Senior Developer

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (to 31st March 2026, with possible extension)

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 4

Remuneration: $141,974 - $169,151 plus Superannuation

Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW, in a hybrid working environment

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ604432

Closing Date: Monday 15 September 2025 (11:59PM)

Join our Centre for Health Record Linkage (CHeReL) at the Ministry of Health for an exciting temporary employment opportunity and be part of the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

About Us

• We offer robust development and growth support to all our employees, ensuring you have the resources and opportunities to thrive in your career.
• Our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment are guiding principles that shape every aspect of our work.
• Join a passionate team dedicated to innovation and creativity.

About The Role

The Senior Developer will be working on the CHeReL Portal and assisting with ICT Uplift project and rebuild of data linkage application using modern frameworks as required. The Senior Developer focus is on front and back-end coding, review/implement architectural changes (if any), documentation and functional testing. The senior developer will also deliver the relevant documentation, manage testing, provide support handover and training as needed, and participate in other application development and support duties across Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence (CEE).

Health Manager level 4, starting salary from $141,974 - $169,151 plus Super, with a 38-hour work week.

What You Will Do

• Full stack development for CHeReL's and CEE's applications.
• Converting requirements to user stories and preparing and keeping documentation current, including preparatory activities to enable testing.
• Design and build user friendly and highly functional and productive UI with high performant and complex coding.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Create strategy, plan, and prepare identified custom applications for support by eHealth in the future.

About You

We are seeking motivated and committed individuals who can support the work of NSW Health with:

• Excellent ASP.net Core framework, Angular and SQL development (including other relevant technologies) and some data modelling skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in using DevOps environment and Agile methodology.
• Experience in providing post-production application support.

How To Apply

At the Ministry of Health, we want you to make the most of the opportunities you'll get to grow your skills and your career, surrounded by authentic, smart people and leaders.

Please review the role description and submit your up-to-date resume (up to 5 pages) and cover letter (1-2 pages) explaining your interest and motivation in applying for this role and highlighting your relevant skills.

For role related queries or questions contact Ram Swami on ram.swami@health.nsw.gov.au and quote REQ604432. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact Frankie De Luca on frankie.deluca@health.nsw.gov.au.

Closing Date: Monday 15 September 2025

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Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit The Stepping Up Initiative.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia.

Additional Information

• This is a temporary role and there may be opportunities for ongoing employment at grade.
• Please note the selection process will include a range of merit-based techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For more information about working at NSW Health, please visit our career portal.

Applications Close: Monday 15 September 2025