Backend Engineer Papua Region

Program Background

The SKALA Program is a significant Australian investment designed to help Indonesia address regional disparities in development. SKALA will contribute to this objective by strengthening selected elements of Indonesia's large and complex decentralised government system responsible for the delivery of basic services (Layanan Dasar). The SKALA Program's core approach is to facilitate better collaboration (Kolaborasi) between Indonesian government stakeholders, at national and subnational levels, to help realise synergies (Sinergi) that will trigger improved service delivery. Moreover, SKALA will build on, and take to scale, the successes and learning from Australia's previous 19 years of support to Indonesia's decentralised government system. The SKALA Program is to be implemented through the following three pillars:

Pillar 1: Stronger national level enabling environment for sub-national service delivery.

Pillar 2: Better sub-national governance for service delivery.

Pillar 3: Greater participation, representation and influence for women, people with disabilities and vulnerable groups.

SKALA is implemented at the national level with an office in Jakarta and at the subnational level with offices in Aceh, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Maluku, Gorontalo, Kalimantan Utara, Tanah Papua. In addition to the 3 pillars, SKALA works across 4 general themes of Public Financial Management, Minimum Service Standards, Data and Analysis and GEDSI.

About DT Global Asia Pacific

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The Role
​​The Backend Engineer Papua Region will be responsible to provide technical input on information and technology system development and maintenance to support MoF, BAPPENAS and Papua Region Government efforts in improving service delivery at sub-national level and; ensuring greater participation, representation and influence of women, people with disabilities and vulnerable groups​.

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About You

Specific Responsibilities

​​Provide technical input to BAPPENAS, MoHA and Papua Region governments in preparing and maintaining locally generated data system (SAIK+, SIO Papua, data platform and other government priority program): 

• ​Update and maintain village information system and regional data platform. 
• ​Develop government priority information system with guidance from SKALA and its government partners. 
• ​Provide technical support to analyse the infrastructure need of implementation of information systems developed above. 
• ​Provide capacity building to local government and SKALA on application usage, maintenance and modification as needed by local government. 
• ​Provide on-call technical supports to SKALA and local government during application testing, usage, maintenance, and modification​ 

Other Duties 

• Comply with DFAT, DT Global and SKALA policies on gender, disability, fraud and anticorruption, child protection, PSEAH and the environment. 
• Ensure compliance and adherence to various operational policies, guidelines and manuals issued by DT Global and SKALA. 

Job Requirements 

• Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements and minor physical exertion and/or strain. 
• Work may require long, and flexible hours as needed. Travel is based on need.

Deliverables 

• ​​Monthly report 
• ​Work results (source codes, business process, process documentation, manuals, etc) 

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Relationship Management 

​​This position will work closely and effectively with a range of stakeholders, including all other Program staff, the DT Global corporate team and other external service providers. The position will report to the Province Lead.​ 

Selection Criteria 

Essential 

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information and Technology, or related field with minimum 5 years experiences in software engineering and security system. 
• Experience with PHP Framework such as CI or Laravel and using database MySQL, MariaDB, or another relational database. 
• Familiar with API integration 
• Experience with CI/CD or using automation for the deployment process. 
• Experience using cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP 
• Experience with unit tests using PHP or UI tests using Cypress. 
• Excellent skills and proven experiences in open-source system (LINUX or UNIX) programming.   
• Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team to achieve goals. 

Preferred 

• ​​Working experiences with Papua governments​

HOW TO APPLY
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Please submit
1) Your CV
2) A cover letter addressing the selection criteria

APPLICATIONS CLOSE Friday, 16th January 2026. Max 5 PM Jakarta Time. 
  

Encouraging applications from people with disabilities 

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities (PWDs). We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace to support the success and well-being of employees with disabilities. Candidates requiring any adjustments to participate equitably, may contact SKALA People & Culture unit at and we will work with the candidate to find the right solution. This information is strictly confidential; used solely to strengthen our inclusive hiring efforts and ensure we provide any support needed. Your disclosure will not impact on recruitment decisions. 
   

Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.