The prospect

As an APS6 SADA Senior Auditor, you may lead small components of work focused on systems assurance, cyber uplift, AI, automation, and data integrity. You will supervise staff and contribute to more complex technical assessments.

You will experience and contribute to unique and diverse work of varying complexity in both large and small agencies. The broad experience, support and development opportunities available in SADA - including technical training, L&D; courses and networking opportunities will directly support you to be effective and successful in this role.

SADA work is varied and unique, duties can include but are not limited to:

- Lead small teams performing IT, cyber and data assurance procedures.
- Review workpapers and provide coaching to junior staff.
- Assess risks across AI-enabled systems, platforms and enterprise applications.
- Prepare clear audit documentation and contribute to management reporting.

Please note:

- This recruitment process is being used to fill both ongoing and non-ongoing positions. Non-ongoing positions will be offered on a specified term basis for an initial period of up to 12 months with the possibility of being extended.
- A merit pool will be created from this activity that may be used to fill similar vacancies for a period of 18 months from the date of advertising.
- All positions are based in Canberra, with flexible working arrangements where the employee works partly in the office and partly from home, as agreed with the manager.

Who we are looking for

We are committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports employees to reach their full potential. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

- Solid analytical capability, preferably with experience assessing IT or cyber risks.
- Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical audiences.
- Strong project management and administration skills.
- Capacity to lead, mentor and support audit teams.
- Ability to innovate and adopt emerging audit technologies.





There are no mandatory qualifications for this role, however, the following are highly desirable:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in IT, cyber, data analytics, accounting, auditing or related fields.
- Demonstrated interest in auditing emerging technologies.
- Qualifications or demonstrated on-the-job experience in a discipline that requires analytical skills.

Citizenship – To be eligible for employment with the ANAO, applicants must be an Australian citizen.

Security Clearance – The Australian community requires the highest level of integrity from ANAO employees. The preferred applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Baseline level. For more information about the AGSVA security clearance process, please refer to the AGSVA website.

Assessment process / Reasonable adjustment

As part of the assessment process, you may be asked to participate in one or more of the following assessment activities:

- Interview (in-person or virtual)
- Reference Check

If you believe you may require reasonable adjustments to participate in the assessment process, please ensure this is indicated on your application. A member of our recruitment team will contact you to discuss the adjustments prior to the assessment process.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recruitment

The ANAO supports candidates using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies to assist in the preparation of their application. To support a fair, transparent and merit-based assessment process, candidates are required to disclose any use of AI in preparing their application. This includes (but is not limited to) AI-based writing assistants, resume builders, or other generative AI tools.

All applications must remain an accurate and genuine representation of your skills, experience and capability, and you must be able to explain and substantiate your submission if required.

Candidates are expected to read and understand the APSC Principles for candidate use of AI in recruitment, which outline expectations for appropriate use of AI, including maintaining authenticity and avoiding misleading or unfair

📌 Auditor (Canberra)
🏢 Australian National Audit Office
📍 Canberra