Software Developer

at  Austal

About the role
This role is part Austal’s Technology Development team whose purpose is to enable Austal to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage through the identification, development, and deployment of new technology into its operation technology (OT) business.
Austal is developing a ship visualisation platform created in the Unity Engine to deliver a next generation user interface. Austal requires an experienced software developer to be part of this effort.
A secondary area of focus will be on furthering the development of all the Austal family of software products. This role is also expected to act as a subject matter expert in support of other Austal functions including Sales, Warranty, In Service Support and Design & Engineering.
Key objectives & responsibilities include:

Software system development:

• Define and develop in appropriate language and tools the front-end user interface and back-end systems functionality required according to directions set by the Project/Product Manager.
• Work to team’s agreed DevOps processes for code development, testing and deployment.
• Maintain awareness of state of the art in relevant software tools and languages.

Planning and reporting:

• Assist in defining project plans and system design.
• Continually review all aspects of the scope as it develops providing technical / experience-based feedback for consideration.
• Provide regular verbal and other updates as required on work progress to the Project / Product manager.
• Demonstrate, coach/train where required to other team members functionality of the tools used and systems developed.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and performance of the role itself and the team more broadly, including wherever possible automation of repetitive tasks.

Required Skills / Experience / Attributes:

• Tertiary or technical qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar.
• Proven experience with Unity Real-Time Development Platform.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Proven understanding of user interface development and functionality.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a small team, not necessarily collocated.
• Development experience in the following: Unity Engine, Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code.
• High level of Competency in C#.
• Demonstrated experience with DevOps Tools such as Git, Jira, ect.

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

What’s on Offer?

• Located in Henderson.
• Term: 6 Months.
• 40 Hour week Monday – Friday.
• Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Retailer discount, EAP, Insurance discounts.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.
Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work
At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply

Please refer the Job description for details