About Peoplebank
Peoplebank, part of RGF Staffing ANZ, is a leading talent solutions provider. We place the brightest IT & digital professionals into some of the region’s top employers. We are expert recruiters who have been placing IT & digital specialists with some of the most dynamic and recognised organisations in the Asia Pacific region for over 34 years.
About The Role
Our Federal Government Client is seeking an IT Application Developer. This is a long-term contract role from 30 March 2026 to 28 March 2027 (12 months initial contract) with 2 x 12-month extension options, located at our client’s multiple sites across ACT/NSW/VIC/QLD/SA.
As The Selected Candidate, You Will
Lead end-to-end design, build, deployment and evaluation of cloud-native applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and Node.js Design and deliver scalable, resilient microservices and APIs, ensuring strong service contracts, versioning, and backward compatibility Develop and deploy containerised applications using modern DevOps and CI/CD practices Implement Test Driven Development (TDD) and establish unit, integration, and contract testing strategies (Mocha/Chai) Design and operate high throughput, high availability applications Apply AWS services including ECS, ECR, S3, CloudWatch, Kinesis Firehose, IAM, and SQS Contribute to API governance and standards, including design and management using Apigee Provide technical leadership, mentor developers, drive code reviews, and act as the technical escalation point Own and deliver non-functional requirements including performance, security, reliability, maintainability, and observability Collaborate with architects, testers, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise outcomes
To Be Successful In This Role You Should Have
Strong proficiency in TypeScript (preferred) or JavaScript, with sound architectural decision-making capability Extensive Node.js development experience, including performance tuning and scalability considerations Demonstrated experience designing API and microservice architectures Proven end-to-end solution design and implementation experience in enterprise environments Strong experience with TDD and modern testing frameworks (Mocha/Chai) Experience designing and delivering containerised applications Strong AWS expertise (ECS, ECR, S3, CloudWatch, Kinesis Firehose, IAM, SQS) Experience designing secure, scalable, resilient cloud-native solutions Proven experience delivering high throughput, high availability systems
It Is Desirable If You Have
Experience with API platform governance and design using Google Apigee Experience contributing to enterprise-wide standards and engineering best practices Previous Federal Government experience
Due to security clearance requirements for this role, candidates must be Australian citizens with Baseline Security Clearance (must be held currently).
Benefits Of Being a Peoplebank Candidate
Personalised Attention: You’ll be assigned a dedicated