APS6 Software Engineers

Softtest pays pty ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

NDIA invites applications from Australian citizens with NV1 clearance for the APS6 Engineer (Labour Hire) role in Canberra. You will lead a software engineering team, oversee system design, and build CI/CD pipelines using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Kubernetes containers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with technical and business stakeholders to deliver secure, accessible software aligned with project priorities.

Qualifications

• Australian citizenship and NV1 clearance required for Australian residents.
• Ability to lead a software engineering team and drive quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Implement new systems, applications and integrations following NDIA architectural principles.
• Design and implement software and CI/CD pipelines including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and containerised apps for Kubernetes.
• Play a pivotal role in an agile project team, contributing to problem solving and decision making.
• Document all design and development work and participate in code reviews to maintain quality.
• Ensure software meets NDIA security and accessibility requirements and standards.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Project Leads and IT teams to ensure solutions are viable and fit for purpose, with early test coverage (shift-left).
• Deliver pragmatic, value-for-money solutions aligned with project priorities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software development

CI/CD

Agile

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Australian Citizens with NV1 Clearance residing in Australia only respond.

Software Engineers have experience overseeing software development projects, writing optimised code, and provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers. They are responsible for the quality and functionality of the software produced by their team.

The APS6 Engineer (Labour Hire) is accountable under broad direction to undertake very complex work that delivers quality outcomes across the functions of the NDIA.

The position is an important position within the NDIA and will report to the EL1 Lead.

The APS6 Engineer will exercise a considerable degree of independence to engage in complex problem solving and issues management within the functions. The position will exercise sound decision-making and judgement.

The position is required to collaborate with key business stakeholders and technical teams to enhance and support the development of projects within the NDIA project teams.

Key duties and responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Implementing new systems, applications, and integrations, adhering to industry best practices and NDIA architectural principles.
• Design and implementation of software and CI/CD pipelines to solve complex problems including writing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and building containerised applications for Kubernetes.
• Play a pivotal role in our project team, using an agile development framework.
• Documenting all design and development work.
• Actively participate in code reviews – both as the reviewer and the reviewee to ensure coding quality and standards are maintained.
• Ensuring that any software produced meets the agency's security requirements and standards.
• Ensuring that any software produced meets accessibility expectations.
• Collaborating with Business Analysts, Project Leads, and other IT teams to resolve issues to ensure solutions are viable and fit for purpose.
• Collaborate closely with the Quality Assurance team to ensure effective test coverage early in the development cycle utilising a shift-left approach
• Ensuring that solutions are pragmatic, value for money, and deliver on their intended purpose.

(NOTE: the key responsibilities of the role are based on current priorities and may change over time)