Principal Technical Lead

• Role Type: Temporary (12-months), full-time opportunity with potential extension
• Clerk Grade: 11/12 The package includes a base salary range of $ 139,787 to $161,663 plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Location: Sydney, We offer flexible work arrangements across NSW

As part of the Department of Customer Service’s (DCS) commitment to provide a great customer experience whenever citizens interact with the NSW Government, the Digital Accelerator (DNA) focuses on understanding customer needs using a human centered design approach.

The Tech Lead role sits within the DNA team and is part of an exciting and meaningful project for NSW helping with the overall design, implementation and support of technical solutions for Hazard Watch.

In this role you will be actively participating in creating new products and services, ensuring that customers’ needs are met to the highest standards. You will work with the engineering team to ensure that development, practices, standards and techniques are understood and adhered to.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Experience designing / co-designing / implementing medium to large scale solutions.
• Excellent knowledge of design patterns and architecture best practices and patterns (Serverless, Event Driven, Microservices).
• Experience with CI/CD and testing automation
• Experience with AWS Cloud offering.
  
• Strong experience with React & NextJS
• Strong experience with API Development & best practice
• Strong technical background
• Ability to advise business stakeholders on technical options and solutions
• Ability to lead and advise technical teams in implementation of agreed solutions.
• Previous experience working with Agile methodology.

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining how your skills and experience are relevant to the position.

For enquiries, please reach out to Sujatha Sankaran Kutty on sujatha.sankarankutty@customerservice.nsw.gov.au

Salary Grade 11/12, with the base salary for this role starting at $139,787 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description . For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Sujatha Sankaran Kutty via sujatha.sankarankutty@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

Closing Date: Friday, 8th March 2024 at 9.59 am.

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