Introduction
The Application Developer – Digital Portfolio Systems and Delivery at the Department of Communities and Justice works on OutSystems applications used to improve business processes. Based in Parramatta, the temporary 12-month position covers application builds and third-level support. Screens, workflows and integrations form part of the work, alongside responsive and accessible interfaces.
The application gives you a clear way to demonstrate that experience. Your cover letter can be up to three pages and must address two targeted questions, including the most complex OutSystems application you have developed or maintained. Choose an OutSystems example where you can explain your own technical decisions and the outcome for the people using the application.
You also need to describe how you administer and support core business systems while keeping your skills current. Your resume can be up to five pages, so it should support the cover letter with project history and the technologies you used. Previous applicants need not reapply for this re-advertised position.
View the official job ad and check the application instructions before you prepare your submission.
In this guide
Role snapshot
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Role title | Application Developer – Digital Portfolio Systems and Delivery |
| Organisation | Department of Communities and Justice |
| Location | Parramatta |
| Job reference | 85879-44474367 |
| Work type | Temporary 12 months, full-time, 35 hours per week |
| Remuneration | Clerk Grade 7/8, $116,981 to $129,492 base salary, plus superannuation and annual leave loading |
| Closing date | 14 October 2026 AEST (advertised wording) |
Application requirements
Plan the written application around the documents and responses requested. Keep each response within its stated maximum so the recruitment team can assess your evidence against the instructions.
- Resume, maximum 5 pages
- Cover letter, maximum 3 pages, addressing the 2 targeted questions and briefly outlining how you meet the role requirements
Use the NSW cover-letter template if a letter forms part of your application, adapting the structure to the instructions for this position.
Required written questions
| Question | How to plan your response |
|---|---|
| Describe the most complex OutSystems application you have developed or maintained. In your response, include Project size and duration, team size, your responsibilities. Key technical challenges faced, how you resolved them and outcomes achieved. | State the project’s duration and team size before explaining your responsibility. Describe a specific design or integration problem, the options you considered, your solution and the result. Include release or production evidence where it supports the outcome. |
| Outline your experience in providing administration, technical support, and configuration management of core business systems. What strategies do you have to ensure that you are adept across a wide range of systems and technologies? | Use an example of a business system you supported or configured. Explain how you diagnosed incidents, controlled configuration changes and kept services available, then show how documentation, practice or professional development helped you work across technologies. |
Eligibility and essential role requirements
- Qualifications in Information Science/Technology or experience relevant to the role, together with demonstrated continuing professional development.
The qualification has an experience alternative. Explain which pathway you meet and support it with relevant work and continuing development. Fluency in at least one programming language is a stated requirement, with Java preferred.
Candidate evidence
The evidence areas below draw on the work and experience requested for this position. Use them to choose relevant examples; check the role description for the official focus capabilities.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| OutSystems development and delivery | Describe the screens, workflows or business logic you built, your contribution and a result you can substantiate. |
| Web development and accessible interfaces | Explain how you used HTML, CSS and JavaScript to deliver a usable interface, including how you tested it. |
| REST services, SQL databases and modelling | Show an integration or data-design decision involving Oracle, MySQL or MSSQL, including the risk or performance issue you resolved. |
| Release tools and reliable support | Connect OutSystems Lifetime, version control or CI/CD work with controlled releases and how you handled a production incident. |
| Interpreting requirements and balancing delivery priorities | Explain how you worked with stakeholders across applications or projects and agreed what could be delivered within the available time. |
| Programming-language fluency and continued development | Name the language you can use fluently and illustrate it with delivery work. Java is preferred; explain how you maintain your technical skills. |
Application structure
The cover letter must address both targeted questions and briefly explain your fit for the role. Keep the cover letter within the maximum 3 pages and the resume within the maximum 5 pages. The outline below keeps the project example and systems-support response visible within the letter.
| Cover letter section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Opening paragraph | Name the position and give a short account of your OutSystems experience. |
| Technical breadth | Briefly connect web development, REST integrations and SQL work to the role. Reserve enough space for both targeted responses. |
| Qualifications or experience pathway | Confirm the Information Science/Technology qualification or relevant experience pathway and continuing development. |
| Closing paragraph | Express interest in supporting reliable DCJ applications and refer to the attached resume. |
Required responses within your cover letter
| Required question | What a strong response would include |
|---|---|
| Describe the most complex OutSystems application you have developed or maintained. In your response, include Project size and duration, team size, your responsibilities. Key technical challenges faced, how you resolved them and outcomes achieved. | State the project’s duration and team size before explaining your responsibility. Describe a specific design or integration problem, the options you considered, your solution and the result. Include release or production evidence where it supports the outcome. |
| Outline your experience in providing administration, technical support, and configuration management of core business systems. What strategies do you have to ensure that you are adept across a wide range of systems and technologies? | Use an example of a business system you supported or configured. Explain how you diagnosed incidents, controlled configuration changes and kept services available, then show how documentation, practice or professional development helped you work across technologies. |
What the panel will want to see in your examples
- The project scale and the part you personally owned
- A technical challenge with a clear diagnosis and decision
- Evidence that integrations or releases worked as intended
- How you controlled configuration and handled complex incidents
- A practical method for keeping skills current across systems
Before you submit
Check the closing date, 14 October 2026 AEST (advertised wording), in the official vacancy and complete the application before that cutoff. Read the form for any extra written questions or upload instructions before submitting. Check that your examples describe your own contribution and that the documents stay within the required limits.
Help with your application
Start by selecting the OutSystems project you can explain in enough detail to answer the first question. The free cover-letter template can help organise that account, while application-writing support can help you make room for both responses within three pages.
You can use the free cover-letter template or request help with your application. Return to the official vacancy to complete your submission.