Technical Officer

1 day ago

Canberra, Australia Department of Finance Full time

Business Enabling Services Group / ICT Division / Secure Communications Branch
- APS 3 ($68,241 - $78,718) | Ongoing | Full-time
- Canberra, ACT

**ABOUT THE BRANCH**

The Branch is responsible for providing and managing:

- The Ministerial Communications Network (MCN) which provides secure telecommunication services to all Ministers, Parliamentary Offices, and Agency Heads in Parliament House and throughout Australia
- The National TelePresence System (NTS) which provides secure video conferencing facilities at Australian Government offices, Parliament House and the offices of Premiers and Chief Ministers in every state and territory
- Secure Wide Area Network (WAN) communications services for Australian Government departments with interstate communications requirements
- Communications support to whole of government functions such as CHOGM, APEC, G20 and Continuity of Government initiatives.

**ABOUT THE** OPPORTUNITY**

As a Technical Officer within Secure Communications, you will work in a small team that builds, deploys, maintains and carries out fault repairs on the Ministerial Communications Network (MCN) and National TelePresence System (NTS) client devices.

You will be responsible for assisting the team with installing and maintaining Routers and Switches, TelePresence Devices and maintaining the integrity of the MCN secure network, this includes trouble-shooting and problem resolution. Additionally, you will be required to assist the logistics manager with day-to-day management of the stores room to ensure quality end-to-end asset management.
Secure Communications services are located all over Australia in capital cities and regional locations. As the APS3 Technical Officer you maybe required to travel domestically to assist with installing and maintaining the MCN and NTS equipment, as well as represent the Department to other Government organisations.

In addition to day-to-day operations, you will also assist the projects team with the deployment of new services and capabilities.

**DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION**

For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

**ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES**
- Under section 22(8) of the _Public Service Act 1999_, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.

**CONTACT INFORMATION**
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.

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