Why join the University of Sydney?
Join one of Australia’s leading universities at a pivotal point of change, where technology is evolving to better support student learning, empower teaching excellence, and enable research delivery at global scale.
ICT is central to delivering the University’s academic mission. Working across faculties, disciplines, and research communities, you will shape the platforms, services, and partnerships that enable student success, strengthen teaching, and accelerate research impact.
This work spans both the critical services that keep the University running every day and the ongoing improvement of systems and experiences.
With strong investment and clear direction, you’ll operate in a large and complex environment where your contribution has visible, meaningful impact across the University.
You’ll collaborate across academic and professional communities to help shape a more connected and capable University, supporting teaching excellence, research impact, and student success.
About the opportunity
The Lead Developer – Clinical Trials Systems will provide technical leadership and expertise in the development, enhancement and ongoing support of complex clinical trials systems. The role will lead significant software development initiatives, provide technical direction and make strategic architectural decisions to ensure systems are scalable, secure, reliable and aligned with the University's business and research requirements.
The position will be responsible for architecting and developing highly complex systems across both front-end and back-end environments, working across a broad range of web development technologies, programming and scripting languages. The role will apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate complex technical issues and develop effective, sustainable solutions.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
Lead complex software development initiatives, providing technical direction and strategic guidance.
Architect highly complex systems and make strategic design decisions that support business and technical objectives.
Establish and maintain rigorous testing and quality assurance processes, ensuring defects and errors are identified, addressed and resolved effectively.
Oversee large-scale software deployments, ensuring successful implementation with minimal disruption.
Establish and maintain documentation standards, ensuring documentation is accurate, consistent and effectively implemented.
Liaise with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders, championing effective stakeholder engagement to drive collaboration and achieve work area objectives.
Support work area reporting and compliance requirements, ensuring accuracy, effective system integration and adherence to University policies and procedures.
Work collaboratively to strengthen risk management processes, proactively address workplace health and safety requirements, and support preparation for internal reviews and evaluations.
About you
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to investigate complex technical issues, assess information and make sound technical decisions.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Superior attention to detail, organisation, and analytical skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication and leadership skills and the ability to interact with all levels of stakeholders, support personnel, and clients.
Ability to gather requirements, understand data dependencies and structure, liaise with stakeholders and create documentation.
Strong technical expertise in the design, development, testing and debugging of software applications/APIs and strong knowledge of integration best practices and standards including working across a broad range of web development technologies.
7+ years of software development experience. The experience must include web service and API technologies such as REST API, SOAP Webservices, RAML and/or Swagger, JSON, XML
Strong Web/API development skills using:
- C#, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Web API, ASP.NET MVC, .NET framework 4.5, 4.6, Entity Framework Core and .NET Core MVC. LINQ, ASP.NET Identity, JWT
- HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, React or Angular
- Microsoft SQL Server database schema design, T-SQL and basic administration and performance tuning
- Test, debug, diagnose and bug fixing with testing guidelines and quality standards ensuring programs and applications perform to business specifications
Extensive experience working with software testing frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium including developing and implementing effective testing and quality assurance practices.
Demonstrated experience delivering software solutions in an Agile/Scrum environment, working collaboratively with development teams, stakeholders and project teams to deliver quality outcomes.
Extensive expertise in AWS or Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) including using declarative tools such as Terraform in provisioning cloud resources through infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Exceptional cyber security skills and an intimate knowledge of OWASP vulnerabilities, with the ability to remediate issues quickly.
2+ years’ experience in technical leadership including coaching and guiding developers.
Demonstrated knowledge of technical and industry trends.
Highly developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience, supported by strong technical knowledge across programming, scripting and web development technologies.
What’s in it for you?
At the University of Sydney, we support our staff with a range of benefits designed to enhance your career, wellbeing and work–life balance, including:
17% superannuation to support your financial future.
Extremely generous parental leave entitlements.
Competitive salary with salary packaging options.
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
Career development and learning opportunities.
Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport.
Access to a vibrant, globally recognised university community.
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Work Rights: you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.
EEO statement
At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.
How to apply
Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.
For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.
For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Kimberley Smith, Recruitment Operations by email to Kimberley.smith@sydney.edu.au
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