Senior Developer, 12 month FTC

Location: Sydney, NSW, au

Company Description

We’ve been around since 1988, and today we’re one of Australia’s largest profit‑to‑member super funds.

That means everything we do is focused on delivering better outcomes for our members – not shareholders.

Closing date: 10th November 2026

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

Job Description

At Rest, we help more than 2 million Australians to build a better financial future. With around $112 billion in funds under management, we focus on delivering strong long-term outcomes for our members — from their first job through to retirement*. Your best at Rest means focusing on what matters, being trusted to get on with it, and knowing your work genuinely makes a difference. That’s how we operate every day, guided by our values: Be Daring, Keep It Simple, Take Action and Have Grit.

Join us as a Senior Developer, where you’ll be responsible for the design, development, configuration, and ongoing support of the platform. This role works closely with platform stakeholders, process owners, and business users to understand requirements and translate them into scalable, efficient, and maintainable technical solutions within the ecosystem. This is your opportunity to make a real contribution to the financial wellbeing of millions of Australians.

In this role, you’ll:

• Build and enhance solutions that support key business services.
• Lead technical development across workflows, integrations, APIs and automation.
• Turn complex requirements into secure, scalable platform solutions.
• Help shape development standards and technical governance.
• Solve complex platform issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate across product, business and technology teams to deliver great outcomes.

Qualifications

Must haves:

• Certified System Administrator (CSA) 
• Certified Implementation Specialist - GRC IRM and / or HSRD or SAM/HAM 
• Additional certifications (e.g., Certified Application Developer, CIS ITSM, CIS TPRM, CIS BCM) 

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing on the platform.
• Proficient in JavaScript, Glide API, and scripting (server and client side).
• Experience with REST/SOAP APIs and third-party integrations.
• Experience in configuring modules such as (ITSM, HRSD, BCM, APO, ITOM etc.).
• Knowledge of data modelling, CMDB, and configuration management principles.

Additional Information

.What you'll find at Rest

• Hybrid working
• 5 Rest Days (wellbeing days) each year in addition to annual leave
• Eligible employees are entitled to 22 weeks paid parental leave (gender neutral)
• Continued super contributions during parental leave
• Learning and development opportunities, including AI & Data Academy, leadership programs, LinkedIn Learning, study assistance and professional memberships
• Income Protection Insurance
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Recognition through our Rest Excellence Awards

If you share our values and this sounds like the kind of place you’d do your best work, we’d like to hear from you. Apply now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

We welcome applications from all candidates. To be considered, you will need the right to work in Australia.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2026. Rest is recognised as a superannuation leader across a range of areas including performance, responsible investment and member value. Find out more at https://rest.com.au/why-rest/awards.