At a Glance
- Tasks: Support and enhance critical systems while collaborating with stakeholders and vendors.
- Company: Join the Department of Transport and Planning, shaping Victoria's future.
- Benefits: Enjoy a supportive workplace with opportunities for growth and community impact.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive culture welcoming all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a difference in transport and planning while developing your tech skills.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in IT or related field; experience with Sitecore and DevOps is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 66150 - 80850 $ per year.
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About Us
We create thriving places and connected communities by bringing together transport, planning, land use, precinct, and policy functions in one department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians. Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning, and land services for use by all. We foster a safe, inclusive, and constructive workplace.
The Role
The role is fixed term fulltime maternity leave cover until 30 September 2026. This role involves working closely with business stakeholders and third-party vendors who support the Department’s systems. The Developer is accountable for delivering support, monitoring, data management, enhancements, and release services, while also ensuring the smooth operation of DTP’s critical Sitecore websites and in-house backend performance reporting tools.
In This Role You Will
- Apply application maintenance and development knowledge and subject matter expertise to work with team members, Department colleagues and vendors to ensure the delivery of support and maintenance services.
- Ensure supported applications meet the required operational service levels.
- Record maintenance and support activities, outcomes and other artefacts in systems used for these purposes (ServiceNow, JIRA, Bitbucket).
- Complete assigned activities within the schedule agreed with management.
Key Selection Criteria
- Outcomes Thinking (Foundation): Aligns work with organisational goals, takes responsibility for actions, and is committed to completing tasks effectively.
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement (Applied): Seeks and suggests improvements, encourages idea-sharing, uses existing systems to enhance efficiency, and fosters a culture of learning and feedback.
- Systems Thinking (Applied): Selects appropriate tools to analyse situations, applies system archetypes to spot patterns, and considers the wider organisational impact of actions.
- Stakeholder Management (Applied): Adds value for stakeholders, connects people across areas, tracks satisfaction, and addresses issues constructively.
- Working Collaboratively (Applied): Builds supportive teams, shares information across groups, and helps colleagues in difficult situations.
Qualifications And Experience
Mandatory: Relevant tertiary or equivalent industry qualification in information management, computer science or a related field.
Desirable:
- UI Design Experience - 3+ years Frontend development experience with Sitecore (GraphQL APIs, Sitecore CLI, Sitecore Cloud Portal), python (for custom plugins), node.js, React/Next.js, HTML, CSS, Javascript – 2+ years.
- User level Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow for the purposes of support – 1+ year.
- DevOps experience with Azure DevOps & infrastructure, docker & headless architecture – 2+ years.
- DevOps experience of CI/CD workflows, branching, environments – 3+ years.
Culture Value
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department’s goals.
What We Offer
Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.
Pre-employment checks and employment conditions
All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position. Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply. Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.
How To Apply
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Developer in Melbourne employer: Department of Transport and Planning
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Contact Details:
Department of Transport and Planning Recruitment Team
