Data Analyst and IT Auditor Graduate Stream (Oct 2025)

Ask questions, follow your curiosity and shape public sector accountability as you complete a graduate program that will help you grow, excel and lead. 

Data science and information science students: GROW your understanding of what good IT governance looks like, EXCEL as you’re mentored by like-minded experts, LEAD the use of data as you work as an internal data consultant across the ANAO. 

As an IT auditor, you’ll use your IT infrastructure and cyber security expertise to examine the IT systems and governance of some of the public sectors biggest agencies.                            

Your days might involve: 

• collaboratively planning different approaches to assess risks and test systems 
• liaising with audited agencies to understand their processes, conduct walkthroughs and gather evidence
• assessing governance structures and IT controls in different IT systems, like separation of duties, password security and permissions
• completing work papers and documentation to capture results from testing. 

As a data analyst, you’ll use your problem-solving and programming skills to investigate complex data sets from across the public service. Work with highly-skilled data professionals as you use innovative technology for statistical modelling, data mining, database management and more— all in the name of supporting audit teams and shaping audit conclusions. 

Your days might involve:

• working with different data sets from across the public service to determine their quality, completeness and application to an audit
• liaising with different ANAO audit teams to understand their needs
• conducting analysis on and visualising information from different agencies
• operating and improving standardised audit-specific data analysis programs 
• documenting the results of your analysis and collating evidence to justify your analysis. 

Are you eager to be mentored by highly skilled data and IT professionals? Do you want to work across a wide range of projects, and be exposed to a broad spectrum of systems and data from across the public service? Do you care about supporting accountability and transparency?  Then the ANAO is the place for you!

What you’ll get out of your graduate program

• generous conditions, including a starting salary of $73,305 per annum plus 15.4% super
• engaging, interesting and varied work that supports accountability and integrity in government
• extensive learning and development opportunities to support career goals
• flexible working arrangements and a positive culture of work-life balance
• opportunity to work closely with and learn from senior leaders 
• promotion to a higher classification at the completion of the program. 

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, you must have completed your university degree within the last seven years or be in your final year of study.

You must also be an Australian citizen willing to undergo a security clearance process and relocate to Canberra. We can assist you with this aspect and provide you support in moving to Canberra.