- Full time role, 24 month fixed term, within UNSW IT as Lead Developer – Digital Solutions
- Starting salary $148012 plus 17% super and leave loading
- Kensington, Sydney location, 2-3 days in the office, Hybrid working
About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world (QS top 20) and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
The Lead Developer – Digital Solutions is responsible for the building, managing and supporting core University websites and digital experiences within a team, working primarily with the Adobe marketing suite (AEM specifically), Drupal and emerging technologies. The role enables and facilitates the creation of content, marketing experiences, websites, analytics and UI/UX/CX capabilities, with ownership and delivery distributed across the University.
The Lead Developer champions contemporary engineering practices, including Agile delivery and CI/CD, and leverages digital platforms to deliver secure, scalable and data‑driven experiences for UNSW. Working collaboratively with Developers, the role guides tasks to achieve team objectives and provides expert advice to business stakeholders.
The Lead Developer reports to the Digital Delivery Lead and has no direct reports.
Specific accountabilities for this role include:
- Design, build, implement and configure complex IT solutions on multiple solutions platforms in a specialised environment.
- Write and implement efficient code and thorough documentation, enforcing standards and practices with the digital platforms team in an Agile/Scrum/Test Driven Development. Drive the upskilling and guidance of Developers to analyse problems, assess solution options/approaches and document complex requirements of users.
- Provide development estimates and ensure accuracy of estimates.
- Convert customer needs and user stories into technical requirements, assess solution options and approaches and lead decision making on technology stack choices.
- Support the Tech Lead in making key decisions on how business requirements should be delivered considering best practice and technical debt implications.
- Conduct investigations and recommend resolutions during incidents and issue reporting scenarios.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of industry trends to identify novel solutions and frameworks and share this knowledge and recommendations with the team to incorporate into digital solutions and platforms.
- Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.
Who you are:
- Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training, and experience.
- Extensive knowledge of the end-to-end content lifecycle, web content management, content publishing/deployment, and delivery processes.
- Recommend and implement good practices and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Good knowledge of AEM applications using AEM Components and Templates, Workflows, Taxonomy, Metadata Management, Replication Strategies, Content Authoring, Versioning and Publishing Pages, Tagging, JCR/CRX Repository Concepts & Nodes, Properties, etc.
- Extensive experience implementing best practices in areas such as Accessibility, SEO, URL management, Security desired.
- Designs and builds components, templates, dialogs, and workflows using the AEM architecture (Sling, CRX, OSGI, JCR).
- Front-end skills (CSS, JavaScript, HTML) are required.
- Experience with Search, DXP Search (Funnelback), Adobe Cloud Manager and React desired.
- Proven ability to apply analytical skills and conceptual thinking to the analysis, design, and implementation of complex and specialised solutions, including applying new frameworks and technology.
- Demonstrated experience working with Agile delivery methodologies and working in an Agile environment (Scrum / Kanban) using a delivery management tool such as JIRA.
- Demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively on initiatives with a range of people at different levels within an organisation.
- Comprehensive analytical and problem-solving skills and proven capacity to exercise initiative, flexibility and to be proactive in development of robust solutions to problems.
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives, and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
Benefits and Culture
- Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
- Career development opportunities
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits
How to Apply: please apply through the portal, we would like you to submit a full application including resume and addressing the who you are section.
Applications close: Sunday 12th of April
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
Get in Touch:
Jen MacLachlan
j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au
Talent Acquisition Partner – UNSW IT
Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
