Are you keen to design and develop world-class capabilities, turning data into knowledge and operational outcomes? Are you passionate about building solutions to allow data to tell its story? ASIS offers an opportunity to achieve these goals in an uncompromisingly unique environment. As a Data Professional in ASIS, you will have the chance to actively enable our operational teams to make the best use of ASIS’s unique data assets.
Software Engineers in ASIS play a pivotal role in enabling us to achieve our unique mission and drive real world outcomes. They design, build and maintain innovative bespoke systems that maximise the value and impact of our data.
They are highly motivated and engage in cross-functional collaboration, working closely with other engineers, data scientists, and end-users to translate business needs into scalable, high-impact solutions, ensuring seamless integration across the entire stack.
The key duties of the position include:
* Engage in cross-functional collaboration with other engineers, data scientists, and end-users, to design, develop, and maintain innovative bespoke systems that maximise the value and impact of ASIS’s data
* Enable high value mission outcomes by building engaging and intuitive UX for end-users, robust backend APIs for engineers and data scientists, or solutions that bridge both
* Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code, actively participate in code reviews, and contribute to fostering a culture of continuous improvement
* Design, implement or apply efficient data structures and algorithms to optimize performance
* Continuously learn and develop new skills, taking ownership of your personal and professional growth, while working independently with minimal supervision
* Clearly communicate business and technical concepts to diverse range of stakeholders, from end-users to senior leadership.
The panel will regard the following education, qualifications and/or experience highly:
* Formal training, such as a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science, software engineering, or equivalent
* Experience working and succeeding as a software engineer in industry, government, intelligence or research institutions
* Demonstrated independent drive to succeed in a small, tight-knit team
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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.