Senior Application Developer

Whizdom ·whizdom.shazamme.com

Location Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Type Full time
Level Senior
Source Shazamme
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
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About the Role

The contractor will be engaged in the role of Senior Microsoft Stack Developer to provide software development capability across the Departments business application environment. The contractor will work under the Departmetns governance arrangements and delegated authority structures to design, build, test, maintain and enhance applications and related services.

Primary Duties:

Application Development and Delivery

  • Design, build, test and maintain business applications, primarily using Microsoft technologies and the .NET stack, to support the Departments operational and legislative business needs.
  • Coordinate, design, build and maintain Windows desktop and related business applications, including solutions built using C#, WPF and MVVM patterns, and provide technical and professional advice on complex development problems.
  • Design and implement web, API and integration components using ASP.NET, Web API, Azure Functions and related Microsoft technologies to improve functionality, automation and system interoperability.
  • Share expertise and mentor less experienced staff to build team capability, support knowledge transfer and contribute to the effective operation of a small development team.
Application Support, Maintenance and Enhancement

  • Provide support and maintenance for existing applications, including troubleshooting defects, resolving incidents, delivering enhancements, and ensuring applications remain easy to use, responsive and maintainable.
  • Work with stakeholders to analyse requirements, propose technical options, develop user documentation, and prepare presentations for staff on internally developed applications and related solutions.
  • Contribute to coding practice improvements, including quality assurance activities, code reviews, testing practices, documentation and the ongoing uplift of development standards and team capability.
  • Use Azure DevOps, Git and related tooling to support source control, quality practices, and build and release processes, including CI/CD where required.
Microsoft Development Technologies and Integration

  • Demonstrate strong recent experience in .NET development, including C#, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, LINQ, generics, multithreading, object-oriented programming, and sound understanding of MVVM and command design patterns.
  • Demonstrate experience with Azure serverless functions, tables and storage accounts, together with familiarity working with JSON and XML in application development and integration contexts.
  • Provide development capability in document and Office automation contexts, including familiarity with the Open Office XML schema and Microsoft Office automation, especially Word, Outlook and Access.
 

Location and Contract Term: This role can be based in ACT. 12 Contract  with 1 x 12 - month contract extension options pending budget and delegate approval.

Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens and hold a NV1 security clearance.

How to Apply: Applications close 20 July.

Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks

Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates

Call Kelly 0480 002 457  or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information

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