ASD 4, 5, 6 &Software Developers (Canberra)

The Prospect Are you interested in developing unique capabilities for Australia’s foreign signals intelligence and cyber security agency? As a software developer, you will work in multi-disciplinary teams responsible for the design and development of capabilities that meet ASD’s mission needs. Within ASD, our teams comprise of highly skilled individuals with a diverse range of backgrounds and experience. We offer opportunities to work across a broad spectrum of roles within the software development cycle. The work we do is unique, critical and incredibly rewarding. ASD is looking for software developers who can work across the full stack to develop ASD’s custom applications. We leverage open source software and best practises, enhanced by our own in-house development to deliver custom applications and capabilities for ASD. The roles are in team environments, working alongside talented colleagues and supported by technical leadership. As a Software Developer, your daily activities could include:
- Full stack development of an application, from front-end user interface through to databases.
- Contributing towards software design, planning, implementation and deployment.
- Supporting your team’s pipeline automation, cloud integration and dev-ops for the ongoing support of production capabilities.
- Working closely with users and internal teams to be responsive to changing requirements, identifying issues and developing new features rapidly to meet mission needs.
- Collaborating with other developers to deliver code, including peer coding, code reviews, implementing agile practices and mentoring junior developers. Key Duties: ASD 4
- Undertake design, coding, verifying, testing, amending, refactors and documenting of moderately complex programs.
- Apply agreed standards, specifications, security measures and tools per technical leadership direction.
- Apply knowledge of development frameworks and good practices in software development.
- Identify and raise issues related to software development. Contribute to resolution of issues under guidance.
- Operate with direction to achieve outcomes.
- Participate in reviews of work undertaken by others. ASD 5
- Responsible for design, coding, verifying, testing, amending, refactors and documenting of moderately complex programs.
- Apply agreed standards, specifications, security measures and tools.
- Understand and apply knowledge of development frameworks and best practise in software development.
- Identify and propose practical solutions to resolve issues related to software development.
- Operate with limited direction to achieve outcomes.
- Review and develop the quality of work undertaken by others.
- Provide guidance, mentoring and support to less experienced team members. ASD 6
- Design, code, verify, test, review, refactor and document complex programs and services. Demonstrate technical responsibility for a stage of software development or complex program.
- Operate independently with minimal direction to align with team deliverables.
- Apply agreed standards, specifications, security measures and tools, with a focus on meeting best practices for code quality, performance and security.
- Apply expertise in software development frameworks, methodologies and best practise to contribute to decisions on selection of methods, techniques, tools and direction of team.
- Lead reviews and develop the quality of work undertaken by others.
- Lead, guide and mentor team members on software development. Allocate work, set priorities and develop strategies for a small development team.
- Build productive working relationships with other technical teams. ASD EL1
- Lead full stack development throughout the design, planning, implementation and deployment lifecycle.
- Drive technical leadership and delivery.
- Engage stakeholders, peers and users to define, and respond to requirements.
- Mentor and grow ASD’s technical capability and expertise.
- Manage a team of technical staff to deliver on agreed requirements.
- Contribute to technical strategy, policy and procedures. Further information can be found at I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au). ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia. Our Ideal Candidate ASD is looking for professionals who can work effectively within a complex technical environment. Ideal candidates will be innovative, proactive and experienced in applying their technical skills to solve complex problems. We are seeking people who have:
- Strong technical skills, with the ability to deliver on their work and contribute towards team deliverables.
- Ability to lead software development teams and build productive working relationships with the technical cohort in ASD.
- A focus on meeting best practices for code quality, performance and security.
- Significant experience in software development with proven delivery.
- Strong collaboration and user engagement skills.
- Ability to understand full stack development environments and have informed discussions with other technical staff.
- Ability to work with minimal direction and lead a small technical team to achieve outcomes, drawing on subject matter expertise.
- Ability to develop, test, review and document complex applications.
- Ability to provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members on software development.
- Ability to allocate work, set priorities and develop strategies for a small development team. Application Closing Date: Sunday 14 June 2026. For further information please review the information packs on Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3r3z6n