Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
2023 ABS ICT Graduate Recruitment Program (Feb 2023)
Canberra, Sydney, Darwin
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 66,852 - 75,195 / Year
- 5-20 vacancies
- Apply by 26 Apr 2022
- Start date 1 Feb 2023 - 1 Mar 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is looking for highly motivated ICT graduates from a wide array of disciplines and life experiences, who want to play a part in shaping Australia's future and informing the decision making process.
As an ICT graduate in the ABS you may work in one of these areas:
- Applications Development and support
- ICT Infrastructure and Cloud Services
- IT Service Management, ICT services and end user support
- Process Engineering, Testing and Automation capabilities
- Cyber and Protective Security
Examples of ICT graduate job roles in the ABS include Database and Data Administrators, Development and Programming Officers, ICT Access Officers, ICT Infrastructure Support Officers, Networks and Telecommunications Officers, Systems Administrators, Systems Analysts, Systems Integration Officers, Test Analysts and Web Administrators.
Our graduate program is a 12 month program that provides practical on-the-job training through team based work or projects. The program is designed to:
- assist you to transition into the ABS and the Australian Public Service
- provide you with tailored training and development opportunities
- gain experience with the statistical cycle and the core business of the ABS
- improve your understanding of and gain experience in project management
- develop your skills to effectively contribute to the strategic direction of the ABS.
Please note that the ABS is also recruiting graduates for data roles via a separate recruitment exercise - the 2023 Australian Government Graduate Program -Data Stream.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
There is some coding (Python), but my day to day responsibilities are mostly about designing processes and systems around data. There is also quite a bit of manual work that is not so enjoyable (usually in Excel or SAS)
I work in an agile team completing programming and devops tasks, with the occasional word or PowerPoint document thrown in.
Day to day, I get to work on super interesting projects, data and tasks and with supportive and friendly people.
About the employer
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
4.0
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
The ABS is Australia's national statistical agency. We inform important decisions by delivering relevant, trusted and objective data and insights.
Pros and cons of working at Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Pros
Everyone is friendly and approachable.
You are given a lot of support and guidance.
Plenty of learning and development opportunities.
Exposure to a wide range of projects.
Good work-life balance with flexible hours.
Cons
The work can be quite demanding at times.
Early on there are plenty of opportunities at the APS 4 & 5 to get experience in different team and progress. APS 6 and onward the opportunities become very limited.
Some processes are a bit bureaucratic.
The pace of work can sometimes be slow.
Some office locations are not very convenient.