Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
Work as a senior full-stack developer on critical public-facing digital services. You will develop and maintain .NET-based systems, deliver enhancements and work packages, collaborate with developers, testers, and business stakeholders in an Agile team, and participate in a shared 24/7 on-call rotation. The role requires more than five years of relevant Smart IQ and .NET experience.
Highlights
Contribute to critical citizen-facing systems in an agile full-stack environment, with responsibility for development, maintenance, enhancements, and high-priority ICT initiatives.
Description
Applications Close: Wednesday 9 September 2026
Job Details
You'll join the Passports IT Section within the Business Solutions Branch of DFAT's Information Management and Technology Division as a full-stack .NET Developer (Smart IQ), supporting the sustainment, enhancement and delivery of Australia's passport systems and priority ICT initiatives.
The core of the work is the Online Passports Application Service (OPAS): developing and supporting enhancements and maintenance, delivering miscellaneous work packages, and taking part in the shared 24x7 on-call roster that keeps this critical citizen-facing service running.
You'll work in an agile team alongside other developers, testers and business stakeholders, managing multiple high-priority work items at once in an environment of rapid change and continuous improvement.
DFAT is looking for enthusiastic, proactive developers with 5+ years of Smart IQ and .NET experience, strong Vue JS and Microsoft technology skills, experience with modern cloud platforms, and ideally some APS background.
Location
ACT.
Onsite.
Canberra based, 5 days in the office.
Maximum 40 hours per week.
Duration
12 months, commencing 2 November 2026, with 2 x 12 month extension options.
Citizenship
Australian Citizen
Clearance
NV1
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and support enhancements and maintenance for the Online Passports Application Service (OPAS) and other work packages
* Provide shared, ongoing 24x7 on-call support for OPAS
* Deliver full-stack development across Smart IQ, Vue JS and .NET
* Manage multiple high-priority work items simultaneously within an agile team
* Contribute to continuous improvement and the delivery of real business benefits
Skills & Experience
5+ years of Smart IQ and .NET development experience, preferably with some experience in an APS environment.
Experience leading ICT technical teams may be an advantage.
SFIA levels:
* Development and Implementation - Systems Development - Programming / Software Development (PROG) - Level 5
* Development and Implementation - Systems Development - Systems Design (DESN) - Level 5
Essential Criteria
1.
Smart IQ customisation and integration.
Advanced demonstrated experience developing customisations and/or integrating with external products using the Smart IQ product.
2.
Enterprise integration solutions.
Demonstrated experience building and designing enterprise level integration solutions.
3.
Data modelling.
Demonstrated ability to build data models to business requirements.
4.
Agile delivery.
Demonstrated experience tracking and progressing tasks using Agile, Kanban or Scrum frameworks.
5.
Troubleshooting.
Demonstrated experience tracking and troubleshooting errors in development and configuration.
Desirable Criteria
* Technical assistance.
Experience providing technical assistance and end user troubleshooting.
* Smart IQ configuration.
Extensive experience configuring Smart IQ forms with the ability to build and modify custom objects, flows, permission sets, sharing and other related configuration and settings.
* Government environment.
Experience working in a government sensitive environment.
Application Instructions
Each candidate must upload a one page pitch addressing all criteria specified.
This includes responding to the Job Details, Key Responsibilities, and Essential Criteria.
The pitch cannot be more than 5000 characters.
Structure the pitch using the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result).
Sell your capability rather than listing duties: for each essential criterion, describe a specific system you built or integrated, the Smart IQ customisations and .NET, Vue JS and cloud technologies you used, and the outcome for the business.
Target the SFIA Level 5 capabilities named in the role (Programming / Software Development and Systems Design), and call out any on-call support experience.
If you have worked at DFAT before, include with your application the branch and division you worked in, and your role.
Applications close Wednesday 9 September 2026.
Apply via the website: https://yolkdigital.com.au/site-data/jobs/senior-net-developers-smart-iq
