06th August, 2026

- Location - ACT
- Australian Citizens with NV1 Clearance
- Length of Contract: 13 months
- The role closes on 11/08/2026

Deliverables / Key Responsibilities:

- Manage configuration baselines across the lifecycle, including functional, allocated, product, and as-maintained baselines.
- Ensure accurate and timely configuration status accounting, reporting on configuration state, changes, and integrity.
- Ensure traceability between capability requirements, design artefacts, test evidence, and delivered configuration.
- Assess configuration impacts of change proposals, technical risks, and contractor deliverables, providing recommendations to decision-makers.
- Assure configuration integrity through audits, reviews, and verification activities across acquisition and sustainment phases.
- Identify configuration-related risks, issues, and non-compliances, and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure safety, regulatory, and certification considerations are embedded within configuration practices.
- Support independent assurance and regulatory engagements as required.
- Tailor communication to effectively convey complex configuration concepts and risks to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Provide input to technical reviews, design reviews, audits, and gate reviews.
- All other tasks as directed.

Experience/Skills Sought:





- Demonstrated experience in Configuration Management within Defence or comparable complex engineering environments, spanning acquisition and sustainment.
- Proven ability to operate autonomously, exercising judgement in the interpretation and application of policy and technical frameworks.
- Solid stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence senior technical and program stakeholders.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Additional Criteria:

- DSS - 2.8 Technical - Configuration Management - L3
- SFIA Skill Code - Configuration Management (CFMG) - L4

Please contact [email protected] or simply click apply to submit your application.

"We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations Australians, Australian Defence Force and First Responder veterans, women in STEM, and people of all abilities, including those registered with the NDIS."

ARIS ZINC GROUP offers an end-to-end service approach with unique combination of expertise in recruiting, IT consulting and payroll services in the Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane markets. We champion people first, empowering them to take charge of their own aspirations and professional futures.

ARIS ZINC GROUP encourages diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from a diverse range of backgrounds, including people living with a disability.

📌 Configuration Manager SHFC (Australian Capital Territory)
🏢 ArisZincGroup
📍 Australian Capital Territory