Technical Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated progression in technical complexity and scope
• Strong foundation in software architecture, system design, and engineering best practices
• Experience with modern tech stacks relevant to government systems (e.g., Java, Salesforce, Kotlin, cloud platforms like GCC/AWS)
• Proven ability to work with both greenfield development and brownfield modernisation projects
• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and observability

Strategic & Leadership Capabilities

• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining alignment with broader organisational goals
• Track record of making pragmatic technical decisions that consider business constraints, timelines, and long-term sustainability
• Experience contributing to technical strategy beyond immediate project boundaries — establishing standards, creating reusable components, or building shared infrastructure
• Ability to articulate trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Evidence of knowledge sharing through documentation, mentorship, or establishing practices that enable other teams

Problem-Solving & Execution

• Strong analytical skills with evidence-based problem-solving approach backed by testing and validation
• Ability to identify root causes beyond surface-level symptoms (e.g., database indexing issues masked as front-end performance problems)
• Proactive in identifying technical dependencies, risks, and constraints early in project lifecycles
• Comfortable working within government constraints (security requirements, compliance needs, data sovereignty) while finding pragmatic solutions

Desired Experience (Nice-to-Have)

• Government or highly regulated industry experience with understanding of compliance, security, and governance requirements
• Experience with platform migrations or modernisation initiatives (legacy system upgrades, cloud migrations, technology stack changes)
• Background in establishing technical standards or creating reusable frameworks used across multiple projects or teams
• Familiarity with grant management, social services systems, or ministry family domain knowledge