Senior Gen Developer — Lead Govt Software (Flexible 12m)

The Recruitment Hive Pty Ltd

Australia

Hybrid

AUD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Recruitment Hive is seeking a Senior Gen Developer for a federal government agency to lead software design and development of complex solutions.

You will provide technical leadership, guide engineers, and ensure releases, maintenance and security standards across projects. This long-term, 12-month contract offers flexible work across ACT and other states with potential extensions.

Qualifications

Minimum of 4 years’ experience in Gen development.
Proven ability to lead software projects and teams.
Experience with COBOL, SOAP, RESTful APIs, and MQ messaging.
Familiarity with Cuba or similar systems and Win32 application development.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers.
Develop strategies for long-term code base maintenance and lifecycle management.
Conduct high-level analysis of technical requirements to inform solutions.
Coordinate software releases, production support, and maintenance activities.
Ensure compliance with software development methodologies and security standards.
Investigate and resolve ICT issues related to software development and production environments.
Engage with stakeholders and partner agencies to enhance service delivery.
Contribute to strategic workforce planning and drive team performance.
Prepare technical reports, briefs, and documentation.