- Contribute to the delivery of solutions aligned with One Defence Data (1DD) data mesh principles.

DevOps and Application Support
- Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.




- Support application deployments, environment management, monitoring and operational support activities.
- Assist in troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving software defects, production issues and performance concerns.
- Contribute to the ongoing lifecycle management, maintenance and optimisation of software products.

Agile Delivery and Collaboration
- Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.
- Collaborate effectively with Development Leads, PROG 5 technical leads, Product Owners and other multidisciplinary team members.
- Contribute to technical estimation, planning and delivery activities.
- Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives across the development team.

Technical Analysis and Continuous Improvement
- Investigate technical challenges and emerging requirements and recommend appropriate solutions, technologies and design patterns.
- Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of recent tools, frameworks and engineering practices.
- Assist in developing and documenting technical standards, procedures and reusable design patterns.
- Support initiatives that improve software quality, security, reliability and delivery efficiency.

Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage with business stakeholders to understand user requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Support demonstrations, testing activities and user acceptance processes.
- Contribute to the successful delivery of capability outcomes that support Army Senior Leadership decision-making.

Expected Outcomes
- Delivery of high-quality, secure and maintainable software code and solutions.
- Successful implementation of application modernisation, data integration and capability enhancement initiatives.
- Improved analytical and decision-support capability through reliable access to enterprise data and scenario modelling functions.
- Effective contribution to Agile delivery teams and the continued evolution of Defence software engineering practices.

Workstreams

1. Front-End Application Modernisation
2. * Angular and /or Svelte framework uplift or transition activities.
3. * Modernise application codebases to align with Defence security requirements, architectural standards and preferred technology stacks
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* Improve maintainability, performance, usability and security of user-facing applications
5. Data Integration and Data Mesh Alignment
6. * Refactor and align data ingestion and integration patterns.
7. * Align application data services with One Defence Data (1DD) data mesh principles and/or enterprise logistics ERP data sources and data models.
8. * Enhance scalability, interoperability and data quality across the application ecosystem
9. Product Capability Development
10. * Design and develop new product features and analytical capabilities. Support product lifecycle management activities across planning, development, deployment and sustainment.
11. * Deliver functionality aligned with Product Owner priorities and evolving Army decision-support requirements

Required Skills / Experience Minimum 5 years’ experience across:

- SQL development, including 3NF
- Experience with both
- Back-end development with .Net including RDBMS and data integration / back-end frameworks
- JS full stack front-end frameworks (any one of Angular, React, Vue or Svelte for front-end frameworks)

Note : Preference for, or a majority of experience with one or the other will be considered

- API architectures
- Agile development, preferably Scrum.
- JS full stack development (any one of Angular, React, Vue or Svelte for front-end frameworks) with preference
- DevOps including pipeline execution, Repo management, automation testing, vulnerability scanning, branch management
- Unit and integration testing
- Any one of:
- Large scale application refactoring / migration resulting in changes to source system replacement
- Major security / application framework changes or upgrades affecting whole codebase
- Core functionality development / uplift including integration of internal extant modules, bug fixes and development of recent functionality as defined by Product Manager / Product Owner.
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Key stakeholder engagement including SMEs, project sponsors, BAs, requirements facilitations and elaboration, product showcases.
- Automated testing

Highly Desirable:
- Understanding of warehouse data taxonomy and best practices and architectures such as Kimball/STAR, Data Vault, data engineering ELT/ETL
- Experience with the logistics systems and logistics business domain, especially SAP data structures.
- Experience with Defence or related industries such as capability development and delivery, sustainment or operational planning.
- Experience with ISM, PSPF security frameworks, application security and hardening.

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