HCM Australia is an approved government panel supplier with over 20 years' experience. We charge zero fees to the contractor — your full rate goes to you. We reward referrals — talk to us to find out how it works. A major federal government agency is looking for a Senior Oracle Software Engineer to join their team on a 12-month contract. This is a hands-on development role working with Oracle technologies across complex government systems. You'll be responsible for analysis, design, development, and maintenance of Oracle-based solutions, solving complex problems, providing technical leadership, and mentoring less experienced staff. The first 6 weeks are full-time onsite in Canberra, transitioning to a hybrid arrangement (minimum 3 days per week in the office). What You'll Be Doing - Analysis, design, development, prototyping, unit testing and maintenance of Oracle solutions - Solving complex problems and delivering high quality solutions - High-level analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation - Technical design and development of complex custom solutions - Conversion and migration solutions - Managing releases and ensuring go-live production support - Sharing knowledge and providing mentorship to less experienced staff What You'll Bring Essential: - Strong experience in Oracle PL/SQL - Experience with SmartIQ (Infinity/Intelledox) - Unix tools (Korn Shell scripts, AWK) - Oracle Application Express (APEX) - Oracle Forms and Reporting - Working experience with Geospatial data - Ability to obtain and maintain NV1 security clearance - Australian citizenship Desirable: - Application support experience in a government environment Why This Role? This is an opportunity to work on systems that directly impact millions of Australians. The 12-month contract has extension potential, and you'll be part of a team building and maintaining critical government platforms. About HCM Australia HCM Australia is a specialist IT recruitment firm with over 20 years' experience placing technology professionals in government and enterprise environments. We're an approved panel supplier and our contractors are loyal — because we actually look after them. We don't charge any fee from the contractor. Join our team of contractors who work collaboratively and support each other.