Developer / Senior Developer – Services Australia
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769755
- Agency: Services Australia
- Job Title: Developer / Senior Developer
- Position Number: EXT-M-2026-327
- Classification: APS Level 5;APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Monday 08 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT,
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $88,834 – $113,242
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Office arrangements may be negotiated with the)
About Services Australia
We are one of Australia’s largest public sector employers. We are located in every capital city and over 400 local, regional, and
remote locations across Australia. Job opportunities in Services Australia can be right where you are or might be right where you
want to be. We are looking for people who want to work with us to deliver a simple, helpful, respectful, and transparent experience
for our customers. We offer diverse employment opportunities so you can plan to take your career anywhere you want to. We
celebrate people with different cultural backgrounds and disabilities. We are also a leading employer of First Nations Australians
and a Platinum tier LGBTQIA+ inclusive employer. When you work with us, you will be doing something that matters and be
respected for the unique views and skills that you bring. What our people say about working with us: ‘It’s rare you find a job that
provides such a direct link to the community’ ‘You can work for the same agency for your whole career but have the opportunity to
work in many different roles’ ‘Highly supportive team and flexible working conditions where you can be at your best’
Duties
- Developer, APS5
- Create software and technical designs for the realisation of moderately complex
- development solutions, while ensuring compliance with endorsed software development
- methodologies.
- Develop high quality code and long-term maintenance of a product’s code base under the
- supervision of experienced Developers.
- Provide go-live support and maintenance for moderately complex developments.
- Support analysis, design, software development, prototyping, unit testing and maintenance
- activities and assist with the analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation
- with proposed solutions.
- Identify, assess, and escalate risks affecting work area and identify and escalate ICT issues.
- Assist with the development of team plans and goals and assist with the preparation of draft
- reports and corporate documentation.
- Manage and prioritise own workload to meet business objectives in specified timeframes.
- Support the development and delivery of projects within the assigned area of responsibility.
- Senior Developer, APS6
- Create software and technical designs for the realisation of complex development solutions,
- while ensuring compliance with endorsed software development methodologies.
- Develop high quality code and long-term maintenance of a product’s code base.
- Provide technical advice on software development and maintenance, and go-live support
- and maintenance for complex developments.
- Perform a range of analysis, design, software development, prototyping, unit testing and
- maintenance activities and undertake analysis of technical requirements to support project
- evaluation with proposed solutions.
- Develop team plans and goals and prepare draft reports and corporate documentation.
- Manage and prioritise own and others’ workloads to meet business objectives in specified
- timeframes.
- Develop and deliver on projects within the assigned area of responsibility, including
- performing cost analysis activities as required.
Eligibility / Notes
- Security Clearance level required for some roles: Baseline (or ability to obtain and maintain).
- In accordance with section 22(6) of the Public Service Act 1999, Services Australia requires
- applicants to be Australian citizens to be eligible for employment with Services Australia.
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with the agency will be assessed through a
- pre-employment screening process. This process includes but is not limited to a national police
- history check, referee checks, code of conduct check and an employment history integrity check.
- Some positions within Services Australia may be required to work in settings where mandatory
- vaccinations are required. Staff in such positions will need to demonstrate that they meet the
- vaccination requirements or have a relevant exemption.
How to Apply
Position Contact Julia McTier, 08 8153 1039
Agency Recruitment Site https://career.prod.hxm.au-cre.scs.sap/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=327&company
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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