Senior Developer, Infrastructure & M365 Services

Department of Health Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Growth opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

The Senior Developer at Department of Health Victoria designs, builds and supports secure, scalable ICT solutions using Microsoft 365, Power Platform and Azure. Working within the M365 & Platforms team, you will translate business requirements into high quality technical solutions and provide technical leadership across projects.

You will collaborate with project managers, architects and stakeholders to deliver reusable, sustainable solutions in a regulated public sector environment, with a

Qualifications

• Relevant IT related degree or qualification.
• PRINCE2 or another project management methodology strongly preferred; Agile projects beneficial.
• Extensive experience as a Senior Developer in government or large organisations with software design patterns and governance.
• Designing services and collaborating with analysts and stakeholders to establish reusable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into high quality technical solutions through design, development, testing and deployment practices.
• Lead technically within projects and operations, supporting delivery of new capabilities and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with project managers, analysts, architects and stakeholders to design reusable, sustainable solutions.
• Prepare advanced technical reports and documentation for decision making.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Power Platform

Azure

Software design patterns

API design

Education

Relevant IT degree

Tools

SharePoint Online

Exchange

Power BI

Power Apps Canvas

Dataverse

Job description

Senior Developer, Infrastructure & M365 Services

Department of Health Victoria – Melbourne VIC

The Senior Developer plays a key role in designing, building and supporting secure, scalable and user centred ICT solutions using Microsoft 365, Power Platform and associated cloud technologies. Working within the M365 & Platforms team, the role contributes to the delivery of enterprise and business solutions that improve productivity, collaboration, information management and digital service outcomes across the Department.

The role is responsible for translating business requirements into high quality technical solutions through sound design, development, testing and deployment practices, while ensuring alignment with departmental standards, architecture, security and governance frameworks. The Senior Developer provides technical leadership within project and operational contexts, supporting the delivery of new capabilities, continuous improvement initiatives, and the ongoing maintenance and support of production systems.

In this role, the Senior Developer collaborates closely with project managers, functional analysts, architects, platform specialists and stakeholders to design reusable and sustainable solutions that meet evolving organisational needs. The role also contributes specialist expertise to problem resolution, incident management and enhancement activities, ensuring solutions are reliable, well documented and fit for purpose.

About us:

At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world‑class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

About you:
Can you demonstrate the following?

Ensure design, coding, documentation and testing of the code written by the team is completed in accordance with best-practice software development, guidelines and Project methodologies.

Cooperate with managers in consultative processes that improve effective working environment by using the relevant tools, systems, procedures, guidelines and policies.

Solutions and thinking may advance organisational innovation or occupational/professional knowledge

Negotiates with stakeholders and peers with the object of gaining co‑operation and meeting timelines for delivery of project, service or advice

Prepares technical reports at an advanced professional level

• Draft and develop material including the preparation of Cabinet and Cabinet related material, Ministerial and Secretary briefings and meeting papers, agendas, minutes and reports.

Qualifications / Specialist Expertise

Relevant IT related degree or qualification will be highly advantageous to this role.

Certification in PRINCE 2 or another project management methodology is strongly preferred, and experience with Agile projects is considered beneficial.

Extensive experience as a Senior Developer, working for medium to large government or commercial organisations with software design patterns, development standards, and application frameworks.

Designing services and collaborating with analysts and stakeholders to establish reusable solutions.

Extensive experiences in the following disciplines:

Microsoft Microsoft 365 product suite

• Configuring and administrate solutions using Microsoft O365 products including Exchange, SharePoint Online, MS Teams, Swa and Power Automate.
• Microsoft PowerPlatform
• Configure, develop and administrate solutions using Microsoft Power Platform offerings including Power BI, SharePoint, Power Apps - Canvas, Power Apps - Portal, Power Automate and Dataverse.
• Working with Microsoft Azure cloud services, in particular Azure PaaS services (Web, API and Functions App, Azure SQL database etc.)
• Integration patterns, service development (SOAP Web Services and RESTful APIs), API management (API security and usage policy definition) and SOA framework, as well as messaging formats (JSON and XML).

What we offer:

• The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enablingVictorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
• A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service.
• A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated to provide responsive and quality services to all Victorians. We continue to build an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences to realise the potential of our employees for innovation and delivering services aimed at enhancing the lives of all Victorians. All roles can be worked flexibly and we encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at*********@health.vic.gov.au. For more information on our commitment to inclusion and diversity seeinclusion and diversity at the Department of Health.

If you have any queries in relation to participation in recruitment processes at Health, or experience any issues in applying, please feel free to email ***************@health.vic.gov.au. Please note that unsolicited applications from third parties cannot be accepted. If you have questions regarding the role, please message the contact person listed on the advertisement directly.

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