Team Leader

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?

Within the newly created Electronic Surveillance Analysis (ESA) section are multiple Electronic Surveillance Analyst Teams (ESAT's) responsible for delivering electronic surveillance products in support of AFP operations. ESAT functions as a data insights team that continually develops analytical capabilities related to collections from Covert Technical Operations (CTO). ESAT contributes a critical role in understanding electronic surveillance collections, identifying operational threats and opportunities, to provide actionable insights for investigations and to identify further avenues of investigation. Technical domains of interest may include but are not limited to; geospatial analysis, telecommunications, cyber, computer networking, programming and/or data analysis. Members working within ESAT work with a variety of law enforcement information acquired under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth) (TIA Act), the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (Cth) (SD Act) and related legislation with electronic surveillance powers.

Each ESAT Team Leader (TL) will be highly customer focussed, liaising directly with operations, teams to offer problem focussed solutions in-line with the ESAT remit. This includes issues addressing investigative requirements relevant to Digital Surveillance Operations collections and capabilities. TLs will be required to maintain a sound understanding of national, regional, and command issues and ensure ESAT is aligned with strategic organisational outcomes. TLs are responsible for prioritising tasks, managing budget requirements, facilitating engagement with relevant industry & government stakeholders, team training opportunities and supporting career progression.

This position attracts the core composite of 22% for working in accordance with the operations working pattern. ESAT members may work varying hours or staggered work times when directed for operational requirements under the operations working pattern, which may include unsociable hours, weekends and/or public holidays. Where there are no Operational demand, ESAT will adhere to core business hours of 0800hrs – 1600hrs, Monday to Friday.

What will you do?

The Team Leader role includes:

• Demonstrate strong leadership to geographically diverse and multidisciplinary team, ensure operational support is delivered and ensuring priorities align with strategic organisational outcomes.
• Maintain a sound understanding of criminal investigation practices & procedures, intelligence processes, the capabilities of CTO and the wider AFP technical centres and collections.
• Contribute to the enhancement and future direction of the ESAT capability by identifying and leading various project work, innovation efforts, and improving customer service.
• Mentoring and developing members to enable mastery, teamwork and purpose in the performance of their functions;
• Coordinate and deliver operational support to all AFP commands in line with operational and organisational priorities. Offer problem focused solutions to address specific investigative requirements.
• Lead consultation and liaison with the AFP relevant industry and other agencies to ensure the ESAT capability remains contemporaneous with industry standards.
• Through engagement, recommend and inform investigative collection priorities. Maintain knowledge of the limitations and benefits of collection efforts.
• Being accountable and responsible for resource management and forecasting, performance management and team administration.
• Conduct quality assurance of all ESAT services and products to ensure their relevance and currency with AFP, and support CTO reporting requirements

Essential Requirements

• A Negative Vetting 1 (Secret) security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• You must be an Australian Citizen at the time of application
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse and geographically dispersed team, deliver specialist support capabilities including mentoring and developing team members.
• Ability to be flexible and dynamic in response to changing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communications skills with the ability to manage and build relationships with diverse and complex stakeholder groups.
• Ability to successfully complete an annual psychological screening specific to this position.
• Self-driven with contemporary experience in relevant fields, including but not limited to telecommunications, cyber operations, programming & coding, geospatial analysis and/or data analytics.
• Ability to work flexibly to operational requirements in accordance with the Operations Working Pattern as outlined in the AFP Enterprise Agreement

Desirable Requirements

The following skills and/or experience would be highly regarded:

• Advanced data literacy with large and complex data sets.
• Project management and implementation
• Working knowledge of Investigative and Intelligence processes and techniques
• A Negative Vetting 2 (Top Secret) security clearance

As well as experience in one or more of the following:

• Internet Protocol and network analysis
• Geospatial data analysis
• Parsing technical data
• Ability to effectively prioritise, manage resources and budgets.

Additional Information

• This position is an AFP Band 7 level.
• Domestic travel may be required for this role, depending on AFP business needs.
• This position has been advertises in multiple locations, applicants are expected to be based in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne.
• Some teams have a requirement to support on-call rostered functions.
• This role attracts a composite allowance in recognition of expanded working hours, normal patterns of attendance and shift patterns (such as afternoon shifts, weekends and Designated Public Holidays) that are required under the Operations working pattern. In accordance with the AFP Enterprise Agreement, an employee who is required to work in accordance with the Operations working pattern will receive a Core Composite of 22% in addition to their base salary, which will count as salary for superannuation. The Commissioner has the authority to remove a composite from a role.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At the AFP we value the different perspectives, approaches and lived experiences of our people, and recognise that our collective intelligence and diversity is what makes us stronger. As such, we encourage applications from people from all walks of life, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nations people, women, the LGBTQIA+ community and people with disability.

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Applications Close: 11:59pm (AEST) 12/09/2025