Senior Scientific Software Engineer
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Role Overview
Ongoing full-time position based in Clayton, Victoria.
Salary is $119,000-$134,000 plus 15.4% superannuation.
The role supports scientific software, instrumentation, data, cloud-native platforms, and large-scale research infrastructure.
The position supports scientific operations across the Australian Synchrotron.
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Position Overview
Ongoing full-time position based in Clayton, Victoria.
Salary is $119,000-$134,000 plus 15.4% superannuation.
The role supports scientific software, instrumentation, data, cloud-native platforms, and large-scale research infrastructure.
The position supports scientific operations across the Australian Synchrotron.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, maintain, and support software applications and platforms for scientific beamline operations.
- Build containerised application environments and cloud-native infrastructure for scientific workloads.
- Develop automation, deployment, and operational tooling for reliable software delivery.
- Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and software developers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability capabilities.
- Lead technical investigations and evaluate emerging technologies.
- Promote testing, automation, code review, documentation, and continuous improvement.
- Mentor colleagues and contribute to a collaborative technical culture.
- Shape Scientific Computing platforms and infrastructure through practical technology and engineering improvements.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience designing and developing complex software systems.
- Strong experience with modern software engineering practices and development workflows.
- Experience with Python, Rust, TypeScript, or similar programming languages.
- Experience with Linux-based systems and distributed applications.
- Experience building and supporting production software environments.
- Ability to automate operational processes and improve system reliability.
- Experience with container technologies and modern deployment approaches.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools and automation frameworks.
- Experience with CI/CD systems and software delivery pipelines.
- Experience with observability platforms, monitoring, and operational analytics.
- Experience developing software for scientific, research, engineering, or data-intensive environments.
- Experience supporting high-performance computing, data platforms, or large-scale storage systems.
About ANSTO
ANSTO applies science and technology to improve human health, industry, environmental protection, and national research infrastructure.
The organisation provides access to significant research instruments for scientists from industry and academia.
Benefits
- ANSTO offers training and development, performance-based salary increases, and extensive leave provisions.
- Benefits include personal and carers leave, parental leave, annual flu vaccinations, and cultural and ceremonial leave.
- Flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, and free onsite parking are provided.
Eligibility and Application
- Appointment requires security and pre-employment medical assessments.
- The posting states that applicants must be Australian citizens.
- The listed application closing date is 7 October 2026 at 11:59pm.
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