Position Number: 0052681
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time/; Continuing
Department: Advancement, Communications and Marketing
Salary: UOM 9 – $139,693-$145,339 p.a. plus 17% super
- Lead and oversee the development of web application
- Lead a talented team
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!
About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Full Stack Developer to join our Digital Strategy and Channels (DSC) team. The Digital Channel Operations team within DSC manages the University’s public-facing websites, applications, design system, and content management system (CMS). The team is structured around three key streams: UX Design, Development, and CMS Operations.
As a Senior Full Stack Developer, you will lead and oversee the development of web applications and design systems, leveraging your expertise in the following areas:
- Development team leadership
- Full stack development
- Front-end & design system management
- API integration expertise
- DevSecOps & CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery
- Agile collaboration
- Development team performance optimisation
You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the University's digital presence, ensuring a seamless user experience across our diverse digital platforms. This position offers the opportunity to lead a talented team and contribute to impactful digital transformation projects.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop web applications using programming languages, including the Ruby on Rails framework, along with backend technologies (Node.js and Nuxt.js) and supported front-end technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Vue.js)
- Overseeing the evolution and upkeep of the university’s design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across digital platforms. This includes collaborating with digital product managers, designers and CMS developers to implement new components, refine existing patterns, and ensure that the design system supports the institution’s branding and accessibility standards.
- Lead a team of front and backend developers, including oversight of their work, technical upskilling, and prioritisation
- Accountability for development, code reviews, code quality, and support required for maintaining and improving existing applications and websites
- Work closely with UX designers and the CMS team as required to produce beautiful, accessible, usable, and reliable web applications
Who we are looking for
We’re seeking a proactive and technically skilled leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and is motivated by the opportunity to drive digital transformation. Your ability to work closely with Product Managers and UX designers, interpreting their needs to guide and align the team, is essential to success in this role.
You will also have:
- Experience leading technical staff in front end and backend technologies
- Extensive experience with Ruby on Rails, and core web technologies (HTML, CSS, Vue.JS, JavaScript, JSON and XML)
- Experience maintaining and evolving design systems, ensuring scalable, consistent, and accessible digital experiences
- Experience with application-appropriate cloud and hosting tools (e.g. Heroku, Amazon Web Services, Git, etc), testing/deployment tools and SQL
- Extensive experience in API integration, DevOps practices
- Ability to work collaboratively with product teams to clarify requirements and estimate work through an adaptive and agile approach
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your new team – Advancement, Communications and Marketing
The Vice-President (Advancement, Communications and Marketing) leads the Advancement, Communications and Marketing team. Advancement works with colleagues across the University and its affiliates to facilitate mutually beneficial relationships between the University and its alumni, friends and benefactors. Communications and Marketing formulates and leads strategies in support of the University of Melbourne’s overarching strategic plan, Advancing Melbourne.
What we offer you!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page!
The University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.
Be yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities, and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality, and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture, and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Ivanka via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any questions regarding the job please follow the contact details listed on the Position Description.
Position Description
