Atm Systems Defence Adaptation Supervisor

The key duties of the position include:
The Role
Using specialist air traffic control expertise in all aspects of data management, the Air Traffic Management (ATM) Systems Defence Adaptation Supervisor is responsible for providing strategic direction to and management of the Defence System Specialist team in the Joint Software Support Facility (JSSF) at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport.
The successful candidate will be expected to effectively manage allocated resources, set work priorities, oversee workflows, and provide redundancy (requiring hands-on operator level knowledge of the data management systems and sound knowledge of all Defence sites) to ensure the integrity and configuration of aeronautical and technical data within the National Airways System (NAS).
They will lead and provide expertise to the development and implementation of strategies, which optimise the performance and safety of the NAS; evaluate business outcomes to ensure continuous improvement in delivery of adaptation data; and represent Defence on specific issues at departmental, interdepartmental and industry forums associated with adaptation data
About our Team
The team of adaptation data and technical system specialists are located in the JSSF at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, the team are responsible for managing the integrity and configuration of the Civil and Military Air Traffic System (CMATS) to optimise its performance and safety by applying advanced analytical techniques, development, configuration and adaptation. The successful candidate will lead the team of Defence personnel and main point of contact for all Defence-specific work in addition to working on all NAS data.
The management of the CMATS through manipulation of aeronautical and technical data supplements the system's software by providing the ability to revise the scope of the system's functionality to meet both military and civil operational objectives and technical requirements. This function plays a critical role in aviation by determining how the system behaves and has a direct effect on safety, operational efficiency, standardisation, risk management and financial performance of its stakeholders.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will have:
Current or recent experience in maintaining or operating (tower and/or approach control) computer-based air traffic control systems such as ADATS or EUROCAT.
Highly developed technical, analytical, and problem solving skills with demonstrated commitment to quality systems processes including configuration management, data management, and security.
Extensive aviation experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of ATC data production and testing systems.
Ability to interpret and process highly complex geographical and non-geographical aeronautical data and documentation using relevant operational aviation experience.
Comprehensive knowledge of ATM system data files, relational databases and experience manipulating them.
Understand the Defence environment and apply that knowledge to build and sustain relationships and liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to lead and provide subject matter expertise to the development and implementation of strategies and the evaluation of business outcomes to ensure continuous improvement in the delivery of database management.
Eligibility
Security Clearance:
Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at "Negative Vetting Level 1".
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