Senior Software Engineer, CSIRO

CSIRO

Location:
Australia, Perth ▼
Sydney

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

114000.00 - 123000.00 AUD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Australian SKA Regional Centre (AusSRC) team, you will develop and support software components that underpin advanced data services and infrastructure for astronomy. You will collaborate nationally and internationally to build scalable systems to support scientific data flow, processing, and user engagement.

Job Responsibility:

Working together with project stakeholders, including SKA Scientists, Software Engineers, and technical staff to determine their needs and priorities
Developing and maintaining software components that coordinate and manage the dissemination of SKA data
Participating in operational support of AusSRC by contributing to fault analysis and deployment of software components
Sharing your knowledge and experience, creating software solutions, and nurturing innovation by becoming a valued and trusted team member
Creating software solutions by exploring innovative ideas and approaches, and networking with science and engineering colleagues
Contributing to initiate and maintain collaborative relationships with external researchers and experts, manage contracts and transfer technology to industry

Requirements:

A relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent relevant work experience, in Computer Science and Programming
Extensive experience developing distributed or enterprise software solutions
Proven ability to identify and manage complex problems and adapt quickly to changing circumstances
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience in a computation-focused science domain, such as astronomy/radio astronomy, bioinformatics, genomics, geosciences, control systems and their interfaces, or other related domains

Nice to have:

Experience and familiarity with formal software modelling and design techniques
cloud and containerisation technologies
agile software development methodologies and practices
high performance computing (HPC) systems
programming languages

What we offer:

Flexible work arrangements
up to 15.4% superannuation
range of leave entitlements
career development opportunities
diverse and inclusive teams

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 20, 2025

Expiration:
September 14, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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