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Role highlights
- Build web tools that bring scientific data to life
- Make marine and collections data easier to discover and use
- Collaborate with technical experts to deliver software for science
About CSIRO
As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
Visit CSIRO.au for more information.
The opportunity
Apply your software engineering skills to platforms that help make scientific data accessible and usable. As a Software Engineer in CSIRO’s Information and Data Centre (IDC), you’ll develop, enhance and maintain data science and publication platforms for CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) and its stakeholders, including the Marine National Facility (MNF).
You’ll join the Integrated Data Systems (IDS) Group within NCMI’s Engineering and Technology Program. NCMI manages MNF data from the research vessel Investigator, infrastructure and biological collections to support research and industry.
Working with the IDC team, you’ll develop, deploy and maintain innovative web tools and data infrastructure to curate, describe and share scientific data. Your work will help researchers and industry access and use these valuable data resources.
Your high-level duties will include:
- Contribute to innovative products and services to increase the usability of MNF and other scientific data sets.
- Participate in the planning of projects and be responsible for carrying out major parts of the project, including data analysis, and typically make significant contributions to the interpretation and communication of results.
- Design, develop, deploy, document, and maintain web-based data and information systems, services and tools for the management and visualisation of a wide range of scientific data, adding value to the data collections.
- Use software engineering best-practices, such as version control, continuous integration, automated test suites and work item tracking software during daily activities.
- Liaise with key stakeholders within CSIRO and nationally. This includes working with data providers and recipients and other experts concerning technical aspects of data interoperability, collection, processing, metadata, publication, and archiving.
Role particulars
Location: Hobart, TAS
Salary: AU$100k - AU$113k per annum (pro-rata for part-time) + 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite, Full-time
Reference: 104271
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
Essential criteria
- Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience in Information Technology or a related scientific field.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to technological decision-making processes, process improvement, and software development tasks.
- Experience in applying software engineering best-practices, such as version control, continuous integration, automated testing, and work item tracking software.
- Demonstrated computing skills and experience in:
- Refactoring existing systems and developing software using modern programming languages.
- Understanding frameworks, libraries, and languages relevant to the development of data systems and web-based applications.
- Design and development of RESTful APIs and web services.
- Windows/Linux server administration and support.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and effectively deliver software and/or data management projects within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills including the ability to work within a cooperative team and to articulate technical concepts to a diverse range of clients.
For full details about this role, and other desirable selection criteria, please review the Position Description.
Not sure if you meet all the criteria?
While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.
Setting you up for success
We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Laura Mason via [email protected] and let us know how we can support you.
Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.
Inclusion and belonging
Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens, and Australian Permanent Residents. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
How to apply
Please apply online and submit a CV and cover letter (maximum 2 pages) that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the selection criteria of this role.
Applications close
15 November 2026, 11:00pm AEDT
