Principal Digital Solutions Developer

Company description:

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. For more information about the Department of Education, please visit

Job description:

Principal Digital Solutions Developer

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full-Time
• Location Located in Eveleigh, 8 Central Ave with flexible working arrangements available
• Competitive salary of $145,378 - $168,130 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

About the role

Lead the planning, development and implementation of innovative, data-driven digital solutions to optimise efficiencies and ensure the provision of robust digital analytics and insights for current and future school infrastructure. This involves building robust back-end solutions and engaging and interactive front-end user interfaces, which incorporate data visualisations, geospatial/mapping, and other capabilities derived from internal and external APIs.

For further information please click here to view the role description

About you

• Extensive experience in developing innovative digital solutions using relational databases and front-end languages with JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
• Extensive experience developing robust back-end solutions with server-side languages, their corresponding frameworks with supporting technologies, API integration and building APIs supported by a micro-services architecture.
• Experience with data visualisation frameworks, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies, and leveraging RESTful APIs to deliver strategic outcomes and data transformation (ETL), cloud deployment (Microsoft Azure/AWS)
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g. software engineering, computer science) and/or equivalent professional experience in developing and implementing data-driven digital solutions and designing efficient and robust data transformations
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

How to apply

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

Please refer to the Applicant's Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

All other applicants please submit your application by clicking 'Apply Now'.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates who have not previously worked for the department will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number. This option would allow the WWCC to naturally expire without further communication needed with the employee. The employer obligations under the WWCC would apply for duration of the WWCC's validity (up to 5 years)

Closing date: 07 September 2025 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Mark Kovacevic at and for recruitment process enquirires please contact Nabeel Abd Almadi at

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.