Systems Engineer - L4 — EL1

Systems Engineers in ASIS maintain highly specialised systems delivering to operational teams around the globe. We have a large number of systems delivering a variety of services at a range of maturities. Extending beyond a normal systems administration role, there is never a dull moment and we work closely with our data scientists and analytical teams to have a real impact.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

- Build, maintain and support development, test and production environments including CI/CD
- Implement and maintain best-practice security controls, including both on-system and throughout the development lifecycle
- Develop and maintain high-quality documentation including logical, system and network design documentation
- Perform analysis of monitoring, error reporting, alerting and issue reports to find the root cause of problems
- Collaborate with other engineers and data scientists to implement robust and scalable software solutions in a problem space like no other
- Contribute to the design and development of ground-breaking solutions for unique data challenges across the ASIS mission
- Independently learn and develop recent skills and techniques with an eye to practical applications
- Communicate regularly and pre-emptively with peers and colleagues to keep everyone informed

Education, Qualification and Experience Requirements The following education, qualifications and/or experience will be highly regarded:

- Formal training, such as a bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering,



or related field
- Experience in designing and maintaining large scale storage systems (Gluster, Ceph, etc)
- Strong containerisation experience using Docker, Podman and Kubernetes
- Experience in distributed computing technologies particularly Hadoop, Elasticsearch, Solr
- Strong experience in designing and tuning high-performance compute and AI infrastructure

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.

ASIS values workplace diversity and is committed to providing a supportive, inclusive and respective work environment. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Women, people with disabilities, people that identify as LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Please note: ASIS does not provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants To apply for this position please visit the ASIS website, current vacancies and place the application against: Talent Register - Data Engineering Professionals - L4 - EL2

Applications close: please refer to website

📌 Systems Engineer (Australia)
🏢 Australian Secret Intelligence Service
📍 Australia