Senior Full-Stack Java Lead – Microservices & APIs (Canberra)

Peoplebank; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated Account Manager

Payroll and contractor care support

Weekly payments

Contractor-focused arrangements

Job summary

Peoplebank, part of RGF Staffing ANZ, is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Developer for a Federal Government client in Canberra. This long-term contract includes an initial 12-month term with two 12-month extension options and requires on-site work in ACT.

You will design, develop, test, deploy and support scalable Java applications, lead end-to-end technical delivery, and mentor teams in secure coding and best practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience building enterprise Java apps with Spring, JPA/Hibernate and Maven.
• Backend services, REST APIs and microservices design experience.
• Experience with distributed systems and data platforms (Kafka, NiFi, Elasticsearch).
• Strong security and performance optimization knowledge.
• Experience with SQL databases (Oracle or PostgreSQL) and NoSQL concepts.
• Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to lead technical outcomes in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy and support secure, scalable and high-availability full-stack Java applications, APIs, microservices and distributed data solutions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of technical solutions from requirements through to deployment, production support and continuous improvement.
• Lead technical design, architecture, integration and engineering activities across distributed systems, data platforms and cloud-hosted environments.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, conduct root-cause analysis and optimise system performance.
• Provide technical leadership through mentoring, code reviews and engineering best practices.
• Support planning, estimation, prioritisation and delivery activities.
• Drive improvements in reliability, security, operational resilience and software quality.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Kafka

NiFi

Elasticsearch

SQL Databases

Git/Jenkins/CI-CD

DevSecOps

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Angular/React

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Azure

Angular

React

Job description

Peoplebank, part of RGF Staffing ANZ, is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Developer for a Federal Government client in Canberra. This long-term contract includes an initial 12-month term with two 12-month extension options and requires on-site work in ACT.

You will design, develop, test, deploy and support scalable Java applications, lead end-to-end technical delivery, and mentor teams in secure coding and best practices.