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Technical Officer - Cybercrime Operations (AFP Band 4) - Australian Federal Police Canberra ACT, Australia, Sydney NSW, Australia, Melbourne VIC, Australia Bookmark Share Print 775 0 0

Listing Description

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE (AFP)

• Attractive salary + 15.4% superannuation

• Six weeks annual leave plus Christmas stand down

• AFP Band Level 4

Applications are invited from suitably qualified people who are interested in an appointment to the AFP.

The Technical Officer position does not require the use of police powers. Members engaged in this role will form part of the professional stream.

AFP Cybercrime Operations' primary responsibility is to prevent, mitigate, investigate and prosecute computer related crimes under the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995. In order to fulfil this responsibility, the AFP employs technical specialists capable of providing highly technical and sound advice in relation to computer exploitation events, overt and covert intelligence collections and lead development of new collection and analysis techniques to meet the demands of this fast paced and highly specialised crime type. The teams operate in a cooperative arrangement with Australian and international law enforcement agencies, the financial sector, key private sector and government organisations.

The role sits under the Cybercrime Operations branch of the AFP, and will work alongside Senior Technical Specialists and Federal Investigators to assist with a variety of operational and support functions to Cybercrime Operations Teams. The primary purpose of the role is to enhance the technical capabilities of these teams and provide technical solutions to challenges encountered during the investigative process.

Essential requirements, skills or experience:

• Contemporary knowledge and experience relevant to the role.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a directly relevant field (this may include skills and experience developed through tertiary studies, work experience or otherwise, and the ability to effectively demonstrate those skills.

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn new skills.

Desirable requirements, skills or experience:

• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Positive Vetting

Eligibility:

• To be eligible you must be an Australian Citizen.

• A Negative Vetting 2 (Top Secret) security clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Additional Information:

• This recruitment is being used to fill current vacancies and to create a pool for future vacancies that may arise over the next 12 months.

• Current vacancies are in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. Successful candidates must be willing to relocate to City.

• Please refer to the candidate pack for further information.

What do we offer?

We provide our people with many benefits appropriate to the level of the position but not limited to:

• An attractive remuneration package as per our Enterprise Agreement

• Four mandatory rest days per year

• Six weeks annual leave

• Flexible working arrangements

• Flex time

• 15.4% superannuation

• External and internal training opportunities

How to apply?

• To apply, visit the AFP’s Career Page at: https://www.afp.gov.au/careers/vacancies

• Refer to the ‘Required Application Documents’ section on the job ad on the AFP Careers Page

• If you have a disability/medical condition and require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss any access requirements/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process, please contact AFPRecruitment@afp.gov.au

To obtain more information about the position, please contact David Lord on (02) 5126 4765 or David.Lord@afp.gov.au

Applications close: 11.59p.m. (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on Thursday 10th December, 2020

As an inclusive organisation, the AFP provides opportunity for all Australians to fairly gain employment in the AFP. We appreciate that everyone is unique and acknowledge that diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.Your duties will include:

• Providing technical assistance to investigations.

• Testing and maintaining hardware and software platforms.

• Procuring and standardising investigations datasets for analysis.

• Programmatically collating disparate data sources from large data sets.

• Assisting with technical review and analysis of digital evidence.

• Developing new and innovative investigative capabilities through software development using coding languages such as Python, Java and C.

• Producing business documentation for new capabilities and processes.


Listing Details

  • Citizenship: Other Citizenship
  • Incentives: Not Provided

 

  • Education: Specialized Training
  • Travel: No Travel
  • Telework: No Telecommute



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