EL 1 Senior Development Expert

• Initial Contract Duration: 12 months
  
• Extension term details: Up to a maximum of 24 months
  
• Location:ACT QLD SA VIC
  
• Security Requirements: Must be able to obtain Baseline
  
• Working Arrangement:Hybrid
  Canberra preferred. Office location is capital city of selected states. The expectation is in the office for first 6 wks before a flexible working arrangement will be considered usually a minimum of 3 days/wk onsite. One or more Reduced Activity Periods (RAP) may be implemented. Candidates will not be required to undertake work for the Buyer during a RAP. The Buyer will not be liable to pay any charges during a RAPexcept for days worked by candidates with prior written approval of the Buyer.
• Maximum hours
  40 hours per week
  

About the Role:

SoftLabs is seeking Senior Development Expert for ICT Labour hire at their technology consulting based in ACTQLD SA VIC.

Job details

Software Engineers have experience overseeing software development projects writing optimised code and provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers. They are responsible for the quality and functionality of the software produced by their team.
Development Experts are also known as Software Engineers. Software Development describes the function of creating design documents developing testing supporting and maintaining applications and frameworks involved in a software release life cycle.Development and programming professionals design create test and document new and amended software components from supplied specifications in accordance with agreed development and security standards and processes.
Development Experts engage in the design and the development of high quality solutions in support of business and technical requirements. The role solves highly complex problems.
Development Experts exercise a considerable degree of independence and undertake a technical leadership role with work performed under the general guidance of senior staff.
Development Experts may be responsible for and/or contribute to the management of a team. Refer to Knowledge/Qualifications section below for requirements specific to the IBM API Connect Developer role.

Key duties and responsibilities

Duties may include some or all of the following:

Perform and manage analysis design development prototyping unit testing and maintenance activities

Solve highly complex problems and deliver high quality solutions

Perform highlevel analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation with proposed solutions

Undertake technical design and development of highly complex custom solutions and/or standard conversion and migration solutions

Manage the release and ensure golive production support and maintenance for the team s developments

Proactively share knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert and provide assistance and mentorship to less experienced staff

Ensure compliance with endorsed software development methodologies

Provide support to development teams to ensure high quality custom solution realisation

Lead and manage the operations of a team including overseeing work priorities and resource management

Maintain and support existing system/technology to support daytoday operation

Report on the achievement of business outcomes key performance indicators and quality assurance in the area of responsibility

Develop staff capability through coaching mentoring and succession planning

Resolve escalated issues and suggest alternative approaches

Prepare and review a range of written material which may include technical and corporate documentation

Provide detailed specialist technical advice to the senior executive where appropriate

Monitor and manage work output and quality against established performance standards

Engage and partner with other agencies and service providers to build service delivery capability

Attend interagency meetings and forums to influence business outcomes and share information

Influence and contribute to ICT strategy resolving conflicts as needed

Perform and manage cost analysis activities as required

Support innovation and manage and lead change

Encourage and support continuous improvement

Exercise delegation in accordance with legislation and guidelines

Technical skills

Skills for the Information Age (SFIA) required:

Emerging technology monitoring EMRG Level 5

Methods and tools METL Level 5

Programming/software development PROG Level 5

Specialist advice TECH Level 5

Systems design DESN Level 5

Systems development management DLMG Level 5

Essential criteria

1. Emerging technology monitoring: Level 5 (SFIA)

Monitors the external environment to gather intelligence on emerging technologies. Assesses and documents the impacts threats and opportunities to the organisation. Creates reports and technology roadmaps and shares knowledge and insights with others.

2. Methods and tools: Level 5 (SFIA)

Provides advice guidance and expertise to promote adoption of methods and tools and adherence to policies and standards. Evaluates and selects appropriate methods and tools in line with agreed policies and standards. Contributes to organisational policies standards and guidelines for methods and tools. Implements methods and tools at programme project and team levels including selection and tailoring in line with agreed standards. Manages reviews of the benefits and value of methods and tools. Identifies and recommends improvements.

3. Programming/software development: Level 5 (SFIA)

Takes technical responsibility across all stages and iterations of software development. Plans and drives software construction activities. Adopts and adapts appropriate software development methods tools and techniques. Measures and monitors applications of project/team standards for software construction including software security. Contributes to the development of organisational policies standards and guidelines for software development.

4. Release and deployment: Level 5 (SFIA)

Leads the assessment analysis planning and design of release packages including assessment of risk. Liaises with business and technology teams on release scheduling and communication of progress. Conducts postrelease reviews. Ensures that release processes and procedures are applied and that releases can be rolled back as needed. Identifies evaluates and manages the adoption of appropriate release and deployment techniques processes and automation tools.

5. Software configuration: Level 5 (SFIA)

Takes technical responsibility across all stages and iterations of configuration development and deployment. Plans and drives software configuration activities. Adopts and adapts appropriate software configuration methods tools and techniques. Measures and monitors the application of standards for configuration design and deployment including software security. Contributes to the development of organisational policies standards and guidelines for software configuration design and deployment.

6. Software design: Level 4 (SFIA)

Designs complex software applications components and modules. Uses appropriate modelling techniques following agreed software design standards guidelines patterns and methodology. Creates and communicates multiple design views to balance stakeholders concerns and to satisfy functional and nonfunctional requirements. Identifies evaluates and recommends alternative design options and tradeoffs. Models simulates or prototypes the behaviour of proposed software to enable approval by stakeholders and effective construction of the software. Verifies software design by constructing and applying appropriate methods. Reviews verifies and improves own designs against specifications. Leads reviews of others designs.

7. Specialist advice: Level 4 (SFIA)

Provides detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism to the organisations planning and operations. Actively maintains knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms. Recognises and identifies the boundaries of their own specialist knowledge. Where appropriate collaborates with other specialists to ensure advice given is appropriate to the organisations needs.

8. Systems design: Level 5 (SFIA)

Designs large or complex systems and undertakes impact analysis on major design options and tradeoffs. Ensures that the system design balances functional and nonfunctional requirements. Reviews systems designs and ensures that appropriate methods tools and techniques are applied effectively. Makes recommendations and assesses and manages associated risks. Adopts and adapts system design methods tools and techniques. Contributes to development of system design policies standards and selection of architecture components.

9. Systems integration and build: Level 5 (SFIA)

Plans and drives activities to develop organisational systems integration and build capabilities including automation and continuous integration. Identifies evaluates and manages the adoption of tools techniques and processes to create a robust integration framework. Provides authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of systems integration. Leads integration work in line with the agreed system and service design. Assesses risks and takes preventative action. Measures and monitors applications of standards. Contributes to the development of organisational policies standards and guidelines for systems integration.

10. Testing: Level 4 (SFIA)

Selects appropriate testing approach including manual and automated testing. Develops and executes test plans and test cases. Implements scalable and reliable automated tests and frameworks. Collaborates across parties involved in product systems or service design and development to enable comprehensive test coverage. Identifies improvements in requirements design or specification processes to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of testing. Analyses and reports on test activities results issues and risks including the work of others.

Desirable criteria

1. Configuration management: Level 2 (SFIA)

Applies tools techniques and processes to administer track log report on and correct configuration items components and changes. Assists with audits to check the accuracy of the information and undertakes any necessary corrective action under direction.

Application Deadline: Wednesday 12 March 2025

Expected Start Date: Sunday 20 April 2025

Job Types: Contract

Rate: As per Australian Market Standards

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