Junior Full-Stack Developer: Drupal/React in Azure Gov Project

Peoplebank; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplebank is assisting a Federal Government client in Melbourne and Sydney to recruit a Techninal Specialist (Junior Full Stack / Drupal Developer) for a long-term contract through Jan 2027 with extension options. The role covers full-stack development using Node.js, PHP, React and Drupal/GovCMS, plus API integrations and Azure deployments.

Ideal candidates will have experience with CI/CD, Azure DevOps, cloud services, databases and security best practices, as well as WCAG accessibility and

Qualifications

• Experience in full-stack web development with Node.js, PHP, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, HTML5 and CSS/SCSS.
• Experience developing and supporting Drupal/GovCMS, WordPress or other enterprise CMS platforms, including custom modules, plugins, themes and content management solutions.
• Experience designing, developing and consuming RESTful APIs, JSON/XML integrations and third-party service integrations.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git-based source control practices.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications on Microsoft Azure, including App Services, Front Door, CDN, storage and monitoring services.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, release management and DevOps best practices.
• Experience working with relational databases such as Postgres, MySQL or SQL Server, and caching technologies such as Redis.
• Experience implementing and reporting on Google Analytics 4 (GA4), event tracking, conversion measurement and digital insights.
• Understanding of application security, secure coding practices, OWASP principles, authentication and authorisation frameworks.
• Exposure to containerisation and modern development tooling including Git, Docker and package management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy and support secure, scalable and maintainable web applications and digital services.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, designers, architects and vendors to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Apply government digital standards, including WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility requirements, across all stages of the development lifecycle.
• Ensure solutions align with government security and compliance obligations, including privacy, information security and secure-by-design principles.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, support artefacts and knowledge base content.
• Participate in Agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, peer reviews, testing and release management.
• Monitor application performance, analytics and user experience metrics to identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
• Manage application lifecycle activities including upgrades, vulnerability remediation, platform migrations and ongoing support.

Skills

Full-stack development

Node.js

PHP

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

HTML5

CSS/SCSS

Drupal/GovCMS

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Git

Azure (App Services etc)

PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQL Server

GA4 / analytics

Security & OWASP

Docker

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

Docker

Azure Cloud

Job description

Peoplebank is assisting a Federal Government client in Melbourne and Sydney to recruit a Techninal Specialist (Junior Full Stack / Drupal Developer) for a long-term contract through Jan 2027 with extension options. The role covers full-stack development using Node.js, PHP, React and Drupal/GovCMS, plus API integrations and Azure deployments.

Ideal candidates will have experience with CI/CD, Azure DevOps, cloud services, databases and security best practices, as well as WCAG accessibility and