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Dear Applicant

PSL6 – Access Control Officer – JO684

Thank you for your interest in the Access Control Officer position. The attached information package may help you in preparing your application.

The information package includes: information about the department; a copy of the position’s duty statement and selection criteria; and an application cover sheet, which must be completed and attached to your application.

Details of how to apply for this position are outlined within this information pack. Please note that applications must be submitted by midnight Tuesday 27 May 2014.

For further information about this position, please contact:

Mark McKenzie, Director IT Security, (02)6277 5385 [email protected]

Kind regards

Recruitment Team Department of Parliamentary Services T: (02)6277 5200 W: DPS Employment page

PSL6 Access Control Officer Applicant Information Pack – JO684 Page 1 of 7 Information pack—PSL6 Access Control Officer

Who are we looking for?

The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is seeking to engage an Access Control Officer within its IT Security section. The successful applicant will be instrumental in modernising the Parliament’s access control systems and providing technical and procedural expertise in the authorisation and authentication security space.

Key Skills Required:

 Ability to work with internal and external clients to determine and implement appropriate levels of access to IT systems and data;

 Experience working with authentication and authorisation systems including Active Directory; and

 Ability to develop processes and procedures to support the access control function, including compliance and audit procedures.

The current salary range for this position is $80,020 to $89,937.

How to apply

Applications, quoting the relevant reference number, should be sent:

(1.a)by email to [email protected] quoting JO684 in the subject line.

Your application must:

(1.a)include a completed DPS job application cover sheet; and

(1.b)your current resume (must include 2 current referees one being current manager); and claims against each selection criterion within 500 words per criterion; and be submitted by the closing date. Our selection process

(1.a)All ongoing DPS jobs are filled on merit. This means we assess the suitability of applicants to undertake the duties of the job using a competitive selection process. (1.b)If you are selected for interview, you will be asked to elaborate at interview about how your experience and skills qualify you for the position. (1.c) Referees reports will be sought to further assess suitability of interviewed candidates.

General advice for developing your application

If you are unfamiliar with addressing selection criteria, the Australian Public Service Commission’s fact sheet on applying for jobs will be useful:

Cracking the code fact sheet 5

Some of DPS’s selection criteria are generic and are based on the Australian Public Service Commission’s Integrated Leadership System (ILS). Applicants will be expected to demonstrate how they would apply these skills to the requirements of the job as described. The Australian Public Service Commission’s ILS Leadership Pathway identifies and describes leadership capabilities at all classification levels (http://www.apsc.gov.au/learn/integrated-leadership-system).

PSL6 Access Control Officer Applicant Information Pack – JO684 Page 2 of 7 Some background to the department

DPS is one of four departments based in Parliament House to support the work of the Federal Parliament.

DPS is the principal support agency for the operations of Parliament House—a building where more than 3,500 people work on sitting days and which nearly one million people visit each year.

To fulfil the DPS mission of “serving the Australian people by supporting the Parliament and caring for Parliament House”, DPS has approximately 800 staff with a huge diversity of skills. DPS has an annual operations budget of around $150 million to deliver a wide variety of services, including building maintenance, security, ICT, Hansard, broadcasting, and library and research services to the Parliament, parliamentary committees, Members and Senators and their staff and other building occupants.

The Presiding Officers (the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives) are jointly responsible for the department. The Secretary of DPS is responsible to the Presiding Officers for the department’s efficient operation.

Information about DPS such as its annual report and strategic plan can be found on -http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_Parliamentary_ Services/Publications.

The website also includes a brochure about DPS and our staff— http://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/dps/wearedps-brochure.pdf.

General advice to applicants

Employment opportunities in the Parliamentary Service are open to all Australian citizens and may be subject to a range of conditions including:

(1.a)a requirement for a probationary period; (1.b)security and character clearances; (1.c) working with children check; and (1.d)a health clearance. If you are not an Australian citizen, and have already applied for citizenship you may still be considered for engagement on the condition that you are able to gain Australian Citizenship within a specified time. Failure to obtain citizenship within the timeframe could lead to termination of engagement.

If you have accepted a redundancy benefit from a Commonwealth employer (including the Parliamentary Service and the Australian Public Service), you cannot be employed by DPS until your exclusion period (the number of weeks for which you received a redundancy benefit) has expired. If you would like to discuss your eligibility, please contact Recruitment on telephone (02) 6277 5200.

The Parliamentary Service Act 1999 provides for mobility between the Australian Public Service and the Parliamentary Service.

Conditions of employment and salary

Conditions of employment and rates of pay for non-SES DPS staff are specified in:

(1.a)the Department of Parliamentary Services Enterprise Agreement 2011; (1.b)the Parliamentary Service Act 1999; and (1.c) Parliamentary Service Determinations.

PSL6 Access Control Officer Applicant Information Pack – JO684 Page 3 of 7 Note: Persons commencing with DPS will generally be paid at the bottom of the salary range for the relevant classification.1

Superannuation

Employees may be required to make superannuation contributions under the Superannuation Act 1976, the Superannuation Act 1990, or the Superannuation Act 2005, whichever is applicable. In addition DPS will pay an employer contribution rate as determined by the relevant fund.

1 Clause 224 DPS Enterprise Agreement 2011

PSL6 Access Control Officer Applicant Information Pack – JO684 Page 4 of 7 This cover sheet must be included with your application Job application cover sheet – Job Reference: JO684 Personal Details: Male Female Surname: Given names: Business hours contact number: After hours contact number: Email: Address: Postcode:

Are you an Australian citizen? Yes No If No, have you applied for Australian Citizenship? Date of application: Yes No

Have you accepted a Voluntary Redundancy from a Commonwealth funded agency within the last 36 weeks?

Yes No

If “Yes”, what date did your exclusion period end:

Date of voluntary redundancy: Name of agency:

Employment Details: Current employer: If APS are you: Ongoing Non-ongoing If APS employed as (level): AGS Number:

Do you hold a security clearance? Yes NoIf yes, which level do you hold?

Baseline (Protected/Restricted) Negative Vetting (Secret/Highly Protected/Confidential)

Negative Vetting 2 (Top Secret) Positive Vetting Referees: Please provide contact details of two referees to support your claims for this position. Note: Your nominated referees should be a current and/or recent supervisor/manager. 1. 2. Relationship: Relationship: Ph: Ph: Do you wish to identify as: an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander a person from a different ethnic or racial background a person with a disability

If selected for interview, will you require any special requirements/arrangements to be made? Yes No If yes please advise:

Do you have any relatives or friends currently working in DPS? Yes No If yes provide details: (for the purpose of this question a friend is defined as someone with whom you socialise with outside of work 6 or more times a year) Have you ever been found to have breached the APS code of conduct or similar terminated from employment for misconduct? Yes No If Yes, Recruitment will contact you to discuss.

I confirm that the information I have provided above and the details in my attached application are, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct. I acknowledge that it may be an offence to knowingly provide false information. Name: Date

PSL6 Access Control Officer Applicant Information Pack – JO684 Page 5 of 7 Duty Statement

Classification: PSL6 Position No.: TBA Local Title: Access Control Officer

Branch: ICT Infrastructure Services Section: IT Security Immediate supervisor: Team Leader, Access Control Security assessment: Negative Vetting 1

This role is primarily responsible for: a) Developing, managing and implementing access control procedures and processes; b) Ability to work with internal and external clients to determine and implement appropriate levels of access to IT systems and data;

Working with project teams to ensure appropriate access control is developed and implemented in new systems;

Ensuring compliance with access control policies; and

Conducting regular reviews of access with business owners.

Duties representing highest function: Access Control

Reviewed and approved by Recruitment: May 2014 Selection Criteria

Classification: PSL6 Position No.: TBA Local Title: Access Control Officer

1. Shapes strategic thinking:  Capability to productively work within IT teams to implement practical solutions to technical issues. 2. Achieves results:  High degree of personal drive to achieve security outcomes;  Ability to work independently with limited supervision. 3. Cultivates productive working relationships:  Ability to build and maintain relationships with IT teams, business groups and end users. 4. Communicates with influence:  Able to convey complicated or sensitive messages to challenging clients;  Ability to communicate to all levels of the organisation. 5. Technical proficiency:  Some experience or knowledge of some or all of the following technologies: i. Process development and execution ii. Knowledge of authentication and authorisation systems including active directory; iii. Some knowledge of identity and access management systems.

Reviewed and approved by Recruitment: Gary Chalker

Date: January 2014