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Senior Gen Developer

Services Australia

Australian citizens only Baseline clearance Hybrid, in the capital city of QLD, ACT, VIC, NSW or SA Closes 22 Oct 2026

Eligibility - please read before applying

This role is open to Australian citizens only. Applicants must also hold a current and ACTIVE Baseline Australian Government security clearance. An ability to obtain a clearance is NOT sufficient for this role.

This is an Australian Federal Government engagement based in Australia. Applications from candidates who are not Australian citizens, or who do not meet the security clearance requirement above, cannot be considered - regardless of technical experience. We are unable to sponsor visas, and this role cannot be performed remotely or from offshore.

About the Role

Services Australia is seeking a minimum of one Senior Gen Developer (Development Expert, EL1 equivalent) to lead software development on its CA Gen (formerly Cool:Gen / AllFusion Gen) based systems. Development Experts lead software development projects and provide technical leadership to their teams: they manage software planning, development and construction activities, evaluate and resolve complex issues in the development and production environments, and are responsible for the quality and functionality of the software their team produces, ensuring adherence to the agency's development and security standards, guidelines and methods. Services Australia is at the frontline of government service delivery, supporting millions of Australians, and is building world-class platforms and capabilities to help Australians get on with their lives.

Lead software development on Services Australia's Gen-based systems as a Development Expert: lead and create software and technical designs for highly complex development solutions; develop the strategy for high-quality code and long-term maintenance of the product's code base; provide specialist technical advice on software development and maintenance; lead releases and go-live production support; lead analysis, design, development, prototyping, unit testing and maintenance; review technical requirements and propose solutions; ensure compliance with endorsed development methodologies; investigate and resolve highly complex ICT issues; lead a positive risk culture; manage stakeholder relationships with other agencies and service providers; contribute to workforce and strategic planning; prepare reports and briefs; manage cost analysis as required; and lead and coach staff.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and create software and technical designs for the realisation of highly complex development solutions.
  • Develop strategy to ensure high-quality code and long-term maintenance of a product's code base; provide specialist technical advice on software development and maintenance.
  • Lead the release and ensure go-live production support and maintenance for the team's developments.
  • Lead analysis, design, software development, prototyping, unit testing and maintenance activities; review and undertake high-level analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation with proposed solutions.
  • Ensure compliance with endorsed software development methodologies; investigate and resolve highly complex ICT issues; lead a positive risk management culture.
  • Engage and manage stakeholder relationships and partner with other agencies and service providers to build service delivery capability.
  • Review and prepare reports, briefs and corporate documentation and communicate technical findings and recommendations; perform and manage cost analysis activities as required.
  • Lead and manage staff to increase performance and engagement through coaching, capability development, performance management and health and well-being support.
  • Technical skills: minimum of four years of experience with Gen (CA Gen) development. Desirable: IT degree and/or formal Gen training; Cuba or similar systems; writing and debugging COBOL; SOAP services, RESTful APIs and MQ; Win32 application development.

Essential Criteria

  1. Minimum of 4 years of experience with Gen development.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience with Cuba or similar systems.
  • Experience writing and debugging COBOL.
  • Experience with development of SOAP services, RESTful APIs and MQ.
  • Experience in Win32 application development.

Role Details

CitizenshipAustralian citizens only
Security ClearanceBaseline - must hold an ACTIVE clearance at time of application
ContractMinimum of one position. Estimated start Friday 1 January 2027 (in practice early January). Initial contract up to 12 months; extension term 'Other'. Senior - EL1 equivalent. Complex contract. A maximum of five candidates per seller.
LocationHybrid, in the capital city of QLD, ACT, VIC, NSW or SA (Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide). The Labour Hire Worker is expected to work onsite for the first six weeks before a hybrid flexible arrangement can be considered, unless otherwise negotiated. The worker's residing address must be within reasonable travel time and distance of the RFQ location to attend onsite in an emergency or to meet business requirements. Maximum hours published as 80 per week.
Max Candidates5 per seller

This opportunity is sourced through the Australian Government's BuyICT panel for ICT Labour Hire services.

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