Senior Developer – Integration & Automation

Ashurst is seeking a Senior Developer – Integration & Automation in Brisbane, Australia. The role involves developing and maintaining applications, working with APIs, microservices, and cloud technologies on Azure. Candidates should have experience in DevOps practices and RESTful APIs. Ashurst offers flexible work options, extensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth within a global law firm committed to social impact and sustainability.
Description

Ashurst is a leading global law frm with a determination o go beyond the ordinary by outpacing change. We have a community of 4800+ people across over 30 offices globally and are a trusted adviser to top corporates, fnancial instittions an governments. What sets us apart is our ambiton for our people and our clients.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?
• Flexible work options
• Market leading parental leave of 26 weeks paid leave irrespective of gender
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and corporate health plans
• Genuine opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including tailored professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring and study support for further education
• We have a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated by our extensive volunteering and pro-bono opportunities, as well as our award-winning social inclusion and mobility programs
• We are committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Opportunity:

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Automation & Integration Developer to join our Global Automation and Integration team, as part of our broader IT Platforms Infrastructure team. This role is located in our Brisbane Ann Street office on a full-time, permanent basis.

In this role you will develop and maintain new and existing applications for the Ashurst business. You will provide programming and systems analysis skills to a range of IT projects based around commercial systems, third-party products, and in-house developed applications.

Operating within an agile scrum team, you will move flexibly within the development team with exposure to a variety of systems and technologies; from .Net MVC, SQL Business Intelligence, and Azure through to industry-leading workflow and content management products such as SharePoint and Sitecore.

Main responsibilities:
• Within an Agile delivery team, collaborate with members of IT, Ashurst Advance Digital and wider business service functions to deliver client-facing products and experiences to deliver legal advice and drive engagement.
• Lead the development and implementation of new and existing API integrations, microservices and accompanying software, working with cloud technologies on the Azure platform.
• Contribute to the design and architecture of software, prototyping and iterating new APIs, related data sources and integrations.
• Participate in development workstreams, providing end to end ownership including; input into specification and design, estimation and planning, build, release and support.
• Provide 3rd line support to the applications developed and upgrading existing software as the organisation's needs change.

A full job description including a breakdown of responsibilities can be found attached at the bottom of the advertisement on our careers page http://careers.ashurst.com/

We are interested in hearing from people who have:
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and experience in streamlining deployments with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) using tools such as Azure DevOps, Unicorn, TeamCity, and Octopus Deploy.
• Strong experience in developing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency in using middleware and integration technologies such as Boomi to ensure seamless integration and automation across various systems and platforms.
• Specific experience with Automation Anywhere for robotic process automation (RPA) and Boomi for integration platform as a service (iPaaS) solutions.
• A tertiary qualification in a software development subject or the ability to demonstrate equivalent commercial experience.
• Effective team-working, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to maintain and build working relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think efficiently and creatively.

Technical capabilities:
• Experience with SOAP/XML webservice integrations.
• Understanding of Test Driven Development principles.
• Understands object oriented programming principles, preferably with experience in Java and/or Groovy.
• Knowledge/experience with MS SQL, especially an ability to work with SSIS - this will be a key focus for the next couple of years.

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

For more information or if you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to contact: globalresourcing@ashurst.com for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.