At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and enhance life-saving software for national search and rescue operations.
- Company: Join a mission-driven team supporting Australia's Rescue Coordination Centre.
- Benefits: Hybrid work flexibility, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a high-performing team with rare on-call support.
- Why this job: Make a real-world impact while working on critical cloud-based technology.
- Qualifications: 8+ years Java experience and strong AWS skills required.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Experienced Principal Software Engineer (EL2 equivalent) to support and enhance a life-critical application used in national search and rescue operations based in ACT.
- Location: ACT (Hybrid - WFH flexibility)
- Start: ASAP
- 12 months + 12 month extension
- Hours: Up to 40 hours per week
- Clearance: Baseline Security Clearance required
Experienced Principal Software Engineer (EL2 equivalent) to support and enhance a life-critical application used in national search and rescue operations based in ACT.
- Location: ACT (Hybrid - WFH flexibility)
- Start: ASAP
- 12 months + 12 month extension
- Hours: Up to 40 hours per week
- Clearance: Baseline Security Clearance required
- About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer (EL2 equivalent) to support and enhance NEXUS, a mission-critical platform used by the Rescue Coordination Centre Australia (RCCA).
The system plays a vital role in coordinating maritime and aviation search and rescue operations, as well as national pollution response activities.
As part of a highly capable technical team, you'll contribute to the development, support and continuous improvement of a complex cloud-based platform that delivers real-world impact.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain enterprise Java applications
- Work across AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, SQS)
- Develop APIs (REST/SOAP)
- Design and manage Oracle databases
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Maven, Git)
- Support releases + system improvements
- Join a small, high-performing team
Requirements
- 8+ years Java experience (Spring / Hibernate)
- Strong AWS + API development
- Solid Oracle / data modelling skills
- Experience in enterprise / gov environments
- Ability to obtain Baseline clearance
- Additional Information Hybrid working arrangement with flexibility
- On-call support required (rare escalations, approx. once per year)
- One-page pitch required addressing selection criteria (SFIA Level 6)
- If you're an experienced Principal Engineer looking to work on a high-impact, life-critical system, we'd love to hear from you.
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