Telecommunications Officer
- Networks
• Lead station network operations in Antarctica. Maintain & upgrade systems and support safety and station operations.
• The annual base salary when in Australia starts from $105,861 per annum.
• Base salary + additional allowances when in Antarctica starts from $178,797 per annum.
• A generous employer superannuation contribution of up to 15.4% will be paid in addition to salary and allowances.
• You will accrue recreation leave at the equivalent of 20 days per annum pro rata. Please note that recreation leave is not available in Antarctica but will be paid out on return to Australia. As a Telecommunications Officer – Networks (TO-N) you will be responsible for the daily management of station networks and infrastructure, supporting station operations and safety. You will provide routine maintenance, undertake repairs and upgrades to communications equipment. You may also lead or assist with the installation of complex telecommunications systems. TO-Ns are employed in winter roles at all stations. Summer only jobs may become available, pending operational requirements. TO-Ns will work closely with Telecommunications Officer – Radio (TO-R) whilst on station, with both positions expected to act in a leadership role, reporting to Kingston head office and Station staff. The TO-N and TO-R will also be responsible for the supervision of the Information Technical Officers (ITO) whilst on station, supporting workloads and tasks in accordance with technical and operational priorities.



This position is designated as performing Safety Sensitive Aviation Activities (SSAA) under the organisation’s Aviation Drug and Alcohol Management Plan (DAMP) and the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR Part 99). As a condition of employment, employees performing SSAA are required to comply with all applicable drug and alcohol management requirements. To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:
• Cert III in Electronics and Communications (UEE30920) or comparable qualification
• Driver’s licence – Current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence
• Citizenship – In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and Recent Zealand citizens. Together with recent (last five years) knowledge and

experience:
• Knowledge of different types of networks: Network types include local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), and storage area networks (SANs)




• Knowledge and understanding of Wireless LANs including Wireless Lan controllers, Wireless access points and point to point wireless bridge
• Knowledge and experience in Network management tools such as Cisco ISE, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco PRIME
• Experience with Network monitoring tools such as PRTG and Canary SMS alerting Desirable:
• Open Cabling Licence with optical, coax and structured (O, C & S) endorsements
• CCNA certification or equivalent experience and skills with Enhanced networking abilities, focusing on network configuration, management, and troubleshooting
• Knowledge and ability to perform firmware and software updates to Network switches
• Confidence to build and configure network switches unsupervised
• Hardware Installation and maintenance of IT infrastructure, network and desktop hardware. This can include servers, switches, routers, wireless network equipment, VoIP equipment, computers and peripherals, and copper and optic-fibre structured cabling
• Maintenance and repair of electronic equipment, including component level
• Supervision of communications technical staff – prioritisation of tasks and jobs, maintaining a shared workshop environment, maintaining documentation, and associated drawings For general enquiries, please email the Hays Expeditioner Recruitment Team at [email protected] For job specific (technical or trade related) enquiries, or to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Alexander Bowyer at [email protected]

📌 Telecommunications Officer (Kingston)
🏢 Australian Antarctic Division
📍 Kingston