Software Developer

Please respond to the job if you are an Australian Citizen and residing in Australia.

• Contract start 16 February 2023 To 12 months, 2 x 12 months extensions.
• Australian Citizen, Ability to obtain Baseline Clearance, Canberra, Offsite role.

Send your responses to [email protected]

Overview

The Software Developer within the Cognitive Futures team works on diverse projects that deliver advanced tools and services for internal and external stakeholders. The Software Developer will work within a team of software developers, data scientists, and business representatives to deliver solutions often utilising emerging technologies such as AI/ML and Natural Language Processing.

The candidate will have:

• Extensive experience in software development
• Experience writing high quality Python code
• Experience with other languages and frameworks is desirable (TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue.js)
• Experience with DevOps
• Experience with Commercial Cloud Platforms (preferably AWS)
• Strong commitment to testing and software quality assurance
• Experience working as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Relevant experience and/or qualifications in software engineering
• Experience with Machine Learning or MLOps would be favorable
• Ability to obtain baseline clearance

Deliverables include;

• Work with data scientists and software engineers to create and maintain tools, services, and applications.
• Explore new ideas and apply innovative techniques to build new and improve existing solutions
• Deliver software solutions utilising the AWS commercial cloud platform
• Provide technical advice to software engineers, data scientists and executive stakeholders in-person, through presentations and via Teams, email, and formal documentation
• Building new and improving existing DevOps pipelines.

Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission

Essential Criteria

1. Strong experience delivering backend systems using Python 40 %

2. Experience in DevOps 30 %

3. Experience with commercial Cloud Platforms (preferably AWS) 30 %

Desirable Criteria

1. Knowledge of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing

2. Experience with frontend development (preferably using Vue.js)

3. Relevant ICT qualifications and / or Industry certifications