Data Engineer – Australian Secret Intelligence Service
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770747
- Agency: Australian Secret Intelligence Service
- Job Title: Data Engineer
- Position Number: Not provided
- Classification: APS Level 4;APS Level 5;APS Level 6;Executive
- Closing Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Adelaide SA
- Future Merit Locations: Adelaide
- Salary: Future Merit
- Office Arrangement: On Site (On SIte)
About 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.
Duties
- Key Responsibilities and Tasks
- Support the design, development and maintenance of our data ingest pipelines.
- Troubleshoot issues related to data ingestion, identifying root causes and implementing
- sustainable solutions promptly.
- Support the design, development, delivery and maintenance of large-scale secure data
- systems.
- Collaborate closely with data colleagues, analysts and mission areas to understand data
- requirements and support data delivery initiatives.
- Contribute to communicating and documenting data workflows, processes, and solutions for
- knowledge sharing.
- Education, Qualification and Experience Requirements
- The following education, qualifications and/or experience will be highly regarded:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Strong programming skills. Familiarity with Python, Java, or similar languages is a plus.
- Strong interest or experience in data management, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
- processes, and data pipelines.
- Have a knowledge of database management systems (relational, and non-relational) and
- bulk data concepts.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and willingness to learn from
- experienced professionals.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Eligibility / Notes
- To be eligible for a role you must:
- Be an Australian citizen
- Be assessed as suitable to hold and maintain a TOP SECRET-Privileged Access security
- clearance
- For more information on eligibility please see the Protective Security Policy Framework
- which is publicly accessible at https://protectivesecurity.gov.au, section 12 provides
- information on Eligibility and suitability.
- The position is Canberra based, with conditions similar to those in the Australian Public
- service including superannuation.
How to Apply
Position Contact Not Provided, Not Provided
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.asis.gov.au/Careers/Current-Vacancies/
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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