Senior Software Engineer

Do you want to be part of the solution to keeping Victoria safe from Bushfires and other emergency events? Is climate response important to you?

Data Analytics and Information Systems (DAIS) is a team of about 80 technical specialists, who discover, design, develop and deliver a complex and integrated suite of products and platforms enabling DEECA to plan, monitor and respond to Bushfires and other Emergencies.

Working as part of an agile team and autonomously to implement system functionality across the full application technology stack, our ideal candidate will have a background in delivering significant emergency management systems technology and it would be advantageous if you have experience working with the emergency management sector.

Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications

Essential

• Strong demonstrable experience developing in Angular 9+ using TypeScript.
• Experience in .Net Core, C#, Entity Framework Core, Azure SQL, REST APIs.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure (Azure or AWS) specifically Azure Functions, App Services, Azure Service Bus and Blob Storage (or their AWS equivalent)
• Experience with HTML, Sass, Bootstrap, and modern frontend build tools (Webpack, ESLint, Prettier, etc.)
• Experience in source control tools (, Git and GitHub) and practices ( GitHub Flow), or similar

H ighly Desirable

• Experience in serverless, microservices and event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with developing Progressive Web Apps including using service workers for caching and offline usage, native web Notifications API, Push API and Web Storage API
• Familiarity with GIS and mapping technologies (ArcGIS or PostGIS, Leaflet library or similar)
• Familiarity with Xamarin for Android and iOS development

Desirable

• Familiarity with Python and data science packages including TensorFlow, NumPy, SciPy and Pandas
• Familiarity with UX mock-up tools such as Figma (or similar)
• Experience in CI/CD strategies and Terraform, particularly in Azure DevOps, or similar
• Familiarity with GraphQL

This is a fixed term position available for a period of 2 years. The work location for this position is flexible within Victoria with hybrid work arrangements available.

To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.

For further information please refer to the attached position description.

Applications close at midnight on Monday, 9 September 2024.

Other relevant information:

For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the .

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a Declaration and Consent form and a National Police Check.

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

A Diverse, Inclusive and Flexible Workplace

DEECA welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and we focus on the essential requirements of the job and being consistent and fair in our treatment of all applicants. We also understand that a balanced life is important to our employees. Talk to us about our flexible options such as working some days from home, starting early or late, working part time, job sharing or accessing paid or unpaid leave.