Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

07th September, 2026 \n

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
About the Role
\n This is a senior hands-on software engineering role with our Federal Government client. You will deliver secure, scalable and resilient AWS cloud-native solutions while providing technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle.
\n You will work in multi-disciplinary Agile teams across applications, APIs, integrations, serverless services and containerised workloads. The role combines hands-on engineering with design ownership, quality, deployment, operational support and technical advice.
What You'll Be Doing

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• Design and develop AWS cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices and integrations
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• Build event-driven, serverless and containerised solutions using AWS services
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• Develop with Java, Python, Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript
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• Provision AWS infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation or AWS CDK
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• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines across development, test and production
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• Lead software and systems design, architecture reviews and technical trade-offs
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• Perform testing, code reviews, quality assurance and defect resolution
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• Investigate production incidents, defects and performance issues
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• Provide technical leadership and specialist AWS advice
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• Produce solution designs, architecture diagrams, API specifications, runbooks and deployment documentation
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What You Bring (Essential Criteria) \n
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• You've taken technical responsibility across complex software development from design through deployment and support
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• You can design complex software and systems while balancing functional and non-functional requirements
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• You've delivered secure AWS cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices or integration services
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• You can lead systems integration, build automation and continuous integration practices
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• You've used Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD in production delivery environments
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• You can guide engineers on methods, tools, standards, software quality and security
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• You're an Australian citizen
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• You must hold a current NV1 clearance or above
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Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria) \n
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• Experience monitoring emerging technologies and assessing their practical impact
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• Experience providing detailed specialist technical advice
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• Organisational-level release and deployment policy or governance experience
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• Experience leading business process improvement using technology and automation
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