Address The Australian Sports Commission is embarking on the Green and Gold decade. An exciting time filled with international sporting competitions on home soil, including the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup, and culminating in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We have an ambitious new Strategic Vision and we need the best players on our team to help us deliver real results for the sporting sector and all Australians.Are you up for the challenge?About the team – If you are the successful candidate, you will work in a small delivery team using agile ways of working and a double diamond approach. The Digital Services team works collaboratively across several product teams developing services and experiences for both ASC and sport.
We are a collaborative team with a growth mindset and seek to improve government and sport sector information and services. With this dynamic and fun team, you can safely say you will have meaningful and interesting work that impacts everyday Australians.
About the role – Digital technologies are transforming all aspects of sport, from participation to high performance and administration. Working within a small multidisciplinary design team, the Senior Developer will help deliver seamless experiences across all channels and services to connect the Australian sport industry with participants and the Australian public. You will work across several product teams to deliver usable, consistent and delightful user experiences across our digital services.
You will lead the development of software components to deliver value to stakeholders, and apply processes, systems and functions required to make new and changed services and features available for use. You will work with colleagues on developing a design system for ASC and sport, with a focus on usability, re-usability, accessibility, best-practice dev-ops, feature updates and guidance within ASC and Australian sport.
About you – You must be an experienced and motivated individual with excellent attention to detail and experience delivering software with a human-centred mindset within an agile environment who will drive the software design and delivery of ASC digital services. You will contribute to the development of a design system for the sport sector and ASC’s digital properties, utilising other foundational design systems for reference and guidance.
The successful candidate will have:
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or related experience.
Experience with dev-ops practices and tools
Experience with frameworks such as React, JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, Next.js, .NET, Node.js, Python or Java.
Experience with relational and document databases.
Experience with design systems.
Desired experience with design-ops tools including Figma and Storybook or similar
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
2-4 years of industry experience
This position is offered as an ONGOING. Why work with us?We have offices located in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Across all locations, we offer:
Options for flexible working arrangements.
Annual allowances towards training based on individualised career goals.
Access to a customised ASC L&D calendar for ongoing professional and career development.
Generous superannuation scheme with up to 15.4% employer contributions.
Corporate discount on AIS Shop merchandise.
Access to Clearinghouse for Sport, an information sharing platform for Sporting professionals.
Additionally, our Canberra campus offers:
Free onsite parking
Onsite facilities including café, dining hall, gym, and swimming pool.
Priority placement for your children to access the award winning, onsite AIS Caretaker’s Cottage Childcare Centre.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this position applicants are required to be Australian citizens only and must be able to obtain and maintain an AGSVA Security Clearance.
As part of the Commonwealth Child Safety Framework the ASC is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and leading the way in Child Safety across the sports sector. This position requires a Working with Vulnerable/Children People check to obtain employment.
Acknowledgement of Country The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where its offices are located, the Ngunnawal people and recognises any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, the people of the Yugambeh Nation and the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. The ASC extends this acknowledgment to all the Traditional Custodians of the lands and First Nations peoples throughout Australia and would like to pay respects to all Elders past and present. The ASC recognises the outstanding contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to society and sport in Australia and celebrates the power of sport to promote reconciliation and reduce inequality.
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