Current Vacancies

ASIS is seeking expressions of interest from highly motivated current and ongoing Commonwealth Public Servants who are looking for new career opportunities. This is open for people to register their interest for a wide variety of roles across the Service. You must be a current Commonwealth Public Servant to register.
Please note there is no 'job description' to download for this talent register. Please refer to the ILS at www.apsc.gov.au when preparing your extended response.

The Lead System Administrator specialising in Cybersecurity plays a crucial role in engineering and maintaining our robust ICT infrastructure. In this hands-on leadership position, the Lead System Administrator will design, architect, and implement secure and scalable cybersecurity solutions tailored to our organisation's needs. The Lead System Administrator - Cyber will apply their deep technical expertise to drive the administration and optimization of cutting-edge cybersecurity tools, ensuring our systems remain secure, resilient, and operationally efficient. They will lead the configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of security solutions to protect sensitive data and mitigate risks. Furthermore, they will share their expertise in mentoring and coaching junior team members whilst collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive capability engineering initiatives, system upgrades, testing, and maintenance efforts.

The System Administrator specialising in Cybersecurity plays a pivotal role in safeguarding our complex ICT infrastructure. In this dynamic position, the System Administrator - Cyber will be involved in the administration and optimisation of cutting-edge cybersecurity tools, ensuring our systems remain secure and resilient. From configuring and monitoring security solutions to diagnosing and resolving technical issues, their work will directly impact our ability to protect sensitive data and maintain operational integrity. This role offers a unique blend of technical challenges and collaborative opportunities with internal teams and stakeholders to drive upgrades, testing, and maintenance initiatives forward. As a key member of our team, the System Administrator will also have the opportunity to mentor and coach junior team members, sharing their expertise in best practices and contributing to their professional growth.

Senior Executive Service Band 1 - Human Resources is responsible for providing quality, client focused services across the full range of human resources functions in ASIS. The Senior Executive Service Band 1 - Human Resources is responsible for planning, developing, co-ordinating and implementing human resources strategies, policies and processes for ASIS to optimise use of human resources in achieving corporate goals. It incorporates Strategic Workforce Management, Employee Relations, Payroll Services, Work Health and Safety, Recruitment and Organisational Psychology.

To apply, please obtain selection documentation for Ref No.1052 from www.executiveintelligencegroup.com.au.

The Operations Analyst Development Program is an entry-level pathway for university graduates seeking a career in secret intelligence at ASIS.
Upon completion of customised training, you'll rotate through multiple teams to apply and build your analytical skills with specialist assistance and guidance. In this role you will be responsible for supporting ASIS operations and Intelligence Officers in the field. You will support operational activities in a range of ways which may include leads generation; risk analysis; the production of finished intelligence reporting; legal and compliance oversight; critical administrative support; broad customer engagement, and so much more.

An ASIS Intelligence Officer plans, develops and manages intelligence operations in accordance with relevant legislation and Australian government requirements. You will use your exceptional interpersonal and relationship skills, high-level training and sound judgement to collect intelligence from overseas.

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.

Positions are based in Canberra or Adelaide.

Adelaide positions are based in the CBD.

ASIS leverages the wide world of open-source software and supplements it with our own development to deliver the bespoke tools required for the ASIS mission. Among our core languages are Python, Scala, Java, C++, Rust and JavaScript. Our toolset includes Spring, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Apache Spark, Apache Accumulo, Apache Hadoop, Apache NiFi, Apache Solr, Ansible and Git. We leverage structured and unstructured data, including geospatial and multilingual data sets of varying quality. Ideal candidates will be extraordinarily innovative, self-motivated and keen to use these toolsets to craft new systems that are simply not found in any other organisation.

If this sounds like an environment you could thrive in, then apply for one of these unique positions.

We have a number of positions available including:

Data Scientists at Level 4 to EL1; and
MLOps Engineers at Level 5 to EL1
Machine Learning Scientists at Level 4 to EL1; and
Applied Mathematicians at Level 5 to EL1

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.

Positions are based in Canberra or Adelaide.

Adelaide positions are based in the CBD.

ASIS leverages the wide world of open source software and supplements it with our own development to deliver the bespoke tools required for the ASIS mission. Among our core languages are Python, Scala, Java, C++, Rust and JavaScript. Our toolset includes Spring, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Apache Spark, Apache Accumulo, Apache Hadoop, Apache NiFi, Apache Solr, Ansible and Git. We leverage structured and unstructured data, including geospatial and multilingual data sets of varying quality. Ideal candidates will be extraordinarily innovative, self-motivated and keen to use these toolsets to craft new systems that are simply not found in any other organisation.

If this sounds like an environment you could thrive in, then apply for one of these unique positions.

We have a number of positions available including:

Site Reliability Engineers at Level 5 to EL2;
Software Engineers at Level 4 to EL1;
Data Specialists at Level 4 to Level 6

The Resource Manager (RM) is responsible for delivering high-quality, effective, and timely financial and human resources support to ASIS, supporting the financial and workforce integrity of the organisation and its business groups. The RM works closely with internal and external stakeholders, providing a full range of corporate management functions, including financial and budget management, resource management, and general administrative management. The RM exercises a considerable degree of independence and engages in complex problem-solving that impacts strategic, and/or operational outcomes for ASIS.

We are seeking experienced Server Engineers with the requisite skills and experience who are excited about applying their skills across a variety of operational and corporate technology areas in a fast-paced and complex global environment. These roles will see you providing essential services to ASIS as you work within highly experienced teams.

As an Operational Capability Quartermaster, your main role will be working within a highly specialised team on the Australian Government’s most sensitive technologies. The role includes establishing and managing technical assets across the entire spectrum of ASIS Operational Technologies, providing thorough asset management strategies and being a part of the capability lifecycle.

Asset Management & Record Keeping
Manage ASIS's assets by maintaining accurate records of stock holdings, equipment lifecycles, maintenance history, and through-life expenditure. The Operational Capability Quartermaster Officer will prepare reports for management, ensuring informed decision making and effective resource allocation.

Equipment Servicing & Maintenance
This function assists with the servicing and maintenance of ASIS operational equipment, both domestically and overseas. The Operational Capability Quartermaster Officer will work closely with technical specialists to ensure equipment is in optimal condition, in alignment with ASIS’s compliance and governance and in supporting ASIS's operational readiness.

ASIS are seeking Server, Network and Systems Engineers along with Infrastructure specialists who are excited about applying their skills across a variety of corporate and operational technology areas in a fast-paced and complex global environment. In these roles you will develop, enhance and sustain critical software and hardware infrastructure in secure cloud, internet and data communications environments.