About the Role
Position: Software Engineers – Innovation
Organisation: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Location: ACT, NSW, VIC
Salary: Competitive salary package
Contract Details:
Initial contract till 30 June 2025
Plus potential 2 x 12 months extension
Hybrid working arrangement :
Full Time Onsite Requirement – standard 8 hours per day, and 40 hours per week in total.
Flexible Working Arrangements (including remote working arrangements) – Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis against the business requirements of the department and the needs of the immediate work area.
Application Deadline: Monday, 22 July 2024
Estimated Start Date: Monday, 05 August 2024
Baseline security clearance sponsorship (Must be Australian Citizen).
Requirements
Position Overview:
Do you enjoy working in a team that is invested in innovation and new technologies?
The Department is seeking talented software engineers to join their innovation accelerator program.
The innovation team focuses on adopting industry best practices and emerging technologies, adapting them to our operating environment and demonstrating business value. As they grow, they are looking to bring additional members into the team to help formalise technical patterns, refine process, develop rapid prototypes and support the industrialisation and broader adoption of new technologies and capabilities.
Technology Stack is based on .NET and Azure with many R&D tasks being undertaken in python.
From a technical perspective,
DEWR is looking for people who know how and when to move fast and break things and how to translate novel patterns, tools and capabilities into an enterprise environment in a reliable, scalable, and secure fashion.
DEWR are looking for hands-on software engineers with experience in a variety of organisations and an appreciation for different approaches to problem solving and rapid validation of technical hypotheses.
The ideal candidate is a team player who thrives on working with others, mentoring emerging talent, developing capability in the organisation and capturing learnings in documentation, new patterns, libraries, frameworks and new products.
If you are passionate about software development, emerging technology and applied AI, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
How to Apply ?
How to Apply:
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your resume and a single page response of no more than 500 words addressing the following selection criteria.
Selection Criteria :
Outline your knowledge and experience the following: - C# and .NET web applications and APIs - Python for AI/ML, prototypes and web frameworks - Azure, IaC, terraform - Establishing patterns to support enterprise capability Experience with analogous technologies is valued, explain to us how it relates. (50%)
Very briefly outline your experience in applied AI, innovation or start-up like environments. Personal projects, side-hustles or personal learning and exploration are also highly valued. (10%)
Describe a time that you have helped introduce or adapt a new technology or work practice into an organisation and how you solved the challenges that were encountered. (10%)
Tell us about your experience solving complex problems. In particular, how can problem solving be developed into a structured, reproducible, scalable and leveraged to achieve the greatest demonstrable benefit to an organisation. (10%)
Tell us about a professional contribution you have made to a product, service, team or organisation of which you are proud. (10%)
Outline your experience in Government or large enterprise service design and delivery (10%)
About the Company
Why Work with Us?
In-house Payroll Management - Benefit from our in-house payroll management services, all at no extra cost to you, streamlining your financial transactions.
Experienced Federal Government Guidance - Our team is comprised of individuals with hands-on federal government contracting experience, ready to provide support, guidance, and mentorship throughout your journey.