JOB DETAILS

Senior Oracle Developer (PL/SQL, APEX, SmartIQ) | Federal Government Contract

  • 24 Mar 2026
  • ACT
  • Contract
  • ACT (Canberra only — no other locations accepted for this role)
  • NV1 Security Clearance holders only
  • Join HCM team of collaborative contractors
HCM Australia is an approved government panel supplier with over 20
years' experience. We charge zero fees to the contractor — your full
rate goes to you. We reward referrals — talk to us to find out how it
works.

A major federal government agency is looking for a Senior Oracle
Software Engineer to join their team on a 12-month contract. This is a
hands-on development role working with Oracle technologies across
complex government systems.

You'll be responsible for analysis, design, development, and
maintenance of Oracle-based solutions, solving complex problems,
providing technical leadership, and mentoring less experienced staff.

The first 6 weeks are full-time onsite in Canberra, transitioning to a
hybrid arrangement (minimum 3 days per week in the office).

What You'll Be Doing

- Analysis, design, development, prototyping, unit testing and
maintenance of Oracle solutions
- Solving complex problems and delivering high quality solutions
- High-level analysis of technical requirements to support project evaluation
- Technical design and development of complex custom solutions
- Conversion and migration solutions
- Managing releases and ensuring go-live production support
- Sharing knowledge and providing mentorship to less experienced staff

What You'll Bring

Essential:
- Strong experience in Oracle PL/SQL
- Experience with SmartIQ (Infinity/Intelledox)
- Unix tools (Korn Shell scripts, AWK)
- Oracle Application Express (APEX)
- Oracle Forms and Reporting
- Working experience with Geospatial data
- Ability to obtain and maintain NV1 security clearance
- Australian citizenship

Desirable:
- Application support experience in a government environment

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to work on systems that directly impact
millions of Australians. The 12-month contract has extension
potential, and you'll be part of a team building and maintaining
critical government platforms.

About HCM Australia

HCM Australia is a specialist IT recruitment firm with over 20 years'
experience placing technology professionals in government and
enterprise environments. We're an approved panel supplier and our
contractors are loyal — because we actually look after them. We don't
charge any fee from the contractor. Join our team of contractors who
work collaboratively and support each other.