Senior Developer

12 month contract.

AEMO at the Heart of Energy
AEMO is Australia's independent energy system and market operator and system planner. AEMO's purpose is to ensure safe, reliable and affordable energy today, and enable the energy transition for the benefit of all Australians. Australian governments are now committed to a net zero economy for Australia by 2050 and our vision is to enable this. We have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to co-design the future of our energy systems, and our core values revolve around character, commitment, and connection. Join us as we contribute to this significant transition in the energy sector.

Division Overview
AEMO's Digital Division is accountable to operate, maintain, and deliver digital capabilities. This includes technology foresight, plans, delivery of digital change, operation of AEMO's Energy Markets and key internal stakeholder engagement.

As part of the Digital Division, the Energy Markets & Corporate Digital Systems (EMCDS) department holds the accountability of successful management for AEMO's critical IT applications. Broadly the responsibilities extend to both Retail and Wholesale Solutions in which EMCDS design, develop, test, deliver and support: NEM, MSATS, eMDM, DWGM, STTM, GSH and GBB.

Position Purpose
The Senior Developer plays a lead role in requirement analysis, developing, maintaining and enhancing market software applications in accordance with the enterprise architecture principles and the IT Strategy to support AEMO's market functions.

Position Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, robust, and resilient IT applications for new projects and BAU initiatives. Lead the design, development, testing and deployment of these applications.
• Participate in the requirements analysis of new features or enhancements with business stakeholders and provide specialist technical input.
• Provide support for IT applications, take initiative in troubleshooting and resolve issues quickly and effectively. Ensure AEMO systems operate 24x7 and meet agreed service and security standards.
• Ensure that the solution design, data model, code quality and support documentation are as per AEMO standards.
• Provide after hours on-call support as required by AEMO.

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Strong experience in design and development of solutions using Microsoft technologies - C#, .NET, .NET Core, along with Web technologies - JavaScript , , ), HTML5, CSS3.
• Extensive experience in relational databases - Oracle and SQL Server, with a focus on performance optimisation.
• Sound knowledge of RESTful APIs and web services, and experience with integration platforms - APIM, Boomi, webMethods.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies especially Azure would be an added advantage.
• Experience in operating and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in writing Unit Tests and Test-Driven Development.
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, and delivery using Agile methodologies.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to engage stakeholders across IT and business teams.

Education/ Professional Certifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science and/or Engineering or equivalent.
• Certification in any areas of MCSD / OCA / ITIL / PMP / PRINCE2 / SCRUM.

In Return Some Of Our Benefits To You

• Flexible working: work from home, part time, job share, hybrid options, and additional leave options
• Professional development via projects, industry networks, job rotation, study assistance and more.
• Give back with up to 4 days of volunteering leave per year.
• Reward your hard work with annual performance bonuses (subject to eligibility).
• Embrace a healthier you with our wellness program, discounted health insurance, gym perks and our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

About Our Process
AEMO values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace, welcoming applications from all backgrounds without regard to age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, race, religion and our First Nation peoples. We are dedicated to accommodating applicants' needs during the application or interview process, simply let us know by emailing .

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