About us

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do - and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and even active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

We are a state government organisation made up of more than 28,000 people and we're in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia's history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

That means job opportunities in metropolitan and regional areas right across NSW - you have the chance to be part of creating a lasting legacy that will benefit generations to come.

About the team

Regional, Delivery & Safety (RDS) IT support three Transport Divisions; Safety, Environment and Regulation, Infrastructure & Place and Regional and Outer Metropolitan. Our purpose is to enable our clients to innovate, scale and achieve outcomes through faster and more effective delivery of business applications and IT services.

Our team leverages Human Centred Design methodologies and tools to design solutions on digital transformation and innovation projects. We use a progressive ethos in the team that's not found in traditional business structures - giving a unique advantage over the rest to make greatness happen.

The opportunity

Right now, we have an ongoing full-time opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Digital Products and Technology team.

The role is a hands-on technical role which delivers reliable data, software and platform components, whilst continuously developing and assessing the systems to keep abreast of new technologies and applying this knowledge to new and existing related systems to meet organisational objectives. You will be involved in:

Providing full stack expertise and develop solutions to ship complex products, self-directs according to business needs, works across groups, improves team productivity to meet delivery objectives

Recommending and delivering modern technologies to uplift user experience and enhance technical aspects of the product.

Demonstrate ownership and accountable for solution design and deliver green field projects

Defining and implementing software development standards and practices to improve productivity

Analysing and evaluating both functional and non-functional user requirements to convert and create quality products

Mentoring, guiding, and collaborating with other engineers

Participating in collaboration workshops to discuss projects, brainstorm ideas, and put forward solutions to any issues

Influencing and delivering quality software by conducting peer reviews, debugging and testing, using suitable tools for diagnosing and rectifying issues, and support application software releases and development updates to guarantee performance, functionality and reliability objectives are met.

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About you

At your core you are a person with passion - for hands-on approach to solving problems, for working with people, and for learning and exploring emerging technologies.

You're a hands-on Full-stack developer who is passionate about the future of their field with well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills.

You're a strong team player, experience in Agile/scrum team operations and come with a positive 'can-do' attitude for when the going gets tough - the tough get going.

In addition to the above, you will have experience in:

AWS cloud services (Lambda, API Gateway, AWS RDS PostgreSQL, S3)

Serverless Framework

Git / Bitbucket

React / Angular

PostgreSQL / DynamoDB

REST API / Micro services / Graphql

Salary and benefits

The salary for this position is Grade 9A ($138,670) - 9E ($155,309) per annum plus 10% superannuation and leave loading.

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Interested?

By joining Transport for NSW, you'll have access to a range of unique government benefits in a flexible work environment like no other. We're passionate about work-life balance and walking the talk. Our offices are based in Parramatta and we come in together when it makes sense to.

If you're ready to step into this meaningful and rewarding role, we want to hear from you.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please submit your resume as well as answering all questions within the online application process - we want to see your passion, experience, and skills relevant to the role.

Applications close: 11.59 PM Wednesday 27 April 2022

We are the community we serve

We are committed to being an inclusive, diverse and flexible workplace where differences are valued. We welcome people of all backgrounds, experience and abilities.

We enable our people to work in ways that work for them and their teams. Working virtually and from different locations including regional locations, staggering work hours and job sharing are just some of the ways our people can work flexibly.

Please contact the Talent Specialist below if you require any adjustments to be made to how you interact with us throughout the recruitment process or would like to discuss flexible work options.

For any enquiries, please email Karen Rayner at KAREN.RAYNER@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

Apply today to register your interest!

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