Senior Application Developer Pega - PMP Digital Portfolio Team

Job Description

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Department: SRS PMP Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Req ID: 84912

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Parramatta and Sydney CBDTemporary up to 2 years - Full-Time (35 HPW)Clerk Grade 9/10, base salary ($133,348 - $146,945), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role\n

Lead the development of Pega application in a large complex cloud-based software environment that facilitates the achievement of business outcomes through the use of process and technology.

What you’ll do\n

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• Lead the design, architecture, and development of Pega Rules Process Commander (PRPC) solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements, Pega best practices, and guardrails.
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• Deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure applications by applying industry standards for software engineering, cyber security, and operational resilience.
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• Develop responsive, accessible, and user-centric interfaces that provide a seamless experience across a range of applications and platforms.
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• Perform code reviews, troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis to resolve technical issues, optimise performance, and maintain software quality.
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• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing development processes, contributing to technical documentation, and promoting engineering best practices.
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• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, balancing competing priorities and managing multiple projects to achieve application development objectives within tight timeframes.
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What we’re looking for\n

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• Pega Technical Expertise – Strong experience designing, developing, and implementing PRPC/Pega solutions, with a solid understanding of Pega best practices, guardrails, and application architecture.
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• Software Development & Quality Engineering – Ability to write scalable, secure, and maintainable code, conduct code reviews, optimise performance, and apply industry standards for cyber security and operational resilience.
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• Problem Solving & Troubleshooting – Skilled in diagnosing complex technical issues, debugging applications, conducting root cause analysis, and delivering effective solutions.
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• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management – Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams, manage competing priorities, and build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders.
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Download the role description.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer\n

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

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• A challenging and rewarding career
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• Flexible, autonomous work environment
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• Competitive pay and conditions
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• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
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• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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We do work that really matters\n

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit\n

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

Other Information\n

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

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Applications close Tuesday 4 August 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

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If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Paola Piña | Talent Acquisition Officer, via [email protected]

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For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Madhu Sudan Dhungana on 0404 211 720 or email [email protected]

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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