Software Engineer - .NET |AWS- Contract/Perm - Mid - Senior

Company Description

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow

Job Description

We are seeking multiple skilled Full Stack Engineers—at both Mid and Senior levels—to help design, build, and optimise the next generation of our products. You’ll work across a modern technology stack spanning .NET microservices, cloud‑native platforms, and robust DevOps practices to deliver solutions that create meaningful impact across transport and mobility networks.

This role offers variety, collaboration, and the opportunity to contribute to a high‑performing product team using agile ways of working.

What You’ll Do

Working closely with a Product Manager, Engineering Lead, and an agile product team, you’ll help deliver high‑quality, valuable features each sprint. You’ll contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of full‑stack solutions—from back‑end microservices and APIs to contemporary front‑end user interfaces.

You’ll apply best‑practice engineering techniques including secure development, peer code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD‑driven delivery. You will also support technical investigations, helping assess trade‑offs and contribute recommendations that guide sound engineering decisions.

Your work will include:

Building .NET microservices and distributed system components aligned with our technical reference architecture

Developing clean, accessible, and high‑performance UIs using modern front‑end frameworks.

Contributing to automated testing across unit, integration, and end‑to‑end layers to ensure reliability and maintainability.

Supporting product rollouts, troubleshooting issues, and assisting with deployments to ensure seamless delivery to customers.

Participating in design discussions, documentation, and knowledge‑sharing activities that contribute to the uplift of engineering capability.

Mid‑Level Engineers

Mid‑level engineers will focus on delivering high‑quality features within a supportive team environment.

You will:

Work closely with Senior Engineers and Leads to understand design patterns and architectural decisions.

Take ownership of well‑defined components and tasks.

Contribute to code quality, testing, and team best practices.

Grow your technical depth while learning more complex system‑level concepts over time.

Senior Engineers

Senior Engineers will bring deeper experience in building scalable systems and will:

Lead technical design for features or services while being hands on.

Provide guidance, mentoring, and technical support to mid‑level and junior engineers.

Drive improvements in engineering standards, testing strategies, and CI/CD pipelines.

Contribute significantly to architectural discussions and long‑term technical direction.

Qualifications Personal Attributes:

Ability to manage work independently while collaborating effectively in teams.

Excellent communication skills; able to clearly articulate technical concepts.

Attention to detail and the ability to balance multiple priorities.

Strong sense of accountability and ownership.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Thrives in fast-paced, enterprise environments with shifting priorities- Agile and Scrum focused.

Essential:

Prior experience in a software product environment using Scrum, DevOps, and continuous delivery.

Proficiency in C# and .NET for building microservices and business logic.

Experience with AWS core services

Experience with containerisation (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and messaging technologies (RabbitMQ, Redis) is desirable.

Familiarity with REST, JSON, and modern API patterns; exposure to gRPC or Protobuf is a plus.

Experience with git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and tools such as GitLab.

Comfortable in both Windows and Linux development environments.

Desirable:

Understanding of observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).

Experience with micro frontends, component libraries, or design systems.

AWS or Microsoft certifications.

Additional Information Why join us:

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks:

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks