The Role

We are seeking skilled Software Engineers to join ASD. You will thrive in our collaborative teams, working alongside talented colleagues and supported by experienced technical leaders. You will leverage unique software and tools to deliver cutting-edge capabilities that directly support ASD’s mission. If you are passionate about Software Engineering and want to make a real impact, we encourage you to apply.

Key duties:

• Accountable for designing, coding, testing, reviewing, correcting and documenting large or complex programs and program modifications according to supplied specifications, standards and tools
• Accountable for accurate completion of work to agreed quality standards, share own expertise with others and guide and mentor less experienced employees
• Develop specialist knowledge of domain technologies and advise on their application
• Utilise knowledge and experience in development technologies to contribute to continuous process improvement
• Build and sustain effective relationship with team members and actively participate in team work and group activities
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders and subject matter experts to progress ICT software engineering business activities
• Design and implement solutions to issues impacting on the achievement of desired outcomes
• Evaluate activities and processes for compliance with ICT software development standards and processes.

Further information can be found at: I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au)

About our Team

You will play a pivotal role in developing bespoke software products, for example:

• Exploring the inner workings of operating systems
• Full stack development delivering data centric capabilities
• Front end development to enhance user experience
• Developing efficient, low-level software solutions to run on a variety of platforms
• Data Engineering in the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipeline.

You will work in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects related to:

• Computer and network security
• Data domains including Signals Intelligence and Support to Military Operations.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our Ideal candidate should possess one or more of the following traits and skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in developing, and proficiency architecting, with at least one programming language
• Industry experience, formal training or a particular domain expertise
• Have some experience in producing formal project documentation
• Experience implementing network design on Cisco and Juniper hardware
• Low level and high level languages and ETL processes
• Experience with at least one compiled language (e.g. C, C++, Rust, Golang),
• Experience with at least one scripting language (e.g. Java,JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Perl, Lua)
• DevOps tools, e.g. Gitlab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Helm, Knative and Docker, Terraform,
• Web Frontend development - React, Typescript/Javascript, Angular
• Web Backend development - REST APIs, Java, SpringBoot, Python, Rust
• Experience using a debugger to debug a compiled binary or script
• Understanding of core computer science fundamentals (e.g., algorithms, memory management, problem solving)
• Understanding of operating system internals.

ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 08th June, 2025

For further information please review the job information pack, reference ASD/04433/25 on https://www.asd.gov.au/careers.