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Vacancy for Technical Analyst at National Film and Sound Archive of Australia


Company : Digital Preservation Coalition


Location : Canberra, Australian capital territory


Created : 2026-05-01


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australias audiovisual cultural institution. TheNFSA collection includes over 4 million items including films, television and radio programs, videos, audiorecordings and video games. The collection also includes contextual materials such as costumes, scripts,props, artefacts, photographs and promotional materials. Public programs and services ensure that thecollection is available for enjoyment, learning, research and for re-use by creators. In the digital age, theNFSAs wealth of stories will be increasingly available across the country, and on demand as set out in NFSAStrategic Direction 2022-25. The Technical Analyst will report directly to the Senior Manager, Program Management Office (PMO) andwork collaboratively within the Digital branch as part of a high functioning project delivery team. TheDigital branch designs, builds and maintains the digital infrastructure and public facing experiences thatprovide innovative ways to manage, maintain, analyse, discover, and engage with the NFSAs audiovisualcollection. The Technical Analyst will work alongside a team of technical specialists and managers and support multidepartmental technical requirements definition and management, systems and software design, feasibilityassessment, and process improvement. They will take on analytical and requirements coordination tasks inbusiness-as-usual and project activities, support collaborative opportunities between the Digital branch andinternal and external stakeholders, and provide documentation and solution design support to the project operationsof the PMO. Our ideal candidate will have sound systems and software design, feasibility assessment, requirementsdefinition and management skills, and be able to provide specialist advice on enterprise, and ideally on oneor more specialist systems e.g., archival, preservation, scanning, streaming or audio-visual. The candidatewill have strong technical knowledge, analytical and communications skills, as well as high attention to detail, to be able to manage and coordinate common and conflicting priorities and deliver technical analysiswithin deadlines. You will be a collaborator who is results focused with the proven ability to successfullydeliver technical documentation, advice and recommendations. You will be required to work collaboratively with NFSA staff, technical specialists and creative talent. Thisrole requires someone who has tertiary qualifications and experience providing advice andrecommendations to address business needs that are wide ranging. Our ideal candidate will bring a positiveattitude and operate efficiently and with integrity in all that you do. You will also be able to supportcolleagues in meeting project deadlines and complete tasks assigned to you at the required standards,given the need to contribute to multiple projects of moderate complexity and difficulty. FIND OUT MORE & APPLY