Principal Software Engineer

BreastScreen Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BreastScreen Victoria seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead architectural direction across the Gecko ecosystem, elevating software quality and engineering excellence. You will champion AI coding assistants and set secure, scalable development practices.

You will mentor engineers, drive modernization, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver reliable health technology across Victoria's screening network. This role is full-time for 12 months.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise application development and solution architecture.
• Strong software engineering and hands-on development expertise.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills to enable insights into current systems.
• Experience designing scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Strong knowledge of software quality, testing, security, and engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design and architecture across the Gecko ecosystem.
• Drive system modernisation, performance improvements, and architectural simplification and centralisation.
• Design, develop, test, and implement software enhancements.
• Establish and promote engineering standards, quality practices, and secure development principles.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, vulnerabilities, and performance issues.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.
• This role is offered on a full-time, 12-month fixed-term basis.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise app development

Software engineering

Security practices

Stakeholder communication

Job description

What You’ll Do

As our Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across the Gecko ecosystem, driving architectural improvements, software quality, and engineering excellence while remaining actively involved in development. You will also lead the adoption of AI coding assistants across the development team, establishing effective practices and helping engineers use AI safely and productively.

Key responsibilities include:

Lead solution design and architecture across the Gecko ecosystem.

Drive system modernisation, performance improvements, and architectural simplification and centralisation.

Design, develop, test, and implement software enhancements.

Establish and promote engineering standards, quality practices, and secure development principles.

Identify and mitigate technical risks, vulnerabilities, and performance issues.

Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

This role is offered on a full-time, 12-month fixed-term basis.

Why You’ll Love It

Make a meaningful contribution to an organisation focused on improving health outcomes and reduce the impact of breast cancer across Victoria.

Influence the technical direction of a large-scale, business-critical application ecosystem.

Contribute to projects that improve user experience, operational efficiency, and service reliability across more than 50 screening locations statewide.

Enjoy a collaborative, supportive team culture.

Access salary packaging and professional development opportunities.

About You

We are seeking a skilled software engineer and technical leader who enjoys solving complex problems, driving architectural improvements, and delivering high-quality software solutions.

You’ll bring:

Extensive experience in enterprise application development and solution architecture.

Strong software engineering and hands-on development expertise.

Excellent communication and relationship building skills to enable insights into current systems.

Experience designing scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

Strong knowledge of software quality, testing, security, and engineering best practices.

Ability to explain technical concepts and communicate impacts clearly.

Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.

A genuine passion for continuous improvement and technical excellence.

We are committed to promoting diversity, inclusivity and accessibility within our workplace, and encourage people from diverse communities and backgrounds to apply for roles at BreastScreen Victoria. This includes (but is not limited to): people from multicultural backgrounds; LGBTIQA+ communities; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and people with disability.

BreastScreen Victoria has several policies, procedures and systems that promote inclusive behaviours throughout our workforce. They are all key indicators for successful performance in this role.

Please note that we will provide adjustments to the recruitment process on request.

The successful candidates will be required to undertake a national, and where relevant, international police check.