Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Engineering)

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Engineering) Graduate

• Name: Phillip Lau
• Position: Web Developer
• Degree: Bachelor of Software Engineering
• Age: 21

Phillip Lau joined the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs after completing a Bachelor of Software Engineering degree at the University of Canberra. more

The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) works at the centre of the Australian Government’s social policy agenda. Our work touches the lives of many Australians and we’re looking for graduates who want an exciting, challenging and meaningful career to work with us.

Why FaHCSIA?

FaHCSIA is the largest spending Australian Government Department, responsible for around one quarter of the Government’s Budget. In 2008-09 this totals $64.275 billion and includes 29 grant programs, 12 payments to state and territories and 19 payment types to individuals.

Is FaHCSIA for you?

As a FaHCSIA graduate – ICT stream, you will be offered work in one of four branches within the Information Management and Technology Group.

FaHCSIA has 3000 users in 40 sites around Australia, with most users located in Canberra. At a high level, the technical environment includes the following components:

• Microsoft
• Windows 2003 Active Directory
• Windows Server 2003 R2
• Clustering Services
• Exchange 2003
• Windows XP Professional SP2
• Office 2003 Professional SP2
• SharePoint 2007
• Live Communication Server and Office Communicator
• Systems Management Server 2003
• SQL Server 2005
• .Net
• Interwoven iManage FileSite
• SAP
• Siebel CRM
• Citrix Presentation Server 4.0
• Tivoli Storage Manager.

Our current hardware includes Dell and Lenovo workstations and laptops, primarily Hewlett-Packard servers and Cisco communications infrastructure. To support our business, FaHCSIA is committed to continuous improvement of the ICT platform. Current strategies include technical architecture programs to maintain our platforms at technology’s leading edge.

FaHCSIA Graduate Program

As a graduate, our goal is to help you succeed and we are committed to your learning and professional development. This includes access to:

• comprehensive work experience and development activities aimed at supporting your career
• a variety of leadership, peer, mentor and business networks to build your work and social contacts
• job rotations that will expose you to the different types of work we do
• a dedicated Graduate Team who is there to support you
• salary advancement and the choice of placement at the end of the program
• ICT specific training, membership, and to professional programs through the Australian Computer Society.