Principal Digital Solutions Developer

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Education in Eveleigh is seeking a Principal Digital Solutions Developer to lead design, development and delivery of digital tools and data solutions for school infrastructure planning across NSW.

You will work with a cloud-native stack (Angular/TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Redis, FME) in containerised apps on Azure, building interactive maps and APIs while turning complex data into practical insights for billions in investment.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in software engineering or computer science or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing and integrating APIs and automating data from multiple sources.
• Strong understanding of spatial data, mapping or GIS and cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance digital solutions with maps, charts and spatial analysis.
• Develop back-end services and APIs powering the tools.
• Automate data flows from internal and external sources.
• Apply AI to improve tools and uncover insights.
• Make architectural and data design decisions.

Skills

APIs design

Data integration

Spatial data/GIS

Cloud deployment

Architectural decisions

Public education commitment

Education

Software engineering or computer science

Tools

Angular/TypeScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL/PostGIS

Redis

Azure

FME

Job description

NSW Department of Education – Eveleigh NSW

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

Ongoing Full-Time

Located in Eveleigh with flexible working arrangements available

Competitive salary of $154,231 - $178,369 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

About the role

The Principal Digital Solutions Developer leads the design, development and delivery of digital tools and data solutions that support planning for current and future school infrastructure across NSW.

We’re a small team within School Infrastructure (NSW Department of Education) with a big challenge: helping build the right schools, in the right places, at the right time. One day you might be exploring large datasets to answer complex questions about school demand. The next, you could be building geospatial tools that turn complex information into practical insights.

Our solutions range from interactive, map-based planning platforms to automated data integrations and analytics tools that turn complex data into clear answers about where and when schools are needed, shaping billions in investment.

You’ll be:

• Building and enhancing digital solutions with interactive maps, charts and spatial analysis
• Developing the back-end services and APIs that power them
• Automating the flow of data from internal systems, external APIs and other sources
• Putting AI to work to make our tools smarter and uncover new insights
• Making key technical decisions on architecture, tooling and data design

Our stack is modern and cloud-native: Angular and TypeScript on the front end, Node.js on the back end, PostgreSQL/PostGIS and Redis for data, and FME for data integration, all running as containerised apps in Microsoft Azure. Experience with comparable technologies is just as welcome.

About you

• Experience designing and integrating APIs, and automating how data is brought together from multiple sources
• Experience with spatial data, mapping or GIS, or a strong interest in growing in this area
• Experience deploying and running applications in the cloud (e.g. Microsoft Azure or AWS)
• Sound technical judgement and the confidence to own decisions on architecture and design
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

For further information please click here to view the role description

Essential requirements of the role

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g. software engineering, computer science) and/or equivalent professional experience in developing and implementing data-driven digital solutions and designing efficient and robust data transformations.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

For role enquiries please contact Marko Kovacevic on 0432563*** and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Nabeel Abd Almadi at ***************@det.nsw.edu.au

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.