AddressThe role of an OTO is not your regular public service technical role. It can be demanding, but highly rewarding and ASIS offers a range of internal and external support services that contribute to enabling a work life balance that is not often found in technology roles elsewhere.
As an OTO you will be based in Canberra but there will be opportunities to travel, and build close relationships with a diverse range of people from Australia and across the globe. You will also consolidate, grow and exercise your technical skillsets in devising often unique solutions to difficult problems. OTOs form a key element of ASIS's intelligence capabilities and are highly valued for their unique problem solving, innovation and technical capabilities.
The key duties of the position include
Outlined below are the key areas of responsibility for an Operational Technology Officer :
- Operate and maintain Operational Technology equipment across a broad spectrum of technology systems;
- Develop and guide customer requirements, build and test solutions to meet requirements, and deploy solutions to meet the Service's Operational Technology needs both in the field and in Headquarters;
- Maintain relevant technical and OTO specific skillsets;
- Work as part of a team either as a positive participant or as a leader;
- Coordinate responses to technical requests from a range of diverse technology, intelligence and industry groups;
- Conduct relevant technical operational activity;
- Travel interstate/overseas, sometimes at short notice;
- Manage competing tasks and customer/stakeholder expectations in relation to technical capability;
- Maintain awareness of team technical capability requests; and
- Ensure security implications are addressed.
