Current NSW Government ICT and digital jobs to consider
This week’s NSW Government ICT shortlist covers data architecture, procurement systems, SAP, digital health, network security, WiFi, ERP, DevOps, software engineering, digital experience and finance systems. The roles span SafeWork NSW, NSW Health, Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Police Force, Revenue NSW, Transport for NSW, Museums of History NSW and the Department of Education.
The application tasks are not interchangeable. Some roles ask for a cover letter and resume, while others require target questions, online pre-screening or named referees. Use the individual application guide for the exact written task, then confirm the questions and document limits in the online form before you submit.
In this guide
- How to compare ICT and digital roles
- Manager Data Architecture & Engineering
- Commercial Systems Support Coordinator (HM1) – Port Macquarie
- Senior Application Developer
- Digital Health Analyst – Ambulatory Specialties and Community – Single Digital Patient Record
- Senior Network Engineer – Security
- Senior Network Engineer – WIFI
- Senior Digital Specialist – ERP
- Senior Network Engineer, NSW Police Force
- Senior Network Engineer – Security & Core Network
- Senior DevOps Engineer
- Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
- Digital and Experience Innovation Manager
- Mgr, Finance Business Systems Supp
How to compare ICT and digital roles
Choose examples by the problem the role owns
Data architecture applications should show governance, trust and executive decision-making. Digital health applications should connect workflow decisions to safe and practical care. Network and security applications need evidence of availability, risk control and incident judgement. ERP and finance systems roles need control, transaction integrity and reliable service outcomes, while DevOps and software roles should show release reliability, engineering ownership and measurable improvement.
Match each example to the written task
The shortlist includes brief CV-and-cover-letter applications, two-page letters and targeted responses with 300- or 500-word limits. A brief letter needs a small number of sharply selected outcomes. A targeted-question application needs a distinct example that answers each prompt directly, with the required response kept in the correct online field or document.
Compare the operating environment as well as the technology
The same platform experience can be assessed differently across health, policing, regulation, transport, education and cultural institutions. Make the users, risks and service consequences visible in your examples, then confirm the closing time, eligibility conditions and final application fields on the official job ad.
Manager Data Architecture & Engineering
Organisation: SafeWork NSW, Department of Customer Service | Location: Gosford, Sydney or Parramatta | Grade: Clerk Grade 11/12, $154,231 to $178,369 | Closing: 20 July 2026 at 9:59am
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This senior role leads a newly established data architecture and engineering team responsible for platforms, pipelines, data quality and governance. Use evidence of modern data platforms, executive translation, end-to-end data lifecycles and capability building. The application requires a cover letter of up to two pages and a resume of up to five pages.
Application requirements
- Cover letter, maximum 2 pages
- Resume, maximum 5 pages
What to highlight
- Data architecture, governance and quality
- Snowflake, Databricks or API management where relevant
- Executive influence and team development
Commercial Systems Support Coordinator (HM1) – Port Macquarie
Organisation: Mid North Coast Local Health District | Location: Port Macquarie and Mid-North Coast | Salary: $87,813 to $116,824 | Closing: 20 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This Health Manager Level 1 role supports procurement and contract-management systems, compliance, training and accurate information across a regional health district. Strong applications will connect systems literacy with relationship-building, planning, negotiation and calm customer support. Check the portal for the exact document requirements before submitting.
Application guidance
- No fixed document list or page limit is stated
- Prepare a current resume and tailored two-page cover letter, then confirm the final upload fields
What to highlight
- Procurement and contract systems
- Training materials and staff support
- Analysis, planning and stakeholder relationships
Senior Application Developer
Organisation: Fire and Rescue NSW | Location: Pyrmont and Greenacre, Sydney | Grade: Clerk Grade 9/10, package up to $161,698 | Closing: 22 July 2026 at 11:55pm
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This ongoing role leads SAP Asset Maintenance solutions in a frontline emergency-service environment. Show enterprise SAP design, Plant Maintenance, integrations, stakeholder translation and technical ownership. The advert directs applicants through Hays Recruitment, so check the official application pathway carefully.
Application guidance
- No fixed document list or page limit is stated on the vacancy page
- Prepare a current resume and tailored two-page cover letter, then confirm the Hays upload fields
What to highlight
- SAP Asset Maintenance and integrated modules
- Secure, scalable solution design
- Collaboration with operational stakeholders
Digital Health Analyst – Ambulatory Specialties and Community – Single Digital Patient Record
Organisation: Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority | Location: Sydney North/North West | Salary: $118,821 to $140,201 | Closing: 22 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This digital-health role sits within the Single Digital Patient Record program and focuses on ambulatory specialties and community services. Use examples that show clinical or business analysis, stakeholder translation, digital transformation and the effect of better information on care or service delivery.
Application requirements
- Cover letter
- Resume, maximum 5 pages
What to highlight
- Digital health or service-analysis work
- Requirements, process and stakeholder analysis
- Community and outpatient-care outcomes
Senior Network Engineer – Security
Organisation: eHealth NSW | Location: Chatswood or Homebush | Salary: $153,559 to $182,954 plus superannuation and leave loading | Closing: 22 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This permanent role supports secure and resilient NSW Health networks. Focus your application on network security architecture, complex incidents, technical assurance, automation and leadership rather than listing every product you have touched.
Application requirements
- Cover letter
- Resume, maximum 5 pages
What to highlight
- Enterprise security and network architecture
- Incident, risk and assurance work
- Technical leadership and mentoring
Senior Network Engineer – WIFI
Organisation: eHealth NSW | Location: Chatswood or Homebush | Salary: $153,559 to $182,954 plus superannuation and leave loading | Closing: 22 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This permanent role focuses on enterprise campus access, WiFi, NAC, automation and operational reliability. Use design examples that show requirements, security, scalability, deployment and the result for users and service teams.
Application requirements
- Cover letter
- Resume, maximum 5 pages
What to highlight
- Wired and wireless campus access
- Cisco SDA, NAC and automation where relevant
- Design, incident and continuous-improvement outcomes
Senior Digital Specialist – ERP
Organisation: eHealth NSW | Location: Chatswood, St Leonards or Charlestown | Salary: $147,653 to $175,917, with package details in the advert | Closing: 26 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This role supports StaffLink ERP, Invoice to Cash and payment systems. Show how your Oracle, finance-process, integration and stakeholder experience improved reliability, user experience or decision-making.
Application requirements
- Cover letter
- Resume, maximum 5 pages
What to highlight
- Oracle ERP and Invoice to Cash
- Cash management, banking and integrations
- Application support and stakeholder influence
Senior Network Engineer, NSW Police Force
Organisation: NSW Police Force | Location: Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park | Classification: Computer Systems Officer Level 5, $149,739 to $156,088 | Closing: 26 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This temporary role supports the Critical Network Program and multi-site communications, AV and network infrastructure. The application includes two target questions of up to 500 words each, so prepare separate examples about AV standards and a network environment that needed to be brought back into compliance.
Application requirements
- Cover letter, maximum 2 pages
- Up-to-date resume
- Two target responses, maximum 500 words each
What to highlight
- Multi-site network and AV delivery
- Risk, standards and stakeholder influence
- Testing, commissioning and documentation
Senior Network Engineer – Security & Core Network
Organisation: NSW Police Force | Location: Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park | Classification: Computer Systems Officer Level 5, $149,739 to $156,088 | Closing: 26 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This temporary role focuses on core network, firewall, routing, SASE and security infrastructure. The target questions ask for a complex distributed-network investigation and a separate example of owning a network or security challenge.
Application requirements
- Cover letter, maximum 2 pages
- Up-to-date resume
- Two target responses, maximum 500 words each
What to highlight
- Distributed network troubleshooting
- Security architecture and ownership
- Measurable reliability or risk outcomes
Senior DevOps Engineer
Organisation: Revenue NSW, Department of Customer Service | Location: Parramatta and flexible NSW offices | Grade: Clerk Grade 9/10, $133,348 to $146,945 | Closing: 27 July 2026 at 9:59am
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This ongoing role supports AWS, CI/CD, automation, security hardening, release tools, monitoring and resilient digital services. The written task is an up-to-date CV and brief cover letter, so prioritise two or three strong delivery outcomes.
Application requirements
- Up-to-date CV
- Brief cover letter
What to highlight
- AWS, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
- Automation, security and reliability
- Documentation, mentoring and collaboration
Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Organisation: Transport for NSW | Location: Macquarie Park, Sydney | Salary: $163,145 to $182,721 | Closing: 27 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This Transport role has three positions across temporary and permanent arrangements. Use the individual guide for the application pathway, then focus your evidence on full-stack delivery, cloud-native architecture, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure, security and ownership across the software lifecycle.
Application guidance
- No fixed written document requirement is stated for this vacancy
- Check the Transport for NSW application form before preparing the final upload
What to highlight
- TypeScript, Node.js and modern front-end work
- APIs, microservices, serverless and databases
- DevOps, infrastructure and secure delivery
Digital and Experience Innovation Manager
Organisation: Museums of History NSW | Location: Sydney and multiple work locations | Grade: Clerk Grade 9/10, $133,348 to $146,945 | Closing: 27 July 2026 at 10am
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This ongoing role leads immersive, interactive and technology-enabled experiences. The application includes a one to two-page cover letter, a resume with two referees and two online target responses of up to 300 words each.
Application requirements
- Cover letter, 1 to 2 pages
- Current resume with two referees
- Two online target responses, maximum 300 words each
What to highlight
- Complex audience experience delivery
- Multidisciplinary team leadership
- Feasibility, sustainability and audience outcomes
Mgr, Finance Business Systems Supp
Organisation: NSW Department of Education | Location: Eveleigh and flexible Department offices | Grade: Clerk Grade 11/12, $154,231 to $178,369 | Closing: 28 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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This ongoing role leads financial information and processing systems across the Department of Education. Use evidence of financial systems management, process improvement, team leadership, senior advice and commitment to public education and Aboriginal education priorities.
Application requirements
- Resume, maximum 5 pages
- Cover letter, maximum 2 pages
What to highlight
- Financial systems, analysis and risk reduction
- Team leadership and stakeholder influence
- Public education and Aboriginal education priorities
Final check before you apply
Before choosing a role, compare the written task as carefully as the technology. A brief cover letter needs two sharply selected outcomes, while a targeted-question application needs separate examples that answer each prompt directly. Use the full guide for the role you want, then return to the official job ad to confirm the closing time, eligibility conditions and final application fields.
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