Software Developer

Software Developer 

• Do you enjoy working within a strong Christian environment?
• Do you have proven experience in software development?
• Based in any capital city in Australia.
• 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

About Scripture Union Australia

Scripture Union Australia (SU) is an interdenominational Christian movement committed to providing Australian children, young people and families with opportunities to experience the transforming love of Jesus and to pursue a lifelong journey of discipleship. 

SU is part of the worldwide Scripture Union movement, a movement of Christians working with churches to make God’s Good News known to children, young people and families and to encourage people of all ages to meet God daily through Bible reading and prayer. (su.org.au)

SU is a charitable ‘limited by guarantee’ not-for-profit organisation comprising more than 900 staff and thousands of volunteers, working with churches and serving in communities in all states and territories across Australia. 

All SU staff and volunteers are empowered and equipped to champion a child safe culture and are committed to the highest standards of safety and care in our work with children, young people and families.

About the position

Reporting to the Group Manager IT, this role will see the successful applicant become a key member of the IT team. The Software Developer, in collaboration with other software development team members, is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and development of SU Australia’s internal Intranet.  This role will facilitate the setup, testing and deployment of releases, code reviews, dependency upgrades, bug fixes and new feature development. You can expect to be working primarily with PHP, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, MySQL, Git, Docker and Linux (Ubuntu).

What we offer 

• 5 weeks annual leave
• Hybrid working environment
• Close knit team environment
• 2 devotion days a year and annual prayer retreat

Our ideal candidate will have: 

• Worked on multi-developer software development projects
• PHP and JavaScript software development experience
• Used SQL in development ideally MySQL/MariaDB
• Experience developing in a Linux environment and writing robust production-grade Linux shell scripts
• Worked on a large, complex codebase using Object-oriented design principles
• Used a modern VCS, ideally git, to share code in a team environment

The following technical skills are also highly desirable for this role: 

• Web frontend design using HTML/CSS
• Experience with modern web frontend tools such as React, Angular, Sass, Webpack
• Exposure to and understanding of unit testing (such as PHPUnit)
• Exposure to PHP frameworks (especially Symfony)
• Experience working with packaging and dependency management tools such as Composer or NPM.
• Use of Docker and/or Kubernetes for containerization and deployment
• Understanding of continuous integration, release cycles and development processes
• Experience working with a full-featured language type system e.g. TypeScript or Mypy
• Experience creating / maintaining web APIs (RPC, REST, GraphQL)
• Proven skills in UI/UX Design
• Experience with jQuery or AngularJS

Applications

To be considered for this role, please complete your application including the following:

• Cover Letter – Clearly outlining how you meet the role requirements as listed above for our ‘ideal candidate’, including your cultural fit within SU. No more than two pages in total.
• Current CV

Click here to be directed to our website for a copy of the Role Statement and to apply. 

The closing date for this position is Monday, 30 June 2025.

For all other general enquiries please contact People Services on (07) 3112 6566.

(Recruitment agencies need not enquire or apply. Only direct candidate applications will be considered.)