Digital Workplace Developer

NSW State Emergency Service; Coniston; Hybrid; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour work week

Hybrid work environment

12% Superannuation

Job summary

NSW State Emergency Service in Wollongong invites applications for a Digital Workplace Developer role (Clerk Grade 7/8). This full‑time temporary position runs to 31 December 2027 with potential permanency and offers a hybrid work environment supported by flexible arrangements.

You will design, architect, and scale Microsoft Power Platform and SharePoint Online solutions, automate business processes, and provide technical leadership to deliver reliable digital services across NSW SES.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Power Platform development and SharePoint Online.
• Architect, implement, and scale Power Platform solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Microsoft Power Platform and SharePoint Online solutions.
• Automate business processes across the NSW SES.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentoring.
• Integrate Power Platform with third-party systems.

Skills

Power Apps

Power Automate

SharePoint Online

Solution design

Job description

Digital Workplace Developer, Clerk Grade 7/8, State Headquarters. Wollongong

• Utilise your low-code application development and technical leadership skills
• Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities across NSW
• Full-time temporary role to 31.12.2027 with the potential to be made permanent
• Location: based in Wollongong with flexible working arrangements
• Salary range of $116,981.00 to $129,492.00 plus 12% superannuation and leave loading.

About the opportunity

Are you an experienced Power Platform developer looking for a new role? Look no further! This role provides hands-on involvement in architecting, implementing, and scaling solutions built on the Microsoft Power Platform. Reporting to the Digital Workplace Lead, the Digital Workplace Developer is responsible for the development and management of Microsoft Power Platform and SharePoint Online solutions for the NSW SES. This role will build and support custom applications and solutions to automate business processes across the organisation.

About the NSW SES

Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.

The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.

With over 11,000 volunteers and 550 staff, we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here

About you

To be successful in this role you will have proven experience in:

• Power Apps and Power Automate development
• SharePoint design and development
• Integrating the Power Platform with other third-party systems and applications
• Analysing and evaluating existing Power Platform and Microsoft 365 solutions for areas of improvement and optimisation
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Staying up to date with the latest Power Platform features and recommending innovative solutions to improve business processes

What we can offer you

• You will enjoy a 35-hour work week, with the potential for flexible work arrangements.
• You can enjoy a hybrid work environment, time in the office and time working from home.
• Attractive salary range of $116,981.00 to $129,492.00 plus 12% superannuation and leave loading.
• Our work is meaningful and rewarding. The SES’s mission is saving lives and creating safer communities and you can be an important part of our work.
• We have attractive leave entitlements including parental, sick, flex and recreation leave.
• We care about our people. We have Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and services to support our people and operational and leadership training and development opportunities to develop our people. Some of these include:
• Fitness Passport
• LinkedIn Learning
• Member Assist Program for free confidential counselling support
• Immunisation program.

You Belong Here

• We care about people as individuals and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new ways of working. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
• We want our people to reflect the diverse community we serve and are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. We want to know what this looks like for you so we can support your success at work.
• If you require reasonable adjustments, we are committed to supporting you throughout the recruitment processes and in the workplace. If you feel you may require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] for confidential advice on options.

Considering a role in a Regional or Wollongong area?

The Welcome Experience is a free NSW Government service designed to support essential workers and their families who are considering a location change for work or who are relocating to regional NSW for work. Support can include assistance with finding housing, access to health care schooling and childcare, helping partners connect with employment opportunities, and providing connection and information about local communities and services. If you are considering a role at the NSW SES (either a regional or Wollongong Headquarters’ role), the Welcome Experience is available to you.

To learn more about The Welcome Experience and check your eligibility, please visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government.

Talent Pool

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next 18 months. Further information here

Applications close: Wednesday 28 October 2026, 11.55pm