Senior Apex Developer

Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time

Salary: $138,631 - $185,518

Grade: VPS 6

Occupation: IT and telecommunications

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/D02980AUG2025

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit

We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Develop new components and work packages for APEX/Oracle applications
• Great opportunity - Fixed term role until 30 June 2028
• VPS6 salary: $138,631 to $185,518 plus superannuation

About Us:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.

Technology Solutions and Data Security is delivering the Data and Digital Reform Agenda, which focuses on meeting the department's data and digital needs by providing responsive and sustainable services focused on supporting departmental outcomes.

Technology Services explores and employs technology to enable the department's business to function via the use of modern, appropriate platforms, products and services. It supports enterprise-wide platforms and services including critical applications, networks, telecommunication, call centres, hosting, intranet/internet sites; delivers business and corporate funded project; and overseas the delivering of services provided by technology service providers such as Cenitex.

About the Role:

The role of the Senior Apex Developer will be responsible for development of new application components and work packages for existing or new APEX/oracle applications. Working within and agile delivery team, this role works collaboratively within a team of business and IT specialists including developers, business analysts and testers to:

• Complete the design, development and delivery of Oracle Apex related software (web app, mobile) to meet the needs of business units.
• Ensure that the specification and design of Oracle Apex related software changes meet the defined business needs, align with enterprise and solution architectures and complies with standards.
• Integrate software solutions with existing solutions such as OCI, AWS, SharePoint, ServiceNow, Resolve, .NET, and webMethods.
• Produce complex documentation in accordance with the quality review standards such as technical specifications, solution design, release and deployment instructions, procedures, user & support manuals and work packages.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

• Expert knowledge and demonstrated senior experience in the use of a range of Oracle development tools and the with the Oracle database (PL/SQL) environment, including the use of recognised and emerging technologies.
• Experience using source code controls and Continuous Integration (CI) tools such as Jenkins, GIT, SourceTree, etc.
• Experience across a range of waterfall, iterative, incremental and agile software development methodologies.

How to Apply:

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the sa fety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

Applications close Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

26 August 2025