Senior Software EngineerWork From Anywhere

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP Digital is a team of innovators within WSP Australia that uses future ready Digital Technologies to enhance our customers' engineering, infrastructure, building, and environmental projects.

WSP Digital’s Software Engineering Team has successfully delivered a wide range of projects from small to large across Australia across both public and private sectors. The team provides bespoke software solutions both standalone and in support of projects led by other divisions within WSP.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer to join our growing team based in any of our offices nationally or remotely anywhere in Australia. You will be joining a team working on complex web applications with advanced, real-time frontends and backends, integrating and processing hundreds of millions of data points daily.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on major projects, nationally, as well as positively impact the lives of the communities and generations to come! Plus, you will also have the chance to work with some of the brightest subject matter experts in the world!

WSP Australia is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across more than 50 offices in Australia and New Zealand. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineering projects to help societies grow for lifetimes.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life!

Digital

Our Digital team applies the latest technological innovations to our client’s complex problems across sectors and projects.

Our integrated service combines a full suite of Digital solutions including software development, data analytics, visualisation, digital engineering, and cloud technologies to

deliver information and efficiency that supports decision-making, time and cost savings, and improved community outcomes.

You will also be working with a range of government and commercial clients to enhance the operation and maintenance of many critical infrastructure systems that keep our world moving - Many of our clients operate large-scale, network-based systems such as road, rail, and water supply networks, with tangible outcomes that affect us all.

Some of the exciting projects the team have worked on, have included:

Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) - TMR have tested and deployed Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) in real-world, large-scale deployments in Queensland. WSP has been working with TMR to provide technical expert support, including centralised application development and the Integration and DevOps of AWS Cloud Infrastructure.

Sydney Water - In response to high-volume breakdown maintenance activities, the DevOps team designed and implemented a new approach to planning and scheduling mechanical and electrical asset maintenance.

Telstra Digital Workflow - We developed an online forms service that allows NSW Family and Community Services (FACS) applicants to fill out, submit, and manage applications and responsible parties to be notified and contribute to the application workflow.

Energy Rating – We built a website that facilitates evaluatiing and issuing of energy ratings for electrical appliances for sale in Australia and New Zealand.

If you would like to see more of the cool things that our Digital team at WSP get up to, please do check out their dedicated website, here - https://www.wspdigital.com/

What you’ll do:

• Creating user interfaces that ensure end-users can achieve their goals in a simple and enjoyable way.
• Researching and driving the adoption of new development technologies.
• Designing, building, testing and deploying complex, multi-component JavaScript/Python applications to global clients
• Working in a fast-moving team of smart technology professionals.
• Working face to face with clients and business analysts to provide a technical perspective on product decisions.

You will bring:

Career experience and background:

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar - minimum at Bachelor's level with Honours or equivalent experience. Self-taught and the right experience will suffice.
• Ability to rapidly adapt to new development technologies
• Track record of successful software engineering and client support
• Proven and extensive years' of employment in the industry (Mid-senior level)
• Industry qualifications such as AWS certifications highly regarded

Web-based application software development experience with knowledge of the following:

• Python for Web development - Django and Django Rest Framework
• Modern frontend development - React, Typescript
• Databases - Postgres (mandatory), MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, DynamoDB (desirable)
• Containerisation – Docker
• Source Control – Git
• Experience in creation and execution of software-based tests
• Experience with technical support and troubleshooting of infrastructure supporting client applications

Additionally, experience in the following technical areas would be highly regarded:

• Geospatial computing and visualisation - PostGIS, Apache Sedona, Mapbox
• Cloud and Devops - AWS, Azure
• Distributed Data Analysis - Spark, EMR, Apache Sedona
• UI/UX - Wireframing, Design, User Testing
• Software architecture and best practices

In addition, you will bring the following skills and attributes:

• Natural connector
• Problem solver with a powerful team spirit
• Open
• Curious
• Passionate
• Adaptable
• Someone ready to do the kind of work the world needs

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.