AddressASD is entering an exciting phase of growth, innovation and transformation. Our agency has committed to delivering REDSPICE, which is the most significant single investment in the Australian Signals Directorate's 75 years.
ASD offers flexible work practices, excellent training, mentoring and development opportunities as well as a competitive salary and benefits packages
About the Role
Signals Intelligence and Effects Group (SIE) is seeking candidates to fill a number of mission leadership positions.
These Signals Intelligence Managers will lead multi-disciplinary teams to conduct complex research and analysis of foreign Signals Intelligence, technical data and a wide range of policy issues. These Managers and their teams collaborate across ASD to find innovative solutions in a fast paced and high energy environment.
Successful candidates will receive specialized on-the-job training and access to relevant industry-related courses to develop their skills and help build people networks across the National Intelligence Community.
The EL1 Signals Intelligence Manager undertakes a combination of the following duties:
- Develops knowledge or expertise of:
- geopolitical issues and/or
- data science; and/or
- information and communications technology trends.
- Uses expertise to lead a Signals Intelligence team. This includes managing, planning and prioritising team's research, analysis and translation of collected data to produce Signals Intelligence products tailored to customer requirements.
- Develops the ability to lead a team to use data science and data manipulation techniques to identify and solve analysis problems.
- Uses relevant expertise to write briefs and advice for senior customers.
- Strategically plans, supports and contributes to the development of ASD's analyst workforce.
- Provides advice and guidance on prioritisation of collection optimization and capability development efforts
The key duties of the position include
Our Ideal Candidate
Signals Intelligence Managers will:
- Have demonstrated experience or ability to lead a team;
- Be curious, creative and motivated problem solvers;
- Be collaborative and inclusive leaders;
- Maintain strategic awareness of the organisation's missions and the Government's policy objectives;
- Make informed operational and business decisions to provide clear direction to the team they lead and to deliver outcomes;
- Ensure their staff deliver outcomes within agreed timeframes whilst managing workloads and developing staff and organisational capability;
- Write and communicate effectively, with a focus on conveying technical concepts to a non-technical audience;
- Provide high-quality advice to ASD senior leadership and across the National Intelligence Community.
