Agency Purpose
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is an independent statutory authority established by the Australian Government to maintain an impartial and independent electoral system for eligible voters through active electoral roll management, efficient delivery of polling services, and targeted education and public awareness programs.
The AEC’s values and commitments
The AEC values and commitments are an essential component of our operating environment and frame how AEC staff work. The AEC's focus is on electoral integrity through the values of quality, agility and professionalism.
About the Team
The Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) is responsible for delivering robust ICT capabilities, maintaining election-ready systems, and progressing an ambitious ICT transformation and modernisation agenda. CIOD leads and supports a range of AEC projects and programs, including the Election Systems Modernisation Program (Indigo Program) and the Funding and Disclosure (FAD) Reform Program.
The Platforms and Application Development Branch (PaAD) is responsible for the support, enhancement and modernisation of the AEC's enterprise and election-critical applications. The branch delivers capabilities across application development, integration, data, cloud services, operational support and modern engineering practices.
PaAD operates across multiple technology domains to ensure AEC systems remain stable, secure, scalable and aligned with evolving electoral, legislative and organisational requirements. The branch works closely with business areas to uplift platforms, replace legacy systems, support application lifecycle management and drive continuous improvement across ICT delivery.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join the AEC and contribute to work that has a direct impact on Australia's democratic processes.
The Australian Electoral Commission is seeking a SharePoint Developer to join the AEC’s IT Application Development Section.
The SharePoint Developer supports the SharePoint team in the design, development, administration and ongoing maintenance of the AEC's SharePoint environment. The role is responsible for delivering both out-of-the-box and customised SharePoint solutions that meet business needs while ensuring the platform remains secure, reliable and fit for purpose.
To excel you’ll have:
We are seeking a motivated and capable professional who can demonstrate the skills, knowledge and experience required to perform successfully in this role.
- Demonstrated experience designing and developing business solutions using SharePoint, including the creation of custom components with SharePoint Framework (SPFx) and integration with enterprise systems.
- Experience administering and maintaining SharePoint environments, including site collections, security configurations, governance and platform best-practice standards.
- Ability to provide technical support, guidance and user training to enable effective adoption and use of SharePoint capabilities.
- Demonstrated success collaborating with multidisciplinary ICT teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet organisational and business requirements.
- Experience analysing complex issues and contributing to project delivery, planning, reporting and the coordination of ICT initiatives.
- Ability to provide accurate specialist advice, guidance and reporting in relation to SharePoint and broader team responsibilities.
- Demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills, with experience developing productive relationships and working collaboratively to achieve business outcomes.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement and communicate decisions effectively, applying relevant legislation, policies, procedures and best-practice principles.
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience delivering ICT projects within a government environment.
Eligibility
- AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
- Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.
