CSIRO is a 5,000+ person government research agency deploying high-performance computing (SLURM, Lustre) and enterprise data governance (Microsoft Purview, Entra ID) alongside active SKA-Low telescope and energy-system modelling projects. The hiring mix—research-heavy with security, data, and engineering growth—reflects dual pressures: scaling research output while modernizing aging digital infrastructure and tightening information-security posture across national research assets.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Information Security Officer
CSIRO is Australia's government scientific research agency, founded in 1916 as the Advisory Council of Science and Industry. It operates across six core mission areas: food security, sustainable energy and resources, health and wellbeing, resilient environments, future industries, and national security. The organization works with industry, government, and academic partners to convert research into applied solutions. With headquarters in Acton, ACT, CSIRO runs large-scale research programs including telescope deployment, energy demand modelling, and health initiatives, supported by SAP for finance, Office 365 for collaboration, and SLURM/Lustre clusters for computational workloads.
CSIRO uses SLURM and Lustre for high-performance computing, Azure Entra ID and Microsoft Purview for identity and data governance, SAP for enterprise resource planning, Microsoft Office 365 for productivity, and CMMS for maintenance management. Currently adopting LIMS (laboratory information management).
Key initiatives include SKA-Low telescope deployment, techno-economic modelling of Australia's energy system, advanced data-centre energy-demand forecasting, FPGA firmware development, health and wellbeing programs, and Microsoft Purview data-governance implementation.
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