We’re looking for a Backend Developer (Practitioner level) with a DevSecOps focus to join Today’s Technology team.
You’ll be someone who loves building reliable systems, sweating the details, and shipping thoughtful work — but who also enjoys working closely with humans (clients, designers, producers, researchers). You’ll be trusted, visible, and a core part of project delivery.
Today is Australia’s most awarded social impact agency. We use design and technology to make positive change happen — at pace and at scale.
Our team includes strategists, researchers, designers, technologists and makers of all kinds. We partner with organisations across government, not-for-profit and industry to tackle complex social and environmental challenges — with a deep commitment to care, craft, and meaningful outcomes.
It’s an exciting time to join our Technology team. We have more than a decade of award-winning work behind us, and we’re investing in growing and deepening our technology offering over the coming years.
We’re a purpose-driven organisation. If you want to spend your days helping impact organisations make a difference, this is the place for you.
Learn more at today.design/careers.
As Today’s Backend Developer (DevSecOps), you’ll design, implement and maintain the backend foundations of our client work — from APIs and integrations through to cloud infrastructure, security operations, and deployment workflows.
We build scalable digital products and experiences for our client partners. Our work often includes:
- setting up greenfield cloud environments
- integrating into existing platforms and ecosystems
- contributing to delivery across multiple projects at once
This is a fast-paced agency environment (not a product role) and success relies on being practical, collaborative, and highly accountable.
Just as importantly: you’ll work directly with clients. You’ll be expected to communicate clearly, explain trade-offs, navigate ambiguity, and solve problems alongside clients with care and confidence.
You’ll spend your time doing things like:
- Designing, developing and maintaining backend systems, APIs, and integrations
- Building and maintaining middleware and integration solutions across platforms
- Contributing to DevSecOps practices that uplift reliability, security, and delivery speed
- Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
- Supporting cloud and infrastructure work (AWS, Vercel, Azure, GCP and others)
- Working on systems development and integration projects (CMS, CRM, databases)
- Troubleshooting and resolving production issues calmly and efficiently
- Improving engineering practices through patterns, documentation and shared learning
- Participating in team rituals and initiatives (meets, working groups, learning culture)
RequirementsPeople who we’d love to work with
You’ve done this kind of work before:
- You have 2–3+ years experience as a backend developer in a similar environment
- You’ve delivered web projects end-to-end (not just product-only work)
- You’re comfortable in a multi-project environment where priorities shift and teamwork matters
You have strong backend fundamentals
- API development
- Integration work
- Database design and management
…and you build systems that are maintainable, secure and practical.
You have real cloud / DevSecOps capability
- Experience with cloud platforms and services (AWS preferred, Azure welcome)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, etc.)
- Practical secure engineering / DevSecOps knowledge (the kind that shows up in decisions not just checklists)
- Experience with automation and CI/CD pipelines
We’re looking for someone who:
- communicates clearly and kindly, with both team members and clients
- has a strong sense of ownership — if you say you’ll do it, it gets done
- is autonomous and collaborative
- can thrive in a fast-paced environment without losing their care factor
- is curious, thoughtful, and always learning
- aligns with Today’s values of kindness and care
BenefitsLife at Today
- You’ll work on meaningful, community-focused projects
- You’ll join a team of passionate, inclusive and curious folks
- You’ll receive generous benefits (flexibility, events, wellness, great leave entitlements)
- You’ll help shape a growing business with big ambitions
- Full time, permanent
- Naarm (Melbourne) based role
- Hybrid, with an expectation that the majority of your week is in-studio
- You must be legally able to work in Australia without restrictions
- Position available immediately
- Send in your application to this role. We appreciate it when you take the time to write personal cover letters and answer our questionnaire. Please avoid using AI to generate your words. We really just want to hear from you, personally in this instance.
- Maggie, our People Lead or Gerard, our Hiring Manager, will give you a phone call to discuss your application
- We will meet for an interview to discuss your application in more detail.
- You’ll come into the studio, see what it’s like to work here, and meet the team.
- An offer will be made.
Applications close: Friday, 23 January 2026 at 5.00pm AEST
In line with our values and as a part of our Innovate RAP commitments, Today is dedicated to being an inclusive employer. We welcome the unique contributions that you bring and actively seek applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
If you're excited about this role but don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
If there’s anything we can do to make the application or interview process more accessible for you, please let us know — we’re happy to make reasonable adjustments in our process.
