Technical Analyst

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**About Us**

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful, and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society.

Our purpose, for the last 50 years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia.

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

**The Department**

SBS Technology is the ‘engine room’ of the organisation, enabling and supporting the production, distribution, and transmission of content across television, radio, and digital platforms. Our teams work collaboratively to design innovative solutions, deliver end-to-end services, and explore how emerging technologies can add value to our business and audiences.

**The Role**

**Key responsbilities**
- Conduct use case discovery and support evaluation of AI tools/platforms for suitability and scalability
- Conduct buy vs. build analysis for proposed technology solutions, considering cost, time-to-market, scalability, and integration complexity
- Analyse and assess technical requirements for solutions including integration, storage, networking, hosting, performance, and configuration needs
- Support assessment of AI model deployment infrastructure, including cloud compute requirements, storage formats and data pipelines
- Develop and document technical specifications, architecture overviews, and integration plans
- Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., infrastructure, security, enterprise architecture) and external vendors to validate solution feasibility
- Facilitate and document system integration requirements and mapping across platforms, APIs, and middleware
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, non-technical language for business stakeholders and decision-makers
- Support due diligence activities across cybersecurity, data privacy, governance, and risk, in partnership with relevant SMEs
- Ensure AI solutions comply with ethical guidelines, model transparency standards and data governance principles
- Participate in project planning and solution implementation, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and IT strategy
- Assist in developing transition plans, cutover strategies, and post-implementation reviews
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of SBS’s technology stack and solution delivery processes

**About you**

Ideally, you will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Other requirements include:

- Proven experience as a Technical Analyst, Solution Analyst, or similar role in IT delivery or consulting (**ideally** **has** **3-5 years experience working in a top-tier technology consulting firm and looking to move to industry**)
- In-depth knowledge of systems integration, middleware, APIs, and data flow across platforms.
- Ability to work across multiple domains (security, risk, privacy, architecture) and synthesise findings into cohesive analysis.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to tailor messaging to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience in preparing technical documentation, options papers, and solution proposals and presentations with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
- Familiarity with architectural frameworks and industry standards (e.g., TOGAF, ITIL, ISO 27001) is desirable.
- Ability to translate AI solution concepts into enterprise-ready technology plans
- Interest in AI ethics, governance and sustainable AI practices
- Experience or proficiency with Microsoft Power Automate is highly regarded
- Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field. Additional certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, ITIL) are a plus.

**Some of the reasons to consider working with us**:

- The people We truly celebrate and welcome difference at SBS and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work & you’ll be part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia
- The culture and the engagement of our workforce 93% of our employees have stated that they are proud to work for SBS
- We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible wor