EL1 Aurion Application Technical Specialist

• Initial Contract Duration: 12 Months
• Extension term details: 12 Months
• Number of extensions: 2
• Location: ACT
• Must be able to obtain Baseline
• Working Arrangements: Hybrid
• Flexible working arrangements are available in line with department
• policies. The ICT Services Division supports distributed/hybrid teams, with
• staff in multiple states. A minimum 2 days per week office attendance is
• required, 3 preferred
• Maximum hours: 40 hours per week

Job details

• ISD Services Division (ISD) is responsible for enabling Information and
• Communication Technology (ICT) functions and activities in the department.
• The division provides a secure, modern ICT environment so that the department can conduct
• its business 24/7 and focus on achieving departmental outcomes. ISD staff work
• collaboratively across the department, taking
• advantage of advances in technology, to deliver end-to-end
• services and solutions that are nationally consistent and deliver organisational and
• business benefits.
• The Technical Specialist will work within the Aurion Systems
• Team to provide specialist configuration, integration and delivery support across
• Aurion HR and payroll capabilities. The role will support Enterprise Agreement implementation and
• Aurion roadmap priorities, including compliance, data remediation, business process improvements,
• reporting and integration
• optimisation. Working within a hybrid team responsible for
• business as usual and enhancements, the specialist will analyse requirements,
• design and configure fit-for-purpose solutions, undertake data analysis and testing, resolve
• complex defects and incidents, maintain technical documentation, and transfer knowledge to APS
• staff. The role requires hands-on Aurion experience across Payroll, Core HR, Organisation and
• Position Management, Leave, Timekeeper, Security, Workflow, Reporting and Self-Service,
• together with a strong understanding of Aurion data structures and integrations.

Key duties and responsibilities

• The Aurion Technical Specialist will provide hands-on
• technical support for the configuration, enhancement and ongoing operation of
• Aurion HR and payroll capabilities. The role will analyse business and
• technical requirements, assess impacts across Aurion modules and integrations, and
• design and configure solutions that meet departmental, legislative and
• Enterprise Agreement requirements.
• Key duties include configuring and maintaining Aurion
• functionality across Payroll, Core HR, Organisation and Position Management,
• Leave, Timekeeper, Security, Workflow, Reporting and Self-Service; supporting
• interfaces and data exchanges with connected systems; undertaking data
• analysis, remediation and reconciliation; preparing technical specifications;
• and supporting system upgrades, releases and environment management. The
• specialist will develop and execute unit and system testing, support user
• acceptance testing and payroll assurance, investigate and resolve complex
• incidents and defects, and ensure changes are controlled, documented and
• traceable.
• The role will work with HR and payroll business areas,
• architects, integration teams, security specialists and the Aurion vendor to
• deliver fit-for-purpose outcomes. The specialist will contribute to release
• planning and prioritisation, maintain solution and operational documentation,
• provide advice on technical risks and dependencies, and build APS capability through
• knowledge transfer, mentoring and practical support.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Aurion configuration and administration
• Aurion Payroll, Core HR, Leave, Timekeeper, Organisation and
• Position Management, Security, Workflow, Reporting and Employee Self-Service
• Aurion Query Tool, forms, surveys, batches and Business

Process Automation

• Aurion data structures, interfaces, integrations and data
• exchanges
• Data extraction, analysis, reconciliation, remediation and
• migration
• Configuration and support of payroll rules,
• Enterprise Agreement conditions

About the team

• Working within a hybrid team of APS and contractors, with a
• dual responsibility for system administration and implementation of system
• change and enhancements.

Essential Criteria

• Aurion configuration and support. Demonstrate hands-on

• delivery across at least three relevant Aurion modules.
• Identify the configuration completed, personal contribution, complexity,
• production outcome and evidence of ongoing support or issue resolution.

30%

• HR and payroll data migration. Provide an example

• covering profiling, mapping, transformation, cleansing, loading, reconciliation
• and cutover. Quantify data scale, quality improvements, reconciliation results,
• defects resolved and payroll assurance achieved

25%

• Aurion data, automation and integrations. Demonstrate

• delivery using Aurion data structures and Query Tool, plus at least two of
• forms, workflows, batches or automation. Describe interfaces supported, data
• controls, monitoring, failure handling and measurable service or processing
• improvements.

20%

• Upgrades, releases and testing. Provide an example

• delivered through controlled environments to production. State the release
• scope, tests executed, defects identified and resolved, change approvals,
• deployment result, operational readiness and post release stability.

15%

• Delivery and stakeholder engagement. Demonstrate

• management of priorities, risks, dependencies and technical documentation
• across HR, payroll, ICT and vendor stakeholders. Identify decisions enabled,
• commitments met, knowledge transferred and evidence that APS staff could
• support the solution.

10%

Desirable Criteria

• Experience implementing Australian Government Enterprise

Agreement, payroll, superannuation, taxation or other legislative changes in

Aurion.

• Experience with Aurion, Business Process Automation,

timekeeper or other advanced Aurion capabilities relevant to HR and payroll

service delivery.

• Experience working in Australian Government ICT

environments, including familiarity with security, privacy, audit, records

management and change control obligations.

• Experience using Azure DevOps and ServiceNow to manage

• work items, releases, incidents, problems, changes, defects and technical
• documentation in a hybrid delivery and support environment
• Application Deadline: Friday, 30 October 2026
• Expected Start Date: Monday,16 November 2026
• Job Type: Contract
• Note: If you wish to have a confidential discussion, call us
• on 02 6108 3980 or 0410 756 040 for more information.