About the Department

A national statistical agency, providing official statistics on a wide range of economic, social, population and environmental matters of importance to Australia.

Key Duties

• Working closely with the project teams to deliver improvements and new systems to Census Operations.
• Design, develop, test, deploy and support cloud and on premises applications to best meet functional and non-functional needs.
• Apply best practice for associated application technology stacks, surrounding architecture, and delivery practices.
• Contribute to development of strategy and roadmaps for technical solutions.
• Liaise with clients and other stakeholders to understand business needs.
• Actively monitor and respond to production incidents and problems, applying IT service management best practice as per the division's policies.
• Liaise with partners and vendors to resolve critical issues, as well as using their expertise to make informed design and implementation decisions.
• Support team members in their work and provide technical coaching and mentoring.
• Seek opportunities to improve operational health for solutions in availability, performance, security, and efficiency.

To be suitable, candidates should have the following skills, qualities, and experience:

• Software development skills and experience in front end, back-end, and/or database systems, including relevant ICT qualifications.
• Strong verbal and written communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a geographically dispersed team.
• Understand and follow Agile principles in the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated passion for developing quality code with an eye for detail.
• Apply critical thinking to solve complex business and technical problems.
• Ability to recognise and suggest improvements to systems and business processes.
• Be security aware in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.

As well as experience in at least one of the following (multiple would be highly desirable):

• Front-end JavaScript technologies such as Next.js, Vue.js, React, Angular, etc.
• Knowledge of legacy JSF front-end frameworks is also desirable.
• Back-end technologies including Java, Python, Spring Boot, Maven, JBoss EAP, and RESTful APIs. C# experience is also desirable.
• AWS technologies including Lambda, S3, EC2, API Gateway, ECR, CloudWatch, CloudFront, IAM, and associated products.
• Database development in PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora DB or other similar SQL based RDMS platforms.
• CI/CD experience with GitLab, AWS CDK and AWS CloudFormation.
• A strong understanding of WCAG and the Digital Service Standards.
• Experience in automated testing tools and test-driven development

Australian Citizens Only

These positions are non-ongoing for 12-18 months, meaning you will be employed directly by ABS

Positions can be located in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth or Hobart

How to Apply

Click APPLY or contact Marisa Conlon, Senior Consultant, Talent Acquisition at [email protected] for further information on the role.

Please submit applications in Word format only by midnight, Sunday 30th March 2025.

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