Senior Developer

NSW Department of Customer Service; City of Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Customer Service – Parramatta NSW is seeking Senior Developer for full-time temporary opportunities up to 12 months, with salary range $133,348–$146,945 per year plus super. Location flexible across Revenue NSW offices with hybrid working.

Roles cover frontend and backend with emphasis on modern digital transformation projects and cloud-native delivery. Join a dynamic team shaping digital services for NSW customers, contributing to RESTful APIs, microservices, and CI/CD

Qualifications

• We are looking for experienced frontend and backend senior developers who have demonstrated experience working on complex transformation projects.
• Full-stack developers are encouraged to apply; however, it is not a requirement to have both frontend and backend experience to be considered for these roles.
• Be a hands-on developer while supporting team members and ensuring that delivered solutions meet the business needs and adhere to coding and design standards.

Responsibilities

• Be a hands-on developer while supporting team members and ensuring that delivered solutions meet the business needs and adhere to coding and design standards.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, such as system architecture, codebase, and best practices.
• Participate in testing and quality assurance efforts.
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to manage customer expectations.

Skills

React.js

Redux

Spring Boot

AWS

Java

CI/CD

RESTful APIs

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Storybook

Job description

NSW Department of Customer Service – Parramatta NSW

Senior Developer
Full-Time (35hpw) Temporary opportunities upto 12 months
Salary Range $133,348+$146,945pa + super
Location flexible across Revenue NSW offices with hybrid working

Program Overview

Join a dynamic team at the forefront of multiple exciting digital transformation programs aimed at modernising core systems, enhancing customer experiences, and streamlining business processes. This role offers the opportunity to work with contemporary technology stacks and innovative solutions to drive meaningful change across the organisation.

You’ll play a key part in shaping the future of digital services and contributing to impactful projects that make a difference to NSW customers.

We are looking for experienced frontend and backend senior developers who have demonstrated experience working on complex transformation projects.

Full-stack developers are encouraged to apply; however, it is not a requirement to have both frontend and backend experience to be considered for these roles.

Key accountabilities

• Be a hands-on developer while supporting team members and ensuring that delivered solutions meet the business needs and adhere to coding and design standards.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, such as system architecture, codebase, and best practices.
• Participate in testing and quality assurance efforts.
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to manage customer expectations
• Frontend Developer skills and experience required:
• Strong experience with React.js, including building reusable components using Storybook.
• Skilled in state management using Redux, Context API, and server state with React Query.
• Proficient in Styled Components, responsive/adaptive design, and UI libraries like Material UI and Ant Design.
• Experienced in integrating RESTful APIs with Axios, including handling authentication and error states.
• Strong testing skills with Jest, React Testing Library, and effective mocking strategies.
• Hands‑on experience deploying front‑end applications on AWS (S3, CloudFront, Cognito, API Gateway).
• Proficient with Git and collaborative workflows (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Backend Developer skills and experience required:
• Extensive experience in developing microservices and RESTful APIs using Spring Boot.
• Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS.
• Hands on expertise with Infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform.
• Expertise in micro service and Java design patterns.
• Hands on web front‑end experience with React
• Proficiency in cloud‑native development practices including serverless computing, containers, and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Expertise in relational databases RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
• Expert experience developing within agile methodology using CI/CD pipelines.

About Revenue NSW

Revenue NSW is the state's principal revenue management agency and is part of the Department of Customer Service.

Revenue Digital provides a suite of contemporary digital services for NSW Government customers and staff that administer grants, resolve fines and collect revenue for the State in a fair, efficient and timely manner. We do this in line with legislation, customer expectations and industry best practices, to make it easier for over 100,000 businesses and more than three million individuals to interact with the NSW Government. We focus on simplifying processes and improving access to services through modern, user‑centred digital solutions.

We are proud of our diverse and regional team and welcome flexible working. We are open to this role being based at any one of our offices - Parramatta, Lithgow, Maitland, Gosford, Wollongong. Regular travel may be required to engage with the team and our partners at Parramatta.

Why work for Revenue NSW? There are lots of reasons why a role with us is rewarding:

• Flexible office location across NSW
• Hybrid working, compressed hours and generous leave conditions, so you can make time for what counts
• Accrued Days Off (days in lieu) in addition to Annual Leave
• Ongoing access to industry approved self‑learning tools
• Career agility including opportunities to work on different programs
• The opportunity for meaningful work that matters to all of us in NSW
• Corporate wellbeing programs with access to Fitness passport
• Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of digital services in NSW.

Salary Grade 9/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $133,348 base plus superannuation

Closing Date: 16th September 2026, Wednesday at 10am

Careers at Department of Customer Service

A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace

The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.

You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.

We provide adjustments to the recruitment process for candidates, including individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, including alternate formats or have questions about the support available, please contact Talent Operations on 02 8276 8*** or *************@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.

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Information on adjustments available for the recruitment process

A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.