Senior Java Developer

23rd October, 2026

Job Title - Senior Java Developer
Job Id

• Security Clearance: Baseline
• Length of Contract: 12 months (extension possible, up to a maximum of 24 months)
• The role closes on 05/11/2027
• Location: WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS (hybrid)

Job details
The Senior Java Developer will provide technical leadership within Services Australia development teams, leading the design, development, testing and maintenance of enterprise Java/J2EE and Angular applications. The role oversees software development activities, ensures the quality and functionality of the software produced, and delivers high-quality solutions within the agency's technical environments and systems.
Key duties and responsibilities
Duties may include:

• design, develop and maintain back-end services using Java, Spring Boot and related frameworks.
• build responsive, dynamic and accessible front-end interfaces using modern frameworks.
• write clean, maintainable and testable code following best practice.
• provide specialist technical advice on software development and maintenance, driving continuous improvement in code quality standards and the long-term maintenance of the code base.
• lead analysis, design, development, prototyping, unit testing and maintenance activities, solving complex technical problems.
• manage application releases and ensure go-live production support and maintenance of the team's developments.
• perform high-level analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation with proposed solutions.
• undertake technical design and development of highly complex custom solutions and/or standard conversion and migration solutions.
• provide support to development teams to ensure compliance with endorsed software development methodologies.
• share knowledge and provide coaching and mentoring to less experienced colleagues.
• design, build, test and support technical outcomes across the Government SDLC, and own delivery outcomes.

Knowledge/Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Java development
• Minimum 5 years experience in the technologies listed above
• Strong experience in front end technologies (JSP, JQuery and JavaScript), Spring, IBM DB2, JPA, Webservice standards, RESTFul Services and JMS.
• Proven record of delivering IT solutions using software development life cycle, systems development and testing methodologies in an agile environment.
• Ability to develop technical documentation and broad experience with technical integration frameworks.
• Highly developed communication skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience with experience communicating with internal and external stakeholders
• Relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, software engineering, computer science or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise software development lifecycle practices, quality assurance and release management.
• Knowledge of Australian Government security, privacy and accessibility expectations for ICT systems is desirable.
• Relevant industry certifications in Java, cloud, Agile or DevOps practices are desirable but not mandatory.

Technical skills

• JSP, JSF, Java, JavaScript, CSS, JQuery, JAVA Spring framework, JPA & JDBC, SQL, SOAP, DB2, RESTful Services, CI/CD, Bamboo, ALM, SVN, GitLab.
• Angular
• Node JS
• Nest JS
• Mongo BD
• API Connecy

Criteria
The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.
Essential criteria

• Demonstrated senior experience designing, developing, testing and maintaining enterprise Java/J2EE/Angular applications, including Spring Boot, REST APIs, integration services and relational databases.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in Agile delivery teams, provide technical leadership, undertake code reviews, resolve complex defects and transfer knowledge to APS staff.

Desirable criteria

• Senior level experience with Spring Boot, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, DevOps tooling or containerised deployment patterns.
• Experience working with Australian Government systems, security requirements, accessibility standards or large-scale service delivery platforms.
• Experience supporting application maintenance and support activities for critical business systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with bus