Job Description
Project Manager | Federal Government
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About the Opportunity
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Join a high-impact, critical modernisation initiative delivering secure enterprise-grade cryptographic capabilities within a secure Defence environment.
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Drive cross-functional teams across technical and business streams to replace legacy systems with modern, resilient identity and security solutions.
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Role & Responsibilities
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Translate Requirements: Convert complex technical requirements into actionable delivery plans that align business objectives with high-assurance security outcomes.
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Drive Delivery & Scope: Lead cross-functional teams through design, testing, and deployment phases while managing scope, schedules, and critical interdependencies.
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Coordinate Tranches: Oversee delivery across multiple capability tranches (CTs) to ensure seamless transitions to new enterprise identity solutions.
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Risk & Governance: Proactively manage delivery risks, compliance, and dependencies to align with overarching strategic program goals.
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Stakeholder Engagement: Provide explicit, structured updates to technical teams, executive leadership,



and key government stakeholders to maintain transparent alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
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Skills & Experience
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To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring:
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Technical Toolkit: Strong understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), certificate-based authentication, and enterprise secure identity management frameworks.
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Experience: Proven track record leading the delivery of enterprise-grade security and cryptographic solutions, ideally within Defence ICT environments or classified information domains.
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Core Capabilities: Exceptional cross-functional leadership, dependency management, and communication skills with the ability to articulate complex security concepts to executive stakeholders.
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Eligibility & Clearance Requirements
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Security Clearance: Due to the nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current NV1 security clearance (with willingness to upgrade to NV2) or preferably hold an active NV2 security clearance. Candidates must be Australian Citizens.
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Location & Flexibility: Canberra, ACT (Hybrid/Flexible working arrangements supported).
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