We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.
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Hours per fortnight
73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.
Duties
- Working within the TEC ICT team, undertake high-level technical management and maintenance of the TEC’s ICT systems, particularly in the areas of on-premises and cloud server and desktop infrastructure, network services and security, and corporate applications.
- Provide high level technical advice to ICT management, and technical leadership and support to ICT staff. Oversee casual staff and processes as required.
- Drive and implement changes to ICT systems to solve business problems and increase efficiency and security, and participate in the planning and implementation of larger programs of work within the TEC ICT team.
- Respond to and manage escalated incidents and issues in a timely manner, and assist other TEC ICT staff with general desktop support and training services where required.
- Drive the coordination, deployment and maintenance of ICT infrastructure for election offices, polling places, and other electoral processes for each election or electoral process.
- Prepare and maintain accurate documentation and records of the TEC ICT environment, processes and procedures, and contribute to the development of ICT and cyber security policies and procedures.
- Perform capacity planning, infrastructure and performance monitoring, and tuning activities related to physical and virtual operating systems, corporate applications, databases and networks.
Other duties which may be undertaken in collaboration with the TEC ICT team, include:
- Deploy, configure, and monitor election systems, including configuration of custom applications, and the administration and support of associated database infrastructure.
- Process, analyse, and securely handle electoral data, including undertaking proofing for accuracy, and analysis of data for the wider TEC team.
Essential Requirements
Pre-employment Checks
The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.
The following checks are to be conducted:
1. Pre-employment checks
• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
• Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
• Crimes involving Conspiracy
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.
3. Identification check.
Desirable Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years experience working in a complex IT environment
- Relevant tertiary/professional qualifications.
- A current driver’s licence
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
Statement of Duties (357226) Senior ICT Systems Administrator August 2024.docx
Statement of Duties (357226) Senior ICT Systems Administrator August 2024.pdf
About the Department of Justice (Tasmanian Electoral Commission).DOCX
About the Department of Justice (Tasmanian Electoral Commission).pdf
Information for Applicants (DOJ).doc
Information for Applicants (DOJ).pdf
How to apply
Online applications are preferred, please click the 'Apply Now' button. You will be prompted to complete an online application form and to attach your cover letter, resume and selection criteria responses. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.
If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4914.
For more information
Name: Andrew Kidd
Position: Director Business
Email: andrew.kidd@tec.tas.gov.au
Phone: (03) 6208 8728 or (03) 6208 8700
Reasonable Adjustment Queries
Organisational Development and Design Team
(03) 6165 7603