Register of Interest - Data Engineer / Platform Administrator

Register of Interest Details

JOB TITLE - Register of Interest - Data Engineer / Platform Administrator

LOCATION - ACT

AFP BAND - Technical Specialist - Band 1 ($127,565.00 - $145,389.00)

VACANCY REFERENCE NUMBER - 14960

CONTACT OFFICER - Kevin Raine, Kevin.Raine@afp.gov.au

APPLICATIONS CLOSE - 11:59pm (AEST) 30/01/2026

Did you know?

The mission of the Australian Federal Police is to provide dynamic and effective law enforcement to the people of Australia. It provides policing throughout Australia in relation to the prevention and detection of crimes against the Commonwealth, its laws and integrity, and community police services to the Community of the ACT.

Working for the AFP provides you with a diverse and rewarding career. Whether you immerse yourself in a position on the frontline, or provide critical operational or professional support, the work you do makes a big impact on the people of Australia.

We recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer generous remuneration and conditions including:

• Six weeks (30 days) of paid annual leave per year + additional paid Christmas stand down
• 4 extra days of mandatory rest leave per year
• 18 days of paid personal leave per year
• Generous superannuation of 15.4%
• 18 weeks paid Parental Leave for Primary Caregiver (and 11 weeks for Secondary Caregiver) + additional unpaid leave entitlements for up until 24 months from the child’s date of birth or placement
• Generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the AFP Enterprise Agreement
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangement that provides work/life balance
• Health & wellbeing services – with a focus on early intervention, education and prevention
• Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities

Role Summary

Sitting within the Technology, Strategy and Data branch the Data Analytics Team is responsible for developing and enhancing the AFP's Business Intelligence capability (SAS Firefly). We have broad and exciting remit, working with stakeholders at all levels of the AFP to provide them with business intelligence reporting to assist in make better informed data driven decisions.  Work is often driven by executive needs and outcome reporting for major operations, the breadth and visibility provided exposes the team to amazing opportunities to see what many areas of the AFP do and how they do it.

Maintaining the BI capability has three main streams, platform administration, Data engineering (ETL) and Visual analytics (Report and dashboard development). The team has a range of platform administration, data analyst and data engineering skills to manage these elements and uses an agile methodology to assist in prioritisation. We are a mid-sized team (6-8 members) which is geographically spread and utilises technology to support a strong and effective flexible working culture. This role has been created specifically to lead the platform administration aspect of our work and to support our data engineering process.

What will you do?

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Maintenance of the SAS Platform through first level Platform administration, and continuing to build these skills to perform patching, testing, monitoring and fault checking.
• Complex system administration including troubleshooting and leading SAS Firefly problem resolution.
• Deriving security requirements from business teams and understand complex technical landscapes to implement appropriate security models.
• Documentation of technical SOPs.
• Raise and present technical changes in appropriate forums.
• Ability to build and maintain complex data pipelines using SAS toolsets.
• Validating SAS ETL and analytical outputs of team members to ensure appropriate quality control.
• Business Analysis including developing business requirements in sensitive business areas.
• Work collaboratively and communicate well within a self-sufficient scrum team.
• Establishing and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Essential Requirements

• You must be an Australian Citizen at the time of application.
• A Negative Vetting 1 (Secret) security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Relevant qualification or extensive experience and knowledge in area of expertise..
• Demonstrated experience (5+ years) in the Platform Administration/Data Engineering domains.  
• Experience with SAS administration.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience with modern data analytics, data engineering tools.
• Demonstrated ability and eagerness to take the initiative to learn new technologies quickly.

Desirable Requirements

We're interested in hearing from people who:

• Have the ability to ask the right questions and find the right solutions, to act with integrity and place the customer at the centre of everything you do.
• Can bring your passion for service excellence and, whilst being comfortable working independently, you will also be able to refer our customers to other specialist team members in order to better serve their needs.
• Have relevant SAS, Platform and Data Engineering experience.

The following skills and/or experience would be highly regarded:

• Demonstrated experience Linux Platform Administration
• Demonstrated experience in Visual Analytics and application of User Experience concepts.
• Demonstrated experience in ETL development.
• Data Manipulation / Wrangling skills in technologies such as SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS BASE, Python or R.
• Strong demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Formal qualifications from a recognised tertiary institution or demonstrated equivalent skills and experience in Information and Data Management.
• Proven history of knowledge sharing, mentoring and upskilling of team members'  SAS technical capabilities.

Required Application Documentation

This Register of Interest is for upcoming opportunities in CIO Command. Applicants may be contacted as opportunities arise if they are considered suitable. No correspondence or outcome will be provided to applicants who are not considered for the opportunity.

As part of your Register of Interest you will be required to submit the following documents:

• Resume/CV – Please outline your current knowledge and qualifi cations along with previousexperiences. Please include your work history, responsibilities and achievements.
• Applicant pitch (maximum one page). Please tells us why you are the best fit for the role, with examples that demonstrate your suitability addressing the requirements for the role.

This is a Register of Interest only and not a merit based process. Applicants will not receive any feedback or outcome regarding their application. You may be contacted by the AFP should we wish to discuss any upcoming opportunities.

Employment Suitablity

Should you successfully progress from the Register of Interest all applicants must:

• Complete an Employment Suitability Questionnaire (ESQ) and provide a traffic history check and proof of Australian citizenship. This aids in the assessment of your character and your ability to comply with the AFP's professional standards both in an official and private capacity. Please review our AFP Character Standards to ensure that you meet our requirements before you submit your application. Applicants will not receive feedback if they are unsuccessful at this gateway.
• Have your fingerprints taken if an offer of employment is made.
• Undertake mandatory drug testing for illicit drugs. This sample could include; urine, saliva or hair.
• Satisfactorily undertake a security clearance to the level specified for the position.