Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Hiring for ASD4 and ASD5 Software Developer Job at Melbourne Full Time

• $71,207 – $83,700 ( plus super)
• Brisbane CBD – QLD,Canberra – ACT,Melbourne CBD – VIC,Perth CBD – WA

The Role
We have a range of exciting, challenging and interesting work for software developers across all groups in ASD. We are seeking people who want to be at the forefront of innovation and want to work alongside experts in a wide variety of fields. ASD provide opportunities to enhance your skills through mentoring and extensive training, and staff are encouraged to help directly shape your own technical and professional development.

ASD has a wide variety of Software Developer roles on offer. You may play a pivotal role in:

• Developing and ensuring the critical capabilities used by our workforce are fit-for-purpose, responsive to sensitive and time-critical mission requirements, and built on technology stacks in line with industry advances.
• Designing and building tools for AI/ML/Big Data developing systems that extract knowledge and insights from data to achieve ASD’s diverse mission objectives.
• Development of the platforms used by the Australia Cyber Security Centre to inform and interact with its stakeholders that range from individuals through to large organisations and government agencies.

About our Team
Would you like to develop, build and deliver world class software to protect Australia and its national interests? Can you be counted on to find innovative, clever solutions and develop your skills to become a well-rounded technical professional? Are you interested in achieving things most people never get a chance to? Are you driven to figure out why your computer crashed instead of just rebooting it?

ASD is not just a government agency; we are a world class technical organisation searching for the right people to join us. Often operating in the slim area between the difficult and the impossible, we need technical specialists with strong integrity and the ability to develop solutions for the most complex mission requirements.

Our Ideal Candidate

ASD’s software developers typically work in multi-disciplinary teams responsible for the design and development of capabilities that meet ASD’s mission needs. Teams will work on a combination of long term projects as well as providing time sensitive development and support when required. The tools, platforms, technologies and methodologies used are extremely varied, but most have a strong emphasis on agile or devops practices to achieve this.

ASD is looking for software developers at all stages of their careers from people who have some experience developing software through to people who have been designing large or complex capabilities for years. We encourage potential candidates with demonstrable programming experience to apply.

We are looking for people who can work under general direction to develop systems that work at scale with high bandwidth, large throughput systems. The ideal candidate will exercise good judgement, demonstrate initiative and have a focus on continuous improvement.

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