Working at DSD
The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) is an Australian Public Service (APS) agency with its headquarters in Canberra that employs both APS and Australian Defence Force personnel. We work in the slim space between the difficult and the impossible, so we value advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the discretion and integrity demanded by our high security environment.
Conditions
- Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement
- 37.5 hour week – part-time and shift work may be offered
- 4 weeks annual leave, plus generous career and parental leave provisions
- Pay increases linked to regular performance reviews
- Flexible working hours and flex-time
- Salary packaging available
Benefits
- Challenging and interesting work that directly supports the Australian Defence Force and Australian Government decision-making
- Unique work opportunities for many staff
- Ongoing commitment to training in trade, technical, business and personal skills
- Australian Public Service conditions of service, in modern offices with free parking
- National and international travel opportunities for some staff
Living in Canberra
- Modern home to 350,000 people
- Excellent range of services, shops, restaurants, schools and sports
- Four distinct seasons, each with its own charms
- 3 hours drive to Sydney, 2 hours to South Coast beaches or Snowy Mountains ski fields, about 20 minutes to work, ‘rush hours’ measured in minutes
- Learn more
- Canberra Connect, ACT Government online shopfront for licences, registrations, schools, healthcare
- ACT map i, ACT Government online map of Canberra showing zoning and infrastructure
- Live in Canberra
- Bureau of Meteorology Canberra weather
- Some Canberra real estate links
- AllHomes.com.au, popular Canberra real estate website
- RealEstate.com.au, popular Australian real estate website
- Domain.com.au, another popular real estate website
- RealEstateView, another real estate website
- Canberra Times newspaper
- Social Network of Graduates
