Systems Engineers in ASIS maintain highly specialised systems delivering to operational teams around the globe. We have a large number of systems delivering a variety of services at a range of maturities. Extending beyond a normal systems administration role, there is never a dull moment and we work closely with our data scientists and analytical teams to have a real impact.
The key duties of the position include:
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
* Build, maintain and support development, test and production environments including CI/CD
* Implement and maintain best-practice security controls, including both on-system and throughout the development lifecycle
* Develop and maintain high-quality documentation including logical, system and network design documentation
* Perform analysis of monitoring, error reporting, alerting and issue reports to find the root cause of problems
* Collaborate with other engineers and data scientists to implement robust and scalable software solutions in a problem space like no other
* Contribute to the design and development of ground-breaking solutions for unique data challenges across the ASIS mission
* Independently learn and develop new skills and techniques with an eye to practical applications
* Communicate regularly and pre-emptively with peers and colleagues to keep everyone informed
Education, Qualification and Experience Requirements
The following education, qualifications and/or experience will be highly regarded:
* Formal training, such as a bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
* Experience in designing and maintaining large scale storage systems (Gluster, Ceph, etc)
* Strong containerisation experience using Docker, Podman and Kubernetes
* Experience in distributed computing technologies particularly Hadoop, Elasticsearch, Solr
* Strong experience in designing and tuning high-performance compute and AI infrastructure
Eligibility
To be eligible for a role you must:
Be an Australian citizen
Be assessed as suitable to hold and maintain a high-level security clearance
Notes
Please note, total salary range comprises salary and applicable allowances and bonuses. Remuneration is subject to s33 of the ISA.
To apply, please visit the ASIS website and submit an application through the Talent Register - Data Engineering Professionals
Getting to know the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
ASIS is Australia’s overseas secret intelligence collection agency. Its mission is to protect and promote Australia’s vital interests through the provision of intelligence services as directed by the Government. Its work can involve collecting intelligence relating to national security, international relations and economic issues. It also contributes to Australia’s coordinated national efforts against terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and trans-national issues such as people smuggling.