ASD 6 Radio Frequency Signals Analyst – Australian Signals Directorate
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770607
- Agency: Australian Signals Directorate
- Job Title: ASD 6 Radio Frequency Signals Analyst
- Position Number: ASD/03765/26
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Sunday 19 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT, Melbourne VIC
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $103,723 – $116,169
- Office Arrangement: On Site (As per the Information Pack)
About Australian Signals Directorate
To Apply
Position Contact Name Withheld, [email protected]
Agency Recruitment Site www.asd.gov.au/careers
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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Duties
- Our ideal candidate will be intrinsically curious, imaginative, and not deterred by difficult
- challenges as they will need to overcome and defeat some of the most testing, ground breaking
- and formidable technologies and capabilities on the planet. Additionally, you will have an innate
- desire to challenge yourself as you persevere to investigate how highly technical communication
- and RF systems work with limited available information. We are looking for RF Signal Analysts to
- work across multiple missions within ASD and use their understanding of the RF spectrum,
- technical and analysis skills to work with others to achieve critical intelligence outcomes for
- Australia.
- These roles will require you to possess strong skills in innovation and signals analysis to
- undertake complex collection, analysis, and production of signals intelligence. You will need to
- contribute, adapt and evolve often abstract and challenging concepts or ideas into new solutions,
- while also considering the potential application to broader systems and processes.
- You will need to rely on your ability to draw links between team members’ skillsets, as you will
- recognise that some of the most difficult challenges, require teamwork and the precise application
- of all available knowledge, in order to be overcome.
- While demonstrated RF technical experience would assist you in completing the functions of this
- role, we are highly interested in any candidate who has the attitude and aptitude to engage (and
- persevere) with complex problems and work within a multidisciplinary team to find creative
- solutions to complex and challenging problems.
- If you have some of these skills and are looking for a new challenge that makes a significant and
- meaningfully positive contribution towards Australia’s National Security, we want to hear from you!
Eligibility / Notes
- Australian Citizenship – Applicants must be an Australian citizen. Only in exceptional
- circumstances can this requirement be waivered.
- Organisational Suitability Assessment – The preferred applicant will be required to
- undergo an Organisational Suitability Assessment (see Organisational Assessment section).
- Security Clearance – It is a condition of employment that applicants are willing and able to
- obtain and maintain the requisite security clearance for the duration of their employment with
- ASD.
- Health Assessment – The preferred applicant may be required to undergo a medical
- examination conducted by the Agency’s preferred medical provider.
- Please ensure that you meet the eligibility requirements outlined in this Information Pack prior to
- submitting an application.
How to Apply
Position Contact Name Withheld, [email protected]
Agency Recruitment Site www.asd.gov.au/careers
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
Vacancy