Lead Drupal Developer

• Business Enabling Services Group / ICT (BES) Division / Government Digital and Network Services (BES/ICTD) Branch
• Executive Level 1 ($131,199 - $158,879) | Ongoing & Non-ongoing | Full-time
• Canberra, ACT

.ABOUT THE TEAM

The team supports whole-of-government digital products by maintaining and uplifting Drupal platforms, enabling secure PaaS and SaaS services, supporting releases and operational reliability, and improving platform engineering practices across development, security, accessibility and service delivery.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Department of Finance is seeking an experienced EL1 Lead Drupal Developer with strong security and platform engineering expertise to support whole-of-government digital products. The role provides technical leadership, strategic direction and oversight of Drupal platform development, while ensuring secure, scalable and high-quality service delivery across Platform-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service offerings.
The role contributes to maintaining platform stability, meeting security and compliance requirements, supporting strategic initiatives and strengthening development capability within the team.

The successful candidate will

• Have strong technical, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Lead and provide direction in development activities.
• Support and mentor junior staff.
• Work effectively in an Agile environment.
• Actively contribute back to the Drupal community.

For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
• This role is being advertised as both ongoing and non-ongoing. Roles may be offered as either ongoing or non-ongoing subject to operational requirements. Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for a specified term of up to 12 months. Specified term vacancies may be extended up to a maximum period of 18 months. 
• We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people. 

• For specific questions relating to this job vacancy (including requests for adjustments), please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.
• We can provide adjustments, including alternate formats of the application form, to the recruitment process for candidates including individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process (including alternate formats or have an enquiry about the support provided, please contact the Recruitment team via ***********@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1*** between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.
• For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via ***********@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1*** between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.

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