Principal Engineer - DevOps

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

• 40 hour working week within a flexible WFH model
• Opportunity to work from our many offices across Chatswood
• Attractive salary, $161,042 - $180,143 per annum plus 11% Superannuation and Annual Leave loading

About us

Working at eHealth NSW is more than a job. Every day, we set out to design, build and innovate world class digital solutions that will transform how healthcare is delivered to patients across NSW. It’s a genuine opportunity to join a team of technology professionals, health partners, industry leaders and academia to develop solutions that help save and improve people’s lives.

Our people are at the heart of who we are. We are committed to a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and actively seek to recruit people from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace where our people can gain a sense of belonging, value and opportunity.

Come work with us

We have an exciting opportunity in the Cloud Services Division for multiple Principal Engineers.

The Principal Engineer role is a senior member of the team responsible for designing, planning, and managing the platform that enables and secures cloud service deployments for NSW Health. You’ll be working closely with ICT colleagues across NSW Local Health Districts and eHealth NSW to deliver secure cloud infrastructure to meet business outcomes. Working in a collaborative environment and helping to drive continuous learning and professional growth for the team, you will have opportunities to gain hands-on experience with the latest cloud technologies and best practices.

Health Manager Level 5, commencing salary from $161,042 - $180,143 per annum plus 11% superannuation and Annual Leave loading

For more information, read the full POSITION DESCRIPTION.

What you will do

As a Principal Engineer in Cloud Services Division you will:

• Drive technology development including roadmaps and transition plans.
• Lead collaboration to prioritise design trade-offs, risks, and delivery timelines.
• Lead the team to execute complex migration, implementation, and transformation activities, that align to technology solutions, services, and components roadmaps.
• Drive the development and improvement of coding and testing standards, focussing on security, functionality, supportability, and efficiency.
• Ensure a consistent high level of platform security, optimization, resiliency, stability, and availability.

About you

The skills, knowledge and experience we are looking for in you are:

• Superior experience leading the design, build and operations of Cloud Services infrastructure in a complex shared service environment.
• Demonstrated experience with modern ICT Delivery and Operational practices, with the ability to lead and champion continuous improvement and a learning culture. 
• Advanced skills with Infrastructure-as-Code languages and, version control, including cloud native components and services like Cloud Formation, Terraform & AWS, or Azure SDKs. 
• Exceptional interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills influencing key stakeholders and customers to achieve optimal business outcomes.  

If this sounds like you and you’re looking for a rewarding new opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits of working for eHealth NSW

Our people are at the heart of who we are. We are committed to a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and actively seek to recruit people from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. We support our people with great benefits so they can support the patients and staff of NSW Health. These include:

• Flexible work options
• Skills and leadership development training programs
• Allocated day off per month
• Salary Packaging
• Health and wellbeing programs

More information about these benefits can be found on our Benefits Page.

Valuing diversity and inclusion

eHealth NSW is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and LGBTIQ+, for all advertised positions and have strategies in place to support you.

For more information on the strategies in place to support diversity and inclusion, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit an online application and attach your resume (up to 5 pages) along with responses in the online questionnaire which describes how your capabilities, knowledge and experience make you the best person for this role. 

• How have you championed the adoption of modern operating models or software development life cycles to enhance operational excellence in cloud services?
• Describe a cloud service solution you have implemented including how it aligned to the technology roadmap and business goals?
• Can you provide examples of how you've fostered a productive team culture and a collaborative learning environment through coaching or mentoring team members in cloud technologies or projects?

If you require assistance or have any questions about the role, please contact Martin Laslett on martin.laslett@health.nsw.gov.au and quote REQ475442.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment/interview process, please contact Hayley Cheng on Hayley.Cheng@health.nsw.gov.au.

Applications Close: Friday 3rd May,2024

Additional information

• This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
• To be eligible for this role, you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
• Exempt' is defined as a fixed term contract with a length greater than 13 weeks.

All NSW Health workers are required to have received 2 doses of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status prior to securing this role. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.