Senior Software Developer - Microsoft Stack

Housing Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Impact

Flexible Work

Growth Opportunities

Collaborative Culture

Job summary

Housing Australia is the Australian Government’s independent housing delivery agency. As a Senior Software Developer, you will lead the design and development of secure, scalable digital solutions while mentoring developers and promoting engineering best practices.

Working within cross-functional teams, you will help deliver high-quality software that supports Housing Australia's technology strategy and long-term business objectives.

Qualifications

• Extensive software development experience delivering secure, scalable and maintainable enterprise solutions.
• Strong expertise across Microsoft technologies, Azure cloud services and modern development frameworks.
• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline is preferred; Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Agile and ITIL certifications are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, leading solution design, contributing to architecture decisions, and guiding developers to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions.
• Design, develop and maintain enterprise applications, ensuring solutions are secure, reliable, maintainable and aligned with engineering standards across both pro-code and low-code environments.
• Champion engineering excellence and DevSecOps practices, driving CI/CD automation, test automation, secure coding, observability, and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders, working closely with architects, analysts, testers and operations teams to deliver solutions that meet business needs and enterprise standards.
• Support team growth and capability uplift, mentoring developers, promoting knowledge sharing, fostering a culture of innovation, and encouraging the adoption of modern engineering practices.
• Drive innovation through emerging technologies and AI, identifying opportunities to improve delivery, leveraging AI-assisted development tools, and implementing AI-enabled features in a secure and responsible manner.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Software architecture

DevSecOps

AI-enabled development

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

Azure

.NET

Angular

Job description

Senior Software Developer - Microsoft Dynamics

Housing Australia is the Australian Government’s independent housing delivery agency. It supports the delivery of Government programs to improve the supply of sustainable, long-term social and affordable housing, and supports home ownership for more Australians.

Our purpose is to improve housing outcomes for Australians – so when you join us, you're not just building a career, you're building a better Australia.

About the role

As a Senior Software Developer, you will lead the design and development of secure, scalable digital solutions while mentoring developers and promoting engineering best practices. Working within cross-functional teams, you will help deliver high-quality software that supports Housing Australia's technology strategy and long-term business objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, leading solution design, contributing to architecture decisions, and guiding developers to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions.
• Design, develop and maintain enterprise applications, ensuring solutions are secure, reliable, maintainable and aligned with engineering standards across both pro-code and low-code environments.
• Champion engineering excellence and DevSecOps practices, driving CI/CD automation, test automation, secure coding, observability, and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders, working closely with architects, analysts, testers and operations teams to deliver solutions that meet business needs and enterprise standards.
• Support team growth and capability uplift, mentoring developers, promoting knowledge sharing, fostering a culture of innovation, and encouraging the adoption of modern engineering practices.
• Drive innovation through emerging technologies and AI, identifying opportunities to improve delivery, leveraging AI-assisted development tools, and implementing AI-enabled features in a secure and responsible manner.

Skills and experience

Extensive software development experience delivering secure, scalable and maintainable enterprise solutions, with strong expertise across Microsoft technologies, Azure cloud services and modern development frameworks.

Strong technical leadership and mentoring capability, with a proven ability to guide developers, influence technical direction, promote engineering best practices and foster a culture of collaboration, learning and delivery excellence.

Deep knowledge of modern architecture and DevSecOps practices, including microservices, API-first design, cloud-native development, CI/CD pipelines, automation, infrastructure-as-code and secure software delivery.

Experience building and integrating enterprise solutions using Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure services, .NET, Angular and enterprise integration patterns across both pro-code and low-code environments.

Strong innovation, communication and problem-solving skills, with experience delivering AI-enabled solutions, engaging technical and business stakeholders, contributing to architecture and governance forums, and driving continuous improvement. A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline is preferred. Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Agile and ITIL certifications are highly regarded.

What We Offer

• Meaningful Impact: Contribute to Australia's housing solutions and work together with stakeholders who have a shared ambition to facilitate more housing for more Australians.
• Flexible Work: Our hybrid operating model helps support work-life integration and fosters meaningful connection and collaboration.
• Growth Opportunities: We invest in the development and wellbeing of our people to support personal and professional growth.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a purpose-driven team that works as One Team supporting each other and striving for excellence.

We are an equal opportunity employer who values and celebrates diversity.

No recruitment agencies please – we will reach out if we require any agency assistance. Thank you.