APS6 ETL Software Engineer (Developer)

• Initial Contract Duration: 12 months with extension up to 24 months
  
• Location: ACT VIC
  
• Security Requirements: Must be able to obtain Baseline
  
• Working Arrangements: Hybrid
  Location is capital city of selected states. Other locations will not be accepted. The candidate is to work from the RFQ location on a full-time basis for the first 6 weeks before a hybrid flexible working arrangement will be considered. A WFH arrangement will be considered from the RFQ location to ensure that where they need to attend the office for adhoc/emergency reasons etc they can do so within a reasonable travel time and distance close to their home
  
• Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week
  

About the Role

Job details

• Software Engineers write and test code optimise software for speed and capability evaluate and test new software design and maintain software systems under limited supervision.
  
• Software Engineers (Developer) at the APS6 equivalent level are also called Development Experts.
  
• The Development Expert engages in the design and the development of high-quality solutions in support of business and technical requirements. The role solves highly complex problems.
  
• Experienced ETL Development Experts are required for the development and delivery of complex reporting solutions sourced from data stored in Terada EDW SAP DB2 other environments.
  

Key duties and responsibilities

Duties may include some or all the following:

• Support the Data Curation Section in the delivery of data assets by contributing to improving data management capabilities including building data integration applications that extract transform and load (ETL) data and metadata into data warehouses Data Lake (RDBMS/HDFS)
  
• Undertake analysis design development prototyping testing and maintenance activities in a Teradata EDW environment
  
• Contribute to building and maintaining automated data integration applications by developing complex SQL programs within a Teradata EDW environment
  
• Perform analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation with proposed solutions
  
• Ensure excellent data quality and high standards in Management Information solutions
  
• Development of ETL solutions using a variety of industry tools including SQL Assistant Terada Studio Viewpoint Pcom and Control-M
  
• Write/explain technical systems problems and outcomes using unambiguous language to non-technical staff
  
• Strong focus on data integrity between source and destinations systems
  
• Analyse and evaluate complex business process and requirement
  

The following knowledge / qualifications are desirable:

• Demonstrated 4years experience in at least one of the following tools: Teradata SQL Assistant Teradata Studio
  
• A working knowledge of languages such as SQL Unix Linux and /or JCL and how to use it
  
• Demonstrated strong written communication skills explaining complex information using unambiguous language appropriate to the audience
  
• Proven experience in the use of ETL to Teradata environment
  
• Proven experience in designing and delivering data analytics solutions for large and complex projects
  

Technical skills

Additional Skills for the Information Age (SFIA) required: 1. Problem Management: Level 4 2. Specialist advice: Level 4 3. Requirements definition and management: Level 4

About the Organisation

Services Australia is at the frontline of government service delivery supporting millions of Australians and is front and centre of a vision to be a world leader in government service delivery. It s using cutting-edge technology to build world class platforms and capabilities to help Australians get on with their lives. The services required will enable the agency to supplement its existing ICT and digital workforce to ensure a high quality of technology and digital development for the Buyer with the flexibility to ramp resourcing up and down as needs require. Engaging a flexible ICT workforce will enable the Buyer to augment its requirements for the major work programs being undertaken.

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential Criteria

1. Methods and tools: Level 4 (SFIA)

Provides advice and guidance to support the adoption of methods and tools and adherence to policies and standards. Tailors processes in line with agreed standards and evaluation of methods and tools. Reviews and improves usage and application of methods and tools.

2. Programming/software development: Level 4 (SFIA)

Designs codes verifies tests documents amends and refactors complex programs/scripts and integration software services. Contributes to the selection of the software development methods tools and techniques. Applies agreed standards and tools to achieve well-engineered outcomes. Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues work.

3. Release and deployment: Level 4 (SFIA)

Assesses and analyses release components for input to release scheduling. Maintains and administers tools and methods for software delivery deployment and configuration. Maintains release processes and procedures.

4. Software configuration: Level 4 (SFIA)

Designs verifies documents amends and refactors complex software configurations for deployment. Contributes to the selection of the software configuration methods tools and techniques. Applies agreed standards and tools to achieve well-engineered outcomes. Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues work.

5. Software design: Level 3 (SFIA)

Undertakes complete design of moderately complex software applications or components. Applies agreed standards guidelines patterns and tools. Assists as part of a team in the design of components of larger software systems. Specifies user and/or system interfaces. Creates multiple design views to address the different stakeholders concerns and to handle functional and non-functional requirements. Assists in the evaluation of options and trade-offs. Collaborates in reviews of work with others as appropriate.

6. Systems design: Level 4 (SFIA)

Designs system components using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures design standards patterns and methodology. Identifies and evaluates alternative design options and trade-offs. Creates multiple design views to address the concerns of the different stakeholders and to handle functional and non-functional requirements. Models simulates or prototypes the behaviour of proposed system components to enable approval by stakeholders. Produces detailed design specifications to form the basis for the construction of systems. Reviews verifies and improves own designs against specifications.

7. Systems integration and build: Level 4 (SFIA)

Provides technical expertise to enable the configuration of system components and equipment for systems testing. Collaborates with technical teams to develop and agree system integration plans and report on progress. Defines complex/new integration builds. Ensures that integration test environments are correctly configured. Designs performs and reports results of tests of the integration build. Identifies and documents system integration components for recording in the configuration management system. Recommends and implements improvements to processes and tools.

8. Testing: Level 3 (SFIA)

Designs test cases and test scripts under own direction mapping back to pre-determined criteria recording and reporting test outcomes. Participates in requirement design and specification reviews and uses this information to design test plans and test conditions. Applies agreed standards to specify and perform manual and automated testing. Automates testing tasks and builds test coverage through existing or new infrastructure. Analyses and reports on test activities results issues and risks.

Desirable Criteria

1. Application support: Level 3 (SFIA)

Follows agreed procedures to identify and resolve issues with applications. Uses application management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics. Carries out agreed applications maintenance tasks.

Application Deadline: Wednesday 06 August 2025

Expected Start Date: Monday 01 September 2025

Job Type: Contract

Rate: As per Australian Market Standards

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