Summary:
Multiple roles available!
Client: Australian Federal Police
Proposed Rate & term - $160 per hour including Super | 36 month contract
Location & work arrangements - ACT - ACT - onsite - The primary office is in Canberra, however working remotely from an alternate location (including work from home) and/or flexible work arrangements may be considered.
Key duties and responsibilities
The Services, delivered in collaboration with and under supervision by nominated AFP personnel, include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Implement and manage the cloud infrastructure that supports the AFP's ICT environment and digital services.
* Building and maintaining platform components and automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Bicep and Azure DevOps pipelines.
* Design and manage CI/CD pipelines with integrated security and compliance checks for efficient delivery.
* Configuring and optimising Azure networking (VNets, VPN, NSG, Private Endpoints) and implement secure connectivity patterns.
* Work together with AFP business users and system administrators to improve and optimise the implementation, use and management of ICT & business solutions.
* Provide advice, services and work products to business areas seeking to improve or enhance their business processes.
* Collaborate with AFP staff to diagnose and resolve operational and technical problems.
* Actively engage with staff to leverage solution expertise and contribute positively to expanding the AFP's knowledge base.
* Actively participate in infrastructure and software configuration planning and management.
* Actively alert AFP management to any design, build, testing and quality risks, assumptions and dependencies that may be identified.
* Ensure outputs are achieved within the strategic direction of the AFP.
* Produce overall system design / implementation documentation and relevant procedures / policies.
* Maintain information management standards that meet government requirements.
* Enforce and adhere to all levels of compliance in the ICT environment.
* Provide knowledge/skills transfer to other team members.
* Record and maintain files/information in accordance with AFP requirements.
As part of the services, the seller must ensure the specified personnel:
* Maintains currency in information technology processes and technical knowledge through ongoing professional development.
* Establishes and maintains effective business relationships and professional networks.
* Contributes to and implements improved ICT practices and procedures.
* Works effectively in a small team environment, and wider Command environment.
* Remains accountable for accurate completion of work within timeframes and quality requirements, shares own expertise with others and guides and mentors less experienced buyer employees.
AFP Work Level Standards:
* AFP Band 8 Work Level Standards to apply.
Essential Skills for role level per APS JFF:
* Infrastructure Engineer
EL1 Equivalent:
* Ability management level 5
* Capacity management level 4
* IT infrastructure level 4
* Problem management level 4
* Programming/software development level 3
* Systems design level 5
* Systems installation and removal level 5
Technical skills
Technical skills including but not limited to:
* Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or Platform Engineer in enterprise environments.
* Strong proficiency in Microsoft Azure services (Compute, Storage, Networking, Security).
* Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines and Bicep/ Terraform templates.
* Solid understanding of networking concepts (VNets, Subnets, NSGs, routing) with knowledge of cloud security principles and compliance frameworks.
* A past career as a .NET Developer and experience with Kubernetes for deploying App Services would be viewed favourably.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to produce high‐quality diagrams and documentation.
About the team
Technology is a critical enabler of the AFP's operational and corporate services to ensure that we achieve our purpose. We use technology to assist frontline policing and protective services through direct tactical interventions in investigations, and to strategically maintain, sustain and evolve our foundational technology platforms and architecture. We are continuing to develop this capability by:
* modernising the AFP's technology foundations and applications, and increasing the cyber‐security position of the organisation
* evolving our internal processes to navigate the development and deployment of emerging technologies
* continuing to mature our use of technology across the 6 strategic shifts outlined in our AFP Technology Strategy 2025
* enhancing our collaboration with academic institutions, police forces and the technology sector to understand technological challenges and opportunities to strengthen law enforcement capabilities.
About the organisation Our purpose
As Australia's national policing agency, we protect Australians and Australia's interests. We are committed to protecting Australian lives, livelihoods and the Commonwealth; fostering trust and confidence with our community, partners and government; and maximising our impact on the criminal environment for a safer and more secure Australia.
Our role
Our role is to enforce Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory criminal law and protect the Commonwealth's interests from criminal activity in Australia and overseas. We work closely with domestic and international partners to combat complex transnational serious and organised crime, which poses a serious threat to Australia's national security. Under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cth) (AFP Act) the AFP investigates state offences with a federal aspect, in partnership with domestic partners. The AFP uses its policing insights to engage effectively with the government, partners and the community to promote awareness and resilience.
Our operating environment
The AFP continuously monitors and assesses our operating environment to ensure we can deliver on our purpose. The various geopolitical, social, economic and technological changes in our environment can affect the AFP directly and indirectly, and also shape the criminal environment as explored in the AFP Federal Crime Threat Picture. Despite these changes, the AFP strives to evolve with our operating environment to ensure we continue to keep Australians and Australia safe.
About Arctic Fox
Powering the Federal Digital Marketplace
Arctic Fox is a premier panel supplier on the Federal Government's Digital Marketplace, dedicated to sourcing and placing exceptional talent across all Federal Government Departments. We bridge the gap between complex national objectives and the specialized human capital required to achieve them.
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