Austin held the rank of Imperial Corrections Officer within the Galactic Empire throughout the Galactic Civil War period.
Austin became a member of the Imperial Corrections Service and was stationed on the Imperial prison barge known as the Purge. In 1 BBY, while the barge was traveling to the detainment moon called Gradient Seven, it suffered a malfunction. Austin was chosen to be part of a team tasked with going from the Purge to a derelict Star Destroyer nearby, in order to locate replacement components to fix the barge. Captain of the Guard Jareth Sartoris led the team, which gained access to the Star Destroyer via a docking shaft. The team then divided into two groups, with Sartoris, Austin, the Imperial Corrections Officer Vesek, and the engineers Blandings and Greeley proceeding to the Star Destroyer's maintenance level, where they discovered certain parts. Austin died not long after due to the Blackwing virus.