Rate Guide
$1,200–$1,400 per day, inclusive of superannuation
Final rate will depend on directly relevant Defence experience, technical capability and current security clearance
Location
Symonston, ACT
Some interstate and international travel may be required
Duration
12 October **** to 31 October ****
Up to 244 working days
Potential for two additional 12-month extensions
Start
12 October ****
Hours
Full-time contract
Standard business hours
Occasional reverse-hours support may be required for international partners, Coalition activities and exercises
Clearance
Must hold a minimum of NV2 security clearance
Experience Level
Senior
Advanced Practitioner
Working Arrangements
Primarily onsite at the Symonston facility
Remote working arrangements are not available
Interstate candidates must confirm their willingness to relocate or work onsite in Canberra
The role may require attendance at interstate or international working groups, field trials and exercises
Role Overview
Provide senior, hands-on engineering support across complex and interconnected mission systems
Support systems used for integration, experimentation, testing and validation activities
Maintain alignment across applications, information systems, networks, infrastructure and mission command capabilities
Apply systems and software engineering practices across requirements, interfaces, configuration, integration testing, verification and validation
Support integration across Australian, Joint and Coalition systems and networks
Maintain system design, architecture, configuration, interface and dependency documentation
Assess the impact of technical changes across interconnected systems and security boundaries
Provide authoritative technical advice to government, military, project, security and ICT stakeholders
Identify and resolve complex system integration, interoperability and configuration issues




Contribute to the development of a digitally integrated and future-ready operational environment
Work independently as the nominated individual within a small specialist team
Demonstrated experience engineering and integrating complex ICT systems
Strong experience in systems and software engineering practices
Experience across requirements analysis, interface management and configuration control
Experience with integration testing, verification, validation and technical remediation
Experience integrating and sustaining complex enterprise applications and information-system environments
Experience integrating applications, data services, end-user environments and supporting infrastructure
Demonstrated ability to implement, assess and maintain controls aligned with the Information Security Manual and Essential Eight
Strong knowledge of LAN and WAN engineering principles
Solid understanding of IP addressing, routing, DNS, DHCP and network segmentation
Ability to assess how network components affect system interoperability, performance and security
Experience resolving complex technical integration and interoperability issues
Experience maintaining authoritative system designs, architecture documentation and configuration records
Experience supporting technical integration testing, Test and Evaluation activities or risk-reduction events
Ability to provide authoritative engineering advice with minimal oversight
Strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical teams, project personnel, security authorities and capability representatives
Ability to produce clear technical reports, assessments,



findings and recommendations
Ability to comply with applicable ITAR requirements
Ability to work onsite in Symonston
Postgraduate qualifications or formal training in Systems Engineering
Equivalent experience applying systems engineering methods in complex environments
Experience with deployable LANs or comparable tactical network environments
Experience working at a system-of-systems level
Experience with Joint, Coalition, FVEY or mission systems
Experience in Defence capability development, integration, experimentation or Test and Evaluation environments
Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP
Experience with identity, directory and access-control services
Experience with federation, authentication, trust services and Public Key Infrastructure
Experience designing or managing Windows 11 and Windows Server **** environments
Experience with Standard Operating Environment design, configuration and management
Experience using PowerShell, Bash, Ansible or equivalent scripting and automation technologies
Software development or systems integration experience
Experience with XMPP chat, mail relay or proxy services
Experience with Mobile Device Management and end-user device configuration
Experience with application or binary allowlisting
Experience developing or interpreting architecture artefacts, interface control documents and design descriptions
Experience managing hardware and software baselines, version control and documentation control
Experience developing technical procedures, test documentation or evaluation artefacts
Experience mentoring personnel and delivering just-in-time technical training
Understanding of Coalition networking instructions, NETOPS artefacts or Joining, Membership and Exiting Instructions
Understanding of FVEY networks, systems and operating processes
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