Infrastructure Engineer

Application closing date: Monday, 01 September 2025
• 11:59pm, Canberra time

Estimated start date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Location of work: TAS

Working arrangements: Hybrid working arrangements will be considered with a split between office days and work from home.

Length of contract: Until 30 June 2026

Contract extensions: Up to 2x 12 months

Security clearance: Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1 (Must have an existing Baseline clearance)

Rates: $110 - $130 per hour (inc. super)

The Funding and Disclosure Reform Program was established to enable the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to implement and administer legislative amendments to the Commonwealth Funding and Disclosure Scheme (the Scheme) as set out in Part XX of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act) to increase transparency and accountability in Australia's electoral system. The Program is made up of three branches – the Program Management Office Branch, the Regulatory Enablement Branch, and the Technology Delivery Branch – that will work together to uplift the AEC's regulatory capability by designing, building and implementing new processes, resourcing, tools, systems and technology to successfully administer the Scheme.

The AEC is seeking to engage up to three suitably qualified and experienced Infrastructure Engineer who will be cruical for ensuring the efficient, automated, and reliable deployment of integration solutions across the AEC's diverse enterprise application landscape. The role requires developing efficient, scalable, and secure integration solutions and APIs that connect the AEC's systems, as well as collaborating with cross-functional teams to support these systems through testing, quality assurance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and issue resolution. The Infrastructure Engineer in the Systems and Platforms Team is central to ensuring the efficient, automated, and reliable deployment of integration solutions across the AEC's diverse landscape of enterprise applications.

Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for, but not limited, to:

- Collaborating with System Analysts, Data Engineers, and stakeholders to design and develop integration solutions that meet business requirements and technical constraints, utilising Microsoft Azure tools like App Services, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and Azure Service Bus.
- Designing, developing, and implementing high-quality APls ensuring reusability, reliability, scalability, and security. Managing API versions effectively, ensuring backward compatibility and seamless transitions between versions.
- Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code for integration components.
- Troubleshooting and resolving integration-related issues, working closely with cross-functional teams to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
- Conducting code reviews. Planning and executing comprehensive testing strategies, including unit testing, integration testing, and regression testing, to verify the reliability, accuracy, and performance of integration solutions.
- Monitoring performance, identifying bottlenecks, and optimising for speed, scalability, and efficiency.
- Maintaining detailed documentation of solutions, including technical specifications and deployment procedures. Documenting API endpoints, authentication methods, and usage examples, to ensure ease of use for internal and external developers.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, system analysts, integration testers, and other stakeholders to align DevOps practices with project goals and timelines, fostering a culture of collaboration.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and provide input on cloud strategy, scalability, and interoperability.
- Ensure compliance with Australian Government security frameworks (e.g. ISM, PSPF etc)
- Staying up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, integration patterns, and best practices, and applying this knowledge to optimise and enhance existing integration processes.
- Support change management and release coordination, ensuring integration components are deployed smoothly across environments.

- Contribute to architectural decisions and provide input on cloud strategy, scalability, and interoperability.
- Ensure compliance with Australian Government security frameworks (e.g. ISM, PSPF etc)
- Monitor and troubleshoot integration workflows, ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity across environments.

Essential Criteria

1. Proven experience as a software developer, with solid programming skills in C#, .NET Core and SQL.
2. Demonstrated experience in the Azure integration services including Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure logic apps, Event Grid, and Azure APIM
3. Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure services and tools, such as App Service, Azure Functions, and cloud storage technologies.
4. Experience in developing secure modern web services with Authentication & Authorization using schemes such as OAuth, OpenID and JWT
5. Experience with microservices, data transformation and interoperability standards (e.g. JSON, XML, REST, SOAP) or other API technologies such as gRPC and GraphQL.
6. Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles and experience with API frameworks and tools.
7. Familiarity with databases, data structures, and integration patterns.
8. Experience with API testing tools and methodologies.
9. Effective communication skills for collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
10. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships in cross-functional teams.
11. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
12. Proven ability to engage with diverse stakeholders including legal, policy, technical, and operational teams.
13. Understanding of Australian Government security frameworks (e.g. ISM, PSPF) and privacy legislation.

Desirable Criteria

1. Understanding and practical experience with microservices architecture, event driven systems and Domain Driven Design (DDD) principles
2. Experience using Cl/CD tools like Azure DevOps to support efficient and automated deployment processes.
3. Proficiency in Git, YAML, ARM, Bicep and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
4. Knowledge of security testing tools and practices, particularly SAST and DAST.
5. Familiarity with the following technologies: Micro Focus Fortify, SailPoint, Service Now and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
6. Sound knowledge and experience in successfully managing and delivering results within time constraints and with competing priorities.
7. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

HOW TO APPLY

Please provide an updated CV (a maximum of 3 pages) to reflect your suitability to the role based on the job description. You will also need to complete a response to the Essential and Desirable criteria above in a summary no more than 5000 characters in total.

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