ABOUT THE BRANCH

The Internal Services and Cyber Branch is responsible for managing the Service Centre, application support, quality assurance and testing, minor projects, the Finance information environment, and its supporting technology.

The priorities of Internal Services Branch are to:

• Deliver a high standard of support to clients through the Service Centre and Self-Service Portal
• Maintain and enhance the end user desktop environment and its supporting services.
• Maintain and enhance both core Departmental and business specific applications and the Finance information environment.
• Maintain and enhance core departmental IT hybrid infrastructure and supporting technology platforms.
• Deliver business analysis and testing services
• Deliver ICT projects and technology for business projects
• Management of key ICT contracts including the NRI contract?
• Management of ICT security operations and providing cyber security policies
• Management of internal AI within the Department

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Director of Automation, AI and Quality Assurance, the AI Developer (EL1) is responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining internal machine learning assistants and agents that comply with policy and technical requirements, by leveraging a range of AI tools.
• Integrating new AI tools and technology into existing infrastructure.
• Establishing and managing multiple environments, ensuring the effective operation of associated workflows and pipelines.
• Coordinating internal stakeholders and contracted third parties to efficiently manage resources and timelines to achieve project milestones.
• Presenting a range of demonstrations of AI technology and development opportunities to internal stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively in a small high performing team to complete different tasks within short timeframes.
• Researching new AI technologies and being up to date with current tools and software available.

ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
• We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.