ATM Operational Specialist
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 10, 2025. Thales Group scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Our Benefits
Annual Bonus + Private Medical Insurance
Modernised Paid Parental Leave
Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work
Fitness Passport Discount - Access to a network of Gyms across AUS as cheap as $14.95 P/W
Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
Veterans Leave
Novated Lease options
Personal & professional training development opportunities
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Our Team
From take-off to landing, Thales offers the most complete range of solutions to provide dynamic Air Traffic Services to support today's growing domestic and international travel requirements. Utilising this knowledge and experience Thales Australia will deliver a harmonised Civil/Military Air Traffic Management System (OneSKY) in Australia to Airservices Australia and Defence.
This will enable a new level of safety and efficiency, while also reducing delays for the travelling public and providing opportunities to improve environmental outcomes. OneSKY will transform Australia’s sky and we are proud to be partners in its delivery.
Your role
The role of ATM Operational Specialist is a key role for the TopSky-One project and as part of the AOS team, help to define and deliver a fit for purpose data solution to the end user.
Some key accountabilities include
Understanding all the aspects of TopSky-One subsystems (ATM, BYPASS and SIM)
Identify and evaluate the actual process in place and improve co-engineering( tools, way of working, …)
Work with the team on improvement of the process & methods to be able to handle all design and development tactivities
Participate in solution design and work closely with Product Owners and System Engineers
Attend to Sprint and Product increment Demo in order to give feedback on deliveries.
Fully work inside the AOS OPS Team to provide Air Traffic Management experience for CMATS
Populate the dataset for CMATS and be fully part of the Operational Dataset creation for CMATS T&E activities
On day one you will come with:
Experience in Air Traffic Control management
Experience in Dataset preparation for an ATM System
Havea knowledge of Australian ATM Domain and Air Traffic Management standards eg. ICAO, Eurocontrol, AID
High level of understanding on dataset / adaptation data goals and impacts.
Capability to work with various stakeholders having different objectives
Capability to work in a multi-cultural environment and with variety of international customers.
A Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.
Additional information with regards to clearances is available from the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA/. In some cases, individuals who hold a current clearance from a foreign government may be eligible to have this clearance recognised by the Australian Government and be eligible for this role.The Australian Defence Trade Controls Act (DTCA) is applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.
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