Digital Software Engineer

ASX Limited; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ASX Limited is seeking a hands-on Java engineer to join the Customer & Digital engineering team. You will design and develop microservice-based solutions, contribute to API modelling, and help deliver a cloud-based platform using a modern tech stack.

The role requires 3–5 years in Java with Spring Boot, JPA, messaging, GraphQL, and React familiarity, plus CI/CD and cloud experience. You will collaborate across teams to ensure secure, maintainable code and contribute to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years as a Java engineer, preferably in a digital/engineering team.
• Experience with microservices, API modelling and versioning.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS) and security concepts (IAM).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software solutions within the digital engineering team.
• Develop operational and support tools and documentation for maintenance.
• Contribute to code health via reviews and best practices.
• Apply agile and hybrid delivery methods to deliver value.
• Define technical options with architects and solution engineers.
• Share design skills across the organisation.

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

JPA

Messaging

GraphQL

React

CI/CD

Google Cloud

AWS

Kubernetes

GKE

Kafka

Tibco ESB

Adobe Experience Manager

Salesforce

ForgeRock IAM

React/Front-end

Job description

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all. In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more. www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange! The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance. We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

A great opportunity to join an organisation at the heart of Australia’s financial markets, and to make a difference to the growth and prosperity of the Australian economy by contributing to the construction and delivery of the ASX multi-year digital transformation programme. Working in the Customer & Digital line of business you will be a key resource in the delivery of a significant programme of work to refresh, consolidate and re-think all of the ASX digital properties. You will be working with some of the latest contemporary technology, with the focus on delivering a cloud based digital services platform, based on a microservice, event driven architecture.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform design and development of software solutions within the digital engineering team
• Develop operational and system support tools including documentation to enable effective maintenance and support of applications
• Contribute to the health of the code base by conducting effective code and process reviews
• Apply agile frameworks, techniques and processes to deliver incremental value
• Provide estimates and contribute to sizing of continuous improvement backlog
• Solution Design
• Contribute to the design of digital solutions across the portfolio
• Work with architecture and solution engineering to define technical options and agree solutions, in line with the digital roadmap and architectural guidelines
• Share design skills across the organisation
• Quality & Best Practice
• Perform the design and development of software solutions according to the Engineering Processes and Standards, with the goal of providing reliable, stable and operationally sound applications that meet business requirements
• Consistently apply tools, standards, methods and processes in developing and supporting solutions to ensure that quality applications are developed with consistent maintainable code which supports risk and compliance management
• Review code to deliver quality driven, robust and production ready code that is compliant and secure
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset to standards, methods and processes

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience in microservice and API development using event driven architecture covering aspects such as service segregation, API modelling and versioning.
• Minimum 3-5 years as a Java engineer, preferably within a digital team, with experience across tools and frameworks such as JAVA, Springboot, JPA, Messaging, GraphQL, React
• A good understanding of CI/CD tooling and DevOps processes, Google Cloud / AWS Build would be great.
• A good understanding of security principles with exposure to Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Sound knowledge of system analysis methodologies and tools
• Experienced in both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies and ways of working
• Familiarity with application support procedures
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, resilient, great attention to detail
• Passion for excellence and a continuous improvement mindset
• Be a change agent who embraces and champions new ideas
• And if you have some of this even better!

• Kubernetes, GKE and other cloud technologies (AWS/GCP)
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools i.e. ELK
• Integration technologies and toolsets such as Apache Kafka, Tibco ESB or similar
• Experience or exposure to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Salesforce/CRM, ForgeRock Identity and Access Management (IAM) or Marketing technologies and platforms.
• Experience with various front-end technology React / View

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at [e-mail].

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process. To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.

ASX is an integrated exchange offering listings, trading, clearing, settlement, technical and information services, technology, data and other post-trade services. It acts as a market operator, clearing house and payments system facilitator. It oversees compliance with its operating rules, promotes standards of corporate governance among Australia’s listed companies and helps to educate retail investors. ASX operates markets for a wide range of asset classes including equities, fixed income, commodities and energy. As an integrated exchange, ASX’s activities span primary and secondary market services, including the raising, allocation and hedging of capital flows; trading and price discovery; central counterparty risk transfer; and securities settlement for both the equities and fixed income markets.

When you join ASX, you’ll be joining a dynamic global leader with a record of innovation and a reputation for integrity, transparency and professionalism. You’ll also enjoy an impressive range of employee benefits and a flexible working environment underpinned by a friendly and collaborative culture.