Front End Developer

$120,188 – $140,270 (AMSA6)

Canberra or other AMSA locations available

Ongoing Role

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Senior Advisor Development Practice team, the Front-End Developer will assist with several projects to deliver and enhance public facing applications including new customer portal on Microsoft Power Pages.

You will be responsible for:

• Develop and maintain the front-end of web applications with a strong focus on usability, performance, and responsiveness.
• Implement clean, maintainable, and efficient HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code.
• Collaborate with designers and backend developers to ensure a seamless user experience.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Work with stakeholders to understand and implement requirements, ensuring the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience.

Demonstrated experience in working with a team including:

• Proven experience in Power Apps Portals/Power Pages, creating an integrated and engaging user experience for customers
• Strong proficiency in Liquid, or equivalent experience in languages such as Vue, Angular, React etc as well as a willingness and ability to learn Liquid quickly
• Very strong skills in client side languages - HTML, CSS and JS
• Bootstrap 5 Experience
• Proven experience working independently to deliver high quality experiences into a production environment
• Microsoft Certifications highly desired

For more information about this role, please refer to the position description.

Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027.

AMSA BENEFITS

 We are committed a supportive and collaborative work environment, which is why AMSA offers:

• Flexible work including work from home arrangements
• Health and wellbeing programs including annual flu vaccinations and a healthy lifestyle reimbursement
• An office-wide Christmas period shutdown (in addition to annual leave provisions)
• An ability to work for an organisation charged with protecting our marine environments and saving lives

ABOUT AMSA

 The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responsible for the safety of international shipping and domestic commercial vessels, protection of the environment from ship sourced pollution and search and rescue nationally.

AMSA offers unique and interesting career opportunities, and we employ around 450 people across Australia. To learn more about our organisation please visit our website.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Diversity and inclusion are a priority at AMSA.

Our role means that we impact and influence communities right across Australia, this is why it is essential that we draw on the diversity of our people to successfully deliver our mission of “ensuring safe vessel operations, combatting marine pollution and rescuing people in distress”.

We are proud to have been recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2022-2023 by the Diversity Council of Australia, and continue to focus on embedding inclusive values within our organisation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At AMSA we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you might just be the person we’re looking for!

We encourage applications from people of all diverse backgrounds and are committed to supporting you to reach your full potential.  You can find more information about our diversity and inclusion commitments in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

HOW TO APPLY

Please complete your application on our website via the Careers at AMSA page by Wednesday 4th December. You will need to provide:

• your resume (maximum of 3 pages)
• a brief cover letter (maximum 800 words) outlining what you will bring to this role.

For any questions regarding the role please contact Joshua Nixon on 02 6279 5749.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on recruitment@amsa.gov.au

AMSA does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999. AMSA engages employees under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 and our remuneration arrangements are specific to AMSA.