Signal Intelligence Specialist

1 week ago

Devonport, Tasmania, Australia New Zealand Defence Force Full time

**About the Role**

We are seeking highly skilled and motivated individuals to join our team as Signal Intelligence Specialists.

As a Signal Intelligence Specialist, you will play a vital role in providing communications support in a war-fighting capacity. You will be responsible for detecting, intercepting, collecting, identifying, analysing, and exploiting electronic emissions in defence of the ship and gathering information to support the mission of the fleet.

You will be trained to operate highly sensitive and cutting-edge communications equipment and present this information to the ship's officers to support decision-making in threat environments.

This is a challenging yet rewarding role that requires a strong understanding of technical analysis and equipment usage. You will need to understand and adhere to strict security requirements that surround this type of work and be able to present information clearly and concisely to command and provide an overall picture of what is happening from the information collected and analysed.

Cryptologic Technicians must be able to gain and maintain a Top Secret Vetting security clearance as your day-to-day work is highly sensitive.

Job on Base

When Cryptologic Technicians are not deployed, they will likely be based in the Wellington area at the Defence Headquarters or Joint Forces Headquarters. Positions in Auckland will be at the Naval Operations Support Unit which is located in Devonport Naval Base. Positions also exist for two-year exchanges based in Canberra, Australia.

Job on Deployment

Cryptologic Technicians at sea primarily work in Defence Watches which consist of a 7 x 5 routine (i.e. 7 hours on, 7 hours off, 5 hours on, 5 hours off). In addition to the primary duties of a Cryptologic Technician, sailors on board HMNZ Ships are required to perform general tasks, anytime and anywhere, to assist with the functioning of the ship. The completion of overnight duties in port is a role performed by all sailors, including Cryptologic Technician, on a rotational basis.

Cryptologic Technicians are primarily employed on the ANZAC Class ships. However, with the introduction of the Project Protector Fleet (i.e. Multi-Role Vessel and Off-Shore Patrol Vessels), Cryptologic Technicians are required to augment these ships in order to enhance the ships Indications and Warnings and Force Protection.

Career Progression and Training

Career progression for Signal Intelligence Specialists includes Basic Training, Job Training, and Ongoing Training. As soon as basic and specialist training is complete, Signal Intelligence Specialists usually post to a ship or to a shore establishment within New Zealand to consolidate the skills learnt and work towards their promotion to Able Signal Intelligence Specialist.

Upon successful enlistment into the Navy, you will be posted to Devonport, Auckland. Here you will do 16 weeks of basic military training to find out if you have what it takes to be in the Navy, and learn various subjects including teamwork and support, naval history and customs, drill and parades, core mariner skills and weapons training, first aid and firefighting, physical fitness, and self-discipline.

After completing Basic Common Training and obtaining the appropriate security clearance, ratings will begin a four-year training plan which will help them progress to the rank of Leading Signal Intelligence Specialist.

In the first year, ratings will undergo Basic Ranch Training in order to develop an understanding of various concepts and analytical skills required of Signal Intelligence Specialists and how to apply them in a real work environment. After promotion to Able Signal Intelligence Specialist, ratings will spend the majority of their time deployed on RNZN or Allied vessels, or ashore working to support overseas deployed units as well as attending professional advancement courses to increase their skill base.

Once ratings have gained sufficient experience working on Signal Intelligence systems at sea and ashore, they will attend a Leading Signal Intelligence Specialist course. This course will facilitate the skills required to manage a small team in an operational environment.

All sailors are required to complete damage control (DC) training. The three main components of DC are firefighting, flooding, and toxic gas drills. Seamanship, sea survival, rifle training is also mandatory to be an effective and safe member of the ships company.

Due to the nature of the Signal Intelligence trade, some courses throughout a ratings career will need to be conducted overseas with other allied partner nations or even deployed on one of their ships. Due to the security clearance a Signal Intelligence Specialist holds, you may be deployed on Joint Force NZ missions all over the world with other services (i.e. Army, Air Force).

Salary and Benefits

Careers in the Navy are well-rewarded, as well as being diverse and exciting. As you become more experienced and move up through the ranks, gaining additional skills and qualifications, you will see your salary rise accordingly.

The estimated salary for this position is $122,331 per year. Careers in the Navy offer competitive salaries while training or learning your trade, along with additional allowances for time spent in the field, at sea, overseas, or deployed on operations.

Other benefits of joining the New Zealand Defence Force include access to your Service marae or tūrangawaewae, sponsored tertiary study programmes at all levels, free access to gyms and swimming pools on camp and bases, opportunities to travel, free and subsidised medical and dental care, subsidised food and accommodation on camps and bases, free and subsidised insurance cover, help to buy a home and save for retirement, and much more.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for this position, you must meet the following requirements:

  • You must be 18 years old upon completion of recruit course.
  • You must have been a NZ Citizen for a minimum of 10 years.
  • Meet the citizenship & security requirements to gain TSV security clearance for this trade.
  • You must pass a full Psychological Assessment.
  • Complete a 10-year background history check that can be checked with the New Zealand authorities to obtain high-level security clearance.
  • 3 years secondary school. Note, qualifications may be used to assess trade suitability.
  • You must be medically fit for service.
  • You must meet the minimum entry fitness standards.
  • Colour perception requirements may apply.

There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the required TSV security clearance for this trade, including having been a New Zealand citizen for at least 10 years.

Find out if you're eligible here.

There may be a return of service period for this trade.

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