Database & Applications Developer – Canberra Based

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As a developer with a talent for determining end user requirements in a reactive environment you’ll deliver new and complex analysis applications.



It’s no secret that ASIO is here to protect Australia from terrorism and espionage by gathering and assessing intelligence and providing advice. This is complex work that involves many activities requiring a wide range of skills. Increasingly, the ability to analyse and exploit large amounts of information is becoming central to this work.



Within ASIO’s data exploitation areas you will work with diverse and complex data to add value to ASIO’s counter-terrorism work. As a capable developer with a talent for determining end user requirements in a reactive environment you’ll deliver, with limited guidance, new and complex analysis applications. As an integral member of a dedicated team of analysts you will gain diverse experience with challenging projects.



Innovative and creative with strong initiative, attention to detail and sound judgment,you’ll support and assist in advancing our data exploitation capabilities . Your strong interest in understanding intelligence issues and developing new applications to assist in their analysis will be fundamental to your success. Specifically, you will be able to apply your skills in the following areas to assist intelligence investigations:

· developing complex analysis applications for exploiting and deriving intelligence value from large volumes of complex data and a wide variety of information sources; and

· developing streamlined data analysis tools for direct support of intelligence investigations.



Ideally you will be an IT or computing graduate. Alternatively, you may have a strong background in other disciplines,with high-grade skills and equivalent experience in relevant positions. We recognise the importance of continuing education for professionals and provide excellent opportunities for training and development.



Please note that this role is based in Canberra.



For more information head to ASIO.GOV.AU



Closing date: Friday 6 November 2009.



Applicants must be Australian citizens



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