Senior Software Engineer

Federal Government client (agency undisclosed); Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 179,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Government client (agency undisclosed) in Canberra is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Digital & Data on a labour-hire contract through 30 June 2027. Hybrid work arrangements apply, with specific supervisor-approved arrangements. Competitive pay of AUD 130–160 per hour including super, negotiable.

Role requires producing solution designs, architecture diagrams, API specs, runbooks and deployment docs, with NV1 clearance or above as essential criterion.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current NV1 clearance or above.
• Experience delivering secure, scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary Agile teams and across SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Deliver secure, scalable, and resilient AWS cloud-native solutions while providing technical leadership across the full SDLC.
• Work in multi-disciplinary Agile teams across applications, APIs, integrations, serverless services and containerised workloads.
• Design and develop AWS cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices and integrations.
• Build event-driven, serverless and containerised solutions using AWS services.

Skills

AWS cloud-native

Technical leadership

Agile teams

APIs

Serverless

Containerised workloads

Event-driven

Job description

Key responsibilities

• You will deliver secure, scalable and resilient AWS cloud-native solutions while providing technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle.
• You will work in multi-disciplinary Agile teams across applications, APIs, integrations, serverless services and containerised workloads.
• Design and develop AWS cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices and integrations.
• Build event-driven, serverless and containerised solutions using AWS services.

What you need

Senior Software Engineer - Digital & Data

Location: Canberra, ACT

Contract: Labour-hire contract to 30 June 2027, with two 12-month extension options

Pay: $130 - $160 p/h including super (negotiable)

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: Hybrid, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis

Clearance: Must hold a current NV1 clearance or above

• Produce solution designs, architecture diagrams, API specifications, runbooks and deployment documentation

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

• You must hold a current NV1 clearance or above