The Role

ASD is looking for software developers who can work across the full stack to develop ASD’s custom applications. We leverage open source software and best practices, enhanced by our own in-house development to deliver custom applications and capabilities for ASD.

As a Software Developer, your daily activities could include:

• Full stack development, from front-end user interfaces through to databases, identifying and utilising the most appropriate technologies.
• Facilitating decision making for software design, planning, implementation, and deployment activities.
• Supporting your team’s pipeline automation, cloud native development and dev-ops, in particular taking responsibility for the ongoing support of production capabilities.
• Actively engaging with users, identifying issues and developing new features rapidly to meet mission needs.
• Leading teams through upskilling, including peer programming, leading code reviews, implementing relevant project management practices, providing feedback and mentoring.
• Contributing to technical cohort expertise and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Duties:

• Lead full stack development throughout the design, planning, implementation and deployment lifecycle.
• Drive technical leadership and delivery.
• Engage stakeholders, peers and users to define, and respond to requirements.
• Mentor and grow ASD’s technical capability and expertise.
• Contribute to technical strategy, policy and procedures.

About our Team

Are you interested in developing unique capabilities for Australia’s foreign signals intelligence and cyber security agency? ASD has a wide variety of Software Developer positions available across multiple divisions within the agency. As a software developer you will work in multi-disciplinary teams responsible for the design and development of capabilities that meet ASD’s mission needs.

Within ASD, our teams are comprised of highly skilled individuals with a diverse range of backgrounds and experience. We offer opportunities to work across a broad spectrum of roles within the software development cycle. The work we do is unique, critical and incredibly rewarding.

We are seeking people who want to be at the forefront of innovation and work alongside experts in a wide variety of fields, to protect Australia and it’s national interests.

Our Ideal Candidate

ASD is looking for professionals who can work effectively within a complex technical environment. Ideal candidates will be innovative, proactive and experienced in applying their technical skills to solve complex problems. We are seeking people who have:

• Strong technical skills, with the ability to deliver on their work and contribute towards team deliverables.
• Ability to lead software development teams and build productive working relationships with the technical cohort in ASD.
• A focus on meeting best practices for code quality, performance and security.
• Significant experience in software development with proven delivery.
• Strong collaboration and user engagement skills.
• Ability to understand full stack development environments and have informed discussions with other technical staff.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and lead a small technical team to achieve outcomes, drawing on subject matter expertise.
• Ability to develop, test, review and document complex applications.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members on software development.
• Ability to allocate work, set priorities and develop strategies for a small development team.

ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 12 October 2025

For further information, please review the Information Pack, reference ASD/07904/25 on www.asd.gov.au/careers.