Software Development Lead
Job No.: 674944
Location: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $135,417 - $143,738 pa HEW Level 09 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Use your IT systems development experience to make a difference!
- A rewarding opportunity to support information management in public health!
- Take your career in exciting directions!
The Opportunity
We have an exciting new position as a Software Development Lead to lead the delivery of advanced software development (both web-enabled and desktop) clinical research platforms. The role provides technical leadership, solution designs and leads change implementation across the testing, development and maintenance of applications software. The role partners with the HELIX Operations Manager to strengthen the IT capacity of Helix in managing large clinical and public health databases. This role will also be responsible for developing and implementing development and operational procedures within the team, which will in turn impact a range of projects within and outside of Helix.
About YOU!
To be successfully considered for this role, you will demonstrate experience in the following:
- Advanced skills in core technologies and one or more core programming languages especially C# and JavaScript coupled with a strong working knowledge of agile methodologies, SDLC, SQL, and RDBMS. Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks is desirable
- Ability to quickly understand complex business requirements and translate these into well-engineered programs supported by extensive experience in the delivery of quality software development and construction practices, including application development, identification of test needs, testing and testing techniques, web development tools, configuration/release management, coding standards, code reuse and documentation
- Outstanding planning and organisational skills, highly developed relationship management and consulting skills, including the ability to lead, mentor, influence and negotiate with a variety of customers and stakeholders
- Lead and develop a highly-trained, motivated and efficient team with a strong customer focus
About Us
The Monash Helix Platform is part of the network of Monash Research Technology Platforms. It supports the University in achieving its ambitious goals by delivering a world-class facility that meets the needs of our researchers and students. The platform supports current research needs with world-class infrastructure and expertise operating at high-quality standards and provides a unique infrastructure offering to attract further research to the University. It consolidates existing systems/infrastructure and commissions new infrastructure to develop well-managed capabilities to enable research best practices with sensitive data and implement efficient data governance, management, analyses and collaboration processes. For more information on the work that we do, please visit our website: www.helix.monash.edu.
About Monash University
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To Apply
Send us a copy of your latest CV along with a cover letter (max 2 pages) that addresses your suitability for the role. A document addressing the Key Selection Criteria is not required. Please refer to "How to apply for Monash Jobs"
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Professor David Powell, Director - Monash eResearch Centre, david.powell@monash.edu
Position Description: Research Software Development lead - Helix
Closing Date: Wednesday 26 February 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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