Oic Electronic Surveillance Analyst

EMPLOYMENT TYPE - Ongoing Full time
LOCATION - ACT; VIC
AFP BAND & SALARY - Technical Specialist - Band 3 ($172,999.00 - $191,044.00)
JOB REFERENCE NUMBER - 15181
This advertisement is to fill current vacancies and create a merit list for future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies arising over the next 12 months.
Did you know?
The mission of the Australian Federal Police is to provide dynamic and effective law enforcement to the people of Australia. It provides policing throughout Australia in relation to the prevention and detection of crimes against the Commonwealth, its laws and integrity, and community police services to the Community of the ACT.
Working for the AFP provides you with a diverse and rewarding career. Whether you immerse yourself in a position on the frontline, or provide critical operational or professional support, the work you do makes a big impact on the people of Australia.
We recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer generous remuneration and conditions including:
Six weeks (30 days) of paid annual leave per year + additional paid Christmas stand down
4 extra days of mandatory rest leave per year
18 days of paid personal leave per year
Generous superannuation of 15.4%
18 weeks paid Parental Leave for Primary Caregiver (and 11 weeks for Secondary Caregiver) + additional unpaid leave entitlements for up until 24 months from the child’s date of birth or placement
Generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the AFP Enterprise Agreement
Flexible and hybrid working arrangement that provides work/life balance
Health & wellbeing services - with a focus on early intervention, education and prevention
Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities
What is the role?
Officer in Charge (OIC) Electronic Surveillance Analysis Teams, Digital Surveillance Collection (DSC) provides technical direction, management, coordination and governance to Covert and Technical Operations’ (CTO’s) data analytics and AI/ML services. This spans across the breadth of CTO’s datasets including interception, physical, digital and technical surveillance collect. This role will work closely with OIC Electronic Surveillance Integration to ensure an uplift in CTO’s data maturity to enhance the credibility, reliability and useability of CTO’s data holdings.
What will you do?
Officer in Charge (OIC) Electronic Surveillance Analysis Teams, Digital Surveillance Collection provides technical direction, management, coordination and governance to CTOs data analytics and AI/ML services. They are also responsible for ensuring all collected data is handled in accordance with data governance, evidential, statutory and internal policy requirements.
The OIC role must be able to work collaboratively across national and regional Covert & Technical Operations resources to support a holistic approach to data capability deployment.
Whilst operating in a technical leadership and people management role the OIC must also have sound technical problem solving.
**This role may include**:
Coordinating and delivering analytical capability resources to the AFP and its partner agencies with a focus on continuous improvement, change management and contributing to the development of CTO’s data analytics capabilities
Enhancing the Data Management practices of CTO including data modelling, data governance, data security, data architecture, data lifecycle management, data catalogs and data analytics skills
Working closely with the Electronic Surveillance Integration unit to maximise data value across CTO’s collection capabilities
Representing the AFP at external and internal forums to raise the profile and value of CTO’s data and associated analytics capabilities
Developing team leaders, technical specialists and/or team members and fulfilling a guiding, mentoring and technical advisory and planning role including supporting members on the data career pathways
Ensuring outputs are achieved within the strategic direction of the AFP
Leading research and innovation projects in collaboration with internal and external professionals
Maintaining contemporary knowledge of managing diverse overt and covert data collection capabilities and analysis techniques
Managing contractual and other complex commercial arrangements including procurement and asset lifecycles
Essential Requirements
A Negative Vetting 2 security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
Formal tertiary qualifications in data analytics related field or extensive demonstrated technical equivalent skills and experience.
Experience in mentoring, developing and leading data analysts
Strong technical leadership, teamwork and people management skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Desirable Requirements
Experience in business intelligence and data governance
Experience in the development and implementation of AI/ML services
Experience with Delivering and maintaining national security and/or law enforcement technical surveillance cap