"Applications Software Developer"

Job Description:

• Are you a motivated individual with strong communication skills who can plan work effectively?
• Have you got a tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology/or other relevant experience?
• Can you demonstrate experience in supporting technical and business applications in a tertiary education sector?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting an Applications Software Developer to join our Te Tai Matihiko - Digital Solutions Applications Team on a fixed-term, full-time basis until June 2026.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide functional and technical consultation, investigation and analysis of requirements and issues.
• Consult on all aspects of relevant technologies and develop towards being a subject matter expert (SME) in at least 4 other key Digital Solutions system areas.
• Develop, maintain, troubleshoot and provide high quality solutions in multi-platform IT environments within an Agile (scrum) framework.
• Undertake unit and peer testing including the creation of testing scripts and/or facilities.
• Maintain and develop technical currency (by actively participating in user group, vendor and technology forums and availing themselves of other resources).
• Contribute to Te Tai Matihiko - Digital Solutions projects in accordance with the project methodology guidelines as outlined by Te Tai Matihiko - Digital Solutions Programme Management Office.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will be a motivated, team-focused tester who plans work effectively, communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences, and is committed to continuous learning.

Key requirements:

• Proven experience in complex software application development, implementation and support in medium to large IT environment.
• Proven ability to develop applications in at least two of the following:
  • Oracle Tools in a web environment as well as PLSQL/SQL.
  • Java, Java script, HTML.
  • .Net, VB script, SQL.
• Sound knowledge of and experience with agile methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Proven problem solving and analysis skills.
• Experience in Oracle and SQL Server based applications.
• Experience with application integration.
• Experience with Microsoft, Linux and Open-Source solution architectures and database technologies.
• Strong communication skills; must be able to communicate difficult technical concepts to a wide audience.
• Ability to build highly effective relationships with customers and team colleagues.
• Demonstrated experience in working across a number of projects simultaneously.
• Experience in producing high quality documents and reports using word-processing, spread sheeting and presentation software (Microsoft product knowledge is an advantage).
• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology / or relevant experience.

It’s desirable that you also bring:

• Experience in supporting technical and business applications in any tertiary education sector.
• Knowledge of web service technologies (e.g. REST, SOAP, XML, JSON).
• Experience with developing web applications (e.g. Grails, Java, java script, CSS and HTML).
• Knowledge of any open-source frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, and Grails.
• Exposure to source control processes and tools (e.g. SVN, JIRA).

Role Description:

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Close date for vacancy: 17 March 2026.

Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role, please get in touch with Shanmuganathan Thayaparan (shanmuganathan.thayaparan@vuw.ac.nz).

How to apply:

Please ensure you are applying for this role directly on our careers page and not via email. Candidates must submit supporting documents along with their resume, such as a cover letter.

We can only consider applicants who are citizens or residents of New Zealand or Australia or on a current working visa. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.