Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: IT and telecommunications
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 8293
About Us
We create thriving places and connected communities by bringing together transport, planning, land use, precinct, and policy functions in one department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.
Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning, and land services for use by all. We foster a safe, inclusive, and constructive workplace.
Investment and Technology leads and manages the investment lifecycle; drives commercial advice & negotiations to facilitate reform; and enables core delivery through Finance, Procurement & Enterprise Technology.
We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.
About the Role
The role is fixed term fulltime maternity leave cover until 30 September 2026.
This role involves working closely with business stakeholders and third-party vendors who support the Department’s systems. The Developer is accountable for delivering support, monitoring, data management, enhancements, and release services, while also ensuring the smooth operation of DTP’s critical Sitecore websites and in-house backend performance reporting tools.
In this role you will:
Key Selection Criteria
Outcomes Thinking (Foundation): Aligns work with organisational goals, takes responsibility for actions, and is committed to completing tasks effectively.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement (Applied): Seeks and suggests improvements, encourages idea-sharing, uses existing systems to enhance efficiency, and fosters a culture of learning and feedback.
Systems Thinking (Applied): Selects appropriate tools to analyse situations, applies system archetypes to spot patterns, and considers the wider organisational impact of actions.
Stakeholder Management (Applied): Adds value for stakeholders, connects people across areas, tracks satisfaction, and addresses issues constructively.
Working Collaboratively (Applied): Builds supportive teams, shares information across groups, and helps colleagues in difficult situations.
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Qualifications and Experience
Culture Value
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department’s goals.
What we offer
Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians. For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.
Pre-employment checks and employment conditions
All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.
Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.
Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.
How to apply
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Applications close at 11.59pm on Wednesday, 17 September 2025.
For more information, contact Dan Stockman, Manager Development via email [email protected]
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