Join the lean, dynamic Digital Innovations team within the Strategic Communication Branch as a Principal Systems Developer and play a pivotal role in shaping data and user experience across DTET’s digital products.
Collaborating with clients in a high-velocity environment, you’ll champion usercentred design principles to create meaningful and accessible data and content management system solutions.
You’ll also build strong relationships with the team and stakeholders, ensuring code and digital assets align with strategic goals. You are driving the innovation and efficiency that plays a key role in ensuring the department’s key priorities and initiatives are communicated to all Queenslanders.

Job details

About the role
As the Principal Systems Developer, you will:
• Manage and improve the department's websites and platform to support business and operational needs.
• Provide expert technical advice and support to vendors, developers, and colleagues—including those with less experience—on how to plan, design, and deliver websites and related applications.
• Lead and guide the creation and review of plans, strategies, and standards for programming tools and methods that support the agency's long-term application service needs.
• Maintain and develop all essential documentation, including design documents, project quality plans, processes, and procedures.
• Liaise with product vendors and clients to identify and resolve complex application issues, as well as to recommend beneficial changes.
• Monitor recent industry developments and trends, including collaboration with external professional bodies and tertiary institutions, to facilitate the implementation of best practice information technology.
• Assume technical responsibility for all stages of the software development process and act as the point of escalation for application-related issues.
What we are looking for
We're interested to learn about your unique journey and the valuable skills, knowledge and experience you bring to the table alongside the personal qualities that set you apart. If you are passionate about developing your capabilities and contributing positively to a team, we are looking for applicants like you for this position. We will assess your distinct attributes to see how they align with our role's requirements.
• Create and maintain modern websites by designing, building, and deploying them, using web platforms such as the Squiz Matrix/DXP platform.
• Collaborate with multiple Government departments, following whole-ofgovernment templates and standards to ensure consistency.
• Gather business requirements from clients and internal stakeholders to deliver effective websites and web tools.
• Apply strong front-end development skills, working with web standards, technologies, and APIs for seamless integration.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of web content accessibility guidelines and experience in developing websites that adhere to relevant standards.
• Apply a strong understanding of secure website development and information privacy principles, with experience in applying DevOps and ideally DevSecOps practices.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with clients, analyse issues, and solve problems efficiently.
• Operate effectively within a large corporate environment.
How to Apply
1. Tell us about your skills:
• Your current resume detailing your previous work or voluntary experience including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your conduct and performance over the past 2 years, or an appropriate period.
• We will use your resume to assess how well you meet ‘What are we looking for' statements.
2. Tell us about you:
• Provide a short statement (of no more than one page) telling us why you are interested in this role and outlining what your motivation is to join us.
• This should not be a restatement of your resume and does not require you to address the ‘What are we looking for' statements. The short statement is your opportunity to tell us about yourself, what you will bring to the role and what you will get out of it.
Please ensure you refer to the Role Description 'Interested in applying' section for more information on what to include as part of your application.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Information Package DTET 2025 (PDF, 783KB)
  
  
  642033 25 Role Description (Word, 225KB)
  Role Description