X-ray Technology Lead

APS 5 - $81,690 - $89,615 per annum plus superannuation
- Biosecurity Operations Division
- Sydney, NSW

**Who we are**
**Biosecurity Operations Division** delivers nationally integrated biosecurity and imported food regulatory activities to ensure goods, conveyances and travellers meet Australia's import requirements. Division operations include policy and regulatory control setting across imported food and biosecurity risk pathways, as well as the delivery of assessment, inspection, community engagement and contact centre services. The division also partners with industry to improve the delivery of regulatory functions. The division spans a range of regulatory activities that plays a critical role in reducing risk and shaping our nation to become one of the few countries in the world to remain free from the world’s most severe pests and diseases.

**Cargo & Conveyance Policy & Detection Capability** is responsible for determining, developing and enabling the strategies, regulatory frameworks, tactics and interventions that manage biosecurity and other risks within the transport and trade pathways into Australia. This pathway brings together how the department detects and responds to biosecurity risk and non-compliance, including through deploying surveillance and verification tools and capabilities such as detector dog teams and x-rays. The branch sets operational policy for the biosecurity clearance of all air and sea cargo, conveyances and ports, seasonal pests and policy assessment related matters.

This position is based in the **Detection Capability Section**. The section works closely with internal and external stakeholders to improve the effectiveness of border screening by providing detection systems and policy capability. The section is responsible for the development and management of biosecurity detector dog capability and detection technology. The Detection Technology project team trials new and innovative detection systems and policy capability to improve the effectiveness of border screening. The team is responsible for the development and management of the 2D and 3D x-ray capability, and for the delivery of innovative detection capability projects.

**The Job**
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated APS 5 x-ray Technology Lead to be based across two locations, the Sydney Gateway Facility (Granville) and the FedEx facility (Matraville). The APS 5 x-ray Technology Lead will focus on supporting the delivery of a range of key project outputs. Specific tasks and responsibilities will include:

- Provide input and support to the development and implementation of Detection Technology proof of concept trials across the mail and air cargo pathways.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of training relating to proof-of-concept trials to support operational officers.
- Provide support to the broader Detection Technology portfolio of work where required.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in relation to PoC trials in the mail and air cargo pathway.
- Support validation testing of algorithms and the Rapiscan RTT110 3D x-ray user interfaces.
- Undertake location related record keeping and operational administration.
- Provide technical support relating to 3D x-ray and related technology.

**Please note** that the merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may also be used to fill future ongoing vacancies in the branch where the duties are of a similar nature.

Knowledge and experience
- Experience in biosecurity operations in an airport and/or mail environment.
- Experience working with a high degree of self-drive and initiative and with a demonstrated ability to take responsibility for own actions and work Biosecurity officer delegation.
- Experience in 2D x-ray and/or 3D x-ray unit is preferred but not essential.