Reserve Bank of Australia
Information Technology Graduate Program (Feb 2023)
Sydney
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 87,000 - 90,000 / Year
- Including super and health insurance
- 1-2 vacancies
- Apply by 21 Apr 2023
- Start date 7 Feb 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) Information Technology (IT) Graduate Program is a great opportunity for emerging professional talent. Our IT Department holistically embraces innovation and works closely with the banking industry, Australian government, and foreign central banks.
Do work that makes a difference
Technology is essential to enable the Reserve Bank of Australia’s policy and operational objectives. The country depends upon our systems being secure, highly resilient and efficient, and you will be on the frontline of this work. Working within the Bank’s IT Department will give you some of the most unique capability-building opportunities to work with and behind the scenes of Australia’s most critical core banking and payments platforms.
Our industry-recognised program provides our graduates with:
- A two-year program comprised of four six-month placements
- Supportive environment with training and coaching
- Development of industry skills
- Technical and non-technical pathways
- Work for an organisation that makes a difference
With the support of our IT Senior Leadership Team, each IT Graduate is able to explore the many and varied career opportunities experience in central banking IT can give you. Our IT graduate program provides you with four rotations in areas including:
- Cyber Security
- Enterprise Architecture
- Project Management
- Data Technologies
- Software Development
- Business Analysis
- Banking, Payments and Currency Systems
- Cloud, DevOps and Platform Engineering
- Infrastructure
- IT Policy and Markets
- Network Services
- Strategy and Governance
- Change Management & Communications
We are looking for graduates who are passionate about information technology and have an innate desire to learn and succeed.
IT Graduate applicants must hold or be completing a degree with strong academic achievement in information technology, computer science, data science, mathematics or a closely related discipline. All applicants must be Australian permanent residents or citizenship, or New Zealand citizenship.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- IT & Computer Science +more
Reviews
Document writing, process documentation, learning protocols
supervising financial market infrastructures identifying risks
I am in the management reporting team and have been a part of various roles. I had a focus on budgeting/forecasting for IT projects, with a focus on one specific project. I have now moved into a role of doing work for the whole project portfolio. I also have various month end responsibilities and journal posting.
About the employer
Reserve Bank of Australia
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
Work to promote the economic prosperity and welfare of the people of Australia.
Pros and cons of working at Reserve Bank of Australia
Pros
Opportunities to Learn: "So many opportunities to learn and grow."
Supportive Environment: "People are supportive."
Flexible Work Hours: "Very flexible, accommodates for individual needs."
Range of Work: "Exposed to a variety of different areas of work. Great learning opportunities especially being a part of the graduate program."
Work-Life Balance: "The workplace demands are reasonable and boundaries for work-life balance are respected and enforced."
Cons
Slow Processes: "Many processes are slow."
Pressure: "Can sometimes feel pressure as the work we do is important and meaningful."
Bureaucratic: "Approval processes can take some additional time when changes are made."
Traditional Process: "Not enough innovation and change very traditional slow to change."
Unclear Deadlines: "This has though provided a great learning opportunity to prioritise what is important and reach out to management for advice."