The Department of Finance is a unique and innovative central government agency, influencing whole-of-government policy and strategy while also delivering a range of important services for the community. Through this blend of policy development and service delivery, Finance enables government to achieve cost-effective, quality outcomes for Western Australians.
Our values-based culture speaks to the heart of who we are, reflects how we go about our business and what we expect from our people. Delivering successful outcomes through our values – inspiring and influential; passionate and committed; honest and respectful; and bold and innovative – is critical to the success of our Department.
The Department of Finance is an agile, productive, vibrant and safe workplace where people can make a real difference and advance their careers. We value diversity and foster an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our employees are genuinely engaged and encouraged to think differently and work smarter.
We strongly believe in work-life balance and offer a range of flexible work arrangements. We are always looking to adopt new technologies that allow our employees to deliver better outcomes for our community and workplace.
If you believe your values align and you want to be part of the future of Western Australia, there has never been a more exciting and opportune time for you to work at the Department of Finance.
About The Role:
Over the last few years the Department of Finance has migrated its environment to the Azure cloud computing platform, transitioned services to GovNext-ICT, delivering a technical environment that is primed for further opportunity to evolve, mature and improve. As a result, the ICT Service Delivery branch at the Department is looking to build a strong technical and project services team that will support our Cloud Hosted Environment and deliver high quality services to our stakeholders.
The Technical Services teams are comprised of Technical Analysts with strong technical capabilities in Applications, Hosting, Systems and Database Administration (Oracle, SQL) along with strong analysis skills. The team are empowered to utilise their strong technical background and analysis skills to not only support this Cloud Hosted Environment but shape the future of our technical evolution whilst playing a significant part in project work that underpins our Digital Transformation.
The Technical Analyst provides technical and systems knowledge and advice to support the ICT business systems in our Cloud Hosted environment. The successful transition and effective ongoing management of cloud services requires the Technical Analyst to adopt a proactive approach, consulting and collaborate with key stakeholders and lead customer engagement in order to deliver high quality services and system performance.
About You:
We are looking for innovative Technical Analysts with a passion for customer engagement that will help us further mature our technical capability and cloud based services to become a leader in State Government.
In addition, the ideal candidates will be proactive, collaborative team players who share our vision and values.
How to Apply:
If you think you have what it takes to be a part of our dynamic and forward thinking team, submit the following in MS word or PDF format only:
- Covering letter of no more than two (2) pages addressing the following questions that relate to the essential Work Related Requirements from the JDF:
- Describe your experience in utilising your strong technical and analysis skills in managing, delivering and supporting ICT services within a wide range of technologies in particular in a cloud based environment.
- The role will be key in delivering transformational technological changes. Describe you experience with this whilst developing and maintaining team and stakeholder relationships.
- Resume outlining your current and previous experience and achievements.
You may need to provide documentation to substantiate claims regarding any qualifications listed on your covering letter and/or resume.
A clear demonstration of the Department’s Values throughout the selection process is a pre-requisite for all appointments.
Please ensure you apply by the closing deadline as late and incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Further Job Related Information:
For further information about the position, please contact Caroline Niewiarowski-Fish on (08) 6551 1320 (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).
Please refer to the Applicant Information Pack and Job Description Form for full position details as these documents will assist you with the preparation of your application.
If you experience difficulties downloading these documents, please call (08) 6557 8181 and quote the VCID or position number to obtain an Applicant Information Pack.
Currently there are two (2) permanent full-time positions available for filling. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twelve (12) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.
