The Opportunity

We are looking for multiple Technical Leads, who are mission-focused and can drive strategic technical solutions, engineering design principles & best practices, as well as guide technical staff to deliver outcomes in a fast-paced operational setting. Not all of these roles have a requirement for hands-on technical skills and ‘on the tools’ input, but candidates must have the ability and desire to work in a highly technical environment.

ASD Technical Leads are expected to engage across ASD, Defence and wider government as necessary to achieve ASD’s strategic objectives. They are required to provide expertise in translating business requirements from technical and non-technical users into the design of appropriate solutions and therefore must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. They will have the ability to problem solve, demonstrate strong leadership qualities, apply solid lateral thinking, and have sound independent judgement.

These roles will be paired with at-level Team Leads, who provide ongoing management and direction of the team. Team and Technical Leads collaborate closely to bring cohesive leadership to highly technical teams.

This is a bulk recruitment round with requirements spanning across a range of teams. As such, we are looking for individuals with deep experience in one of a number of technical fields, including:

- Network engineering
- Systems engineering
- Systems administration
- Software development and engineering
- Cloud engineering
- DevOps engineering

We do not expect candidates to be proficient across multiple of these areas; these are purely indicative of the technical fields our various teams require.

Key Duties:

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- Provide expert advice and interpretation within relevant technical or professional area, including preparing relevant strategic advice where appropriate.
- Contribute to the establishment and implementation of new services and systems within the agency.
- Contribute to the identification and implementation of systems improvement initiatives.




- Demonstrate and apply knowledge and experience to develop and review technical packages.
- Ability to work under broad direction from team or technical lead, and provide support and technical guidance to team members to ensure quality of outputs for the work area.
- Apply technical knowledge and experience to identify risks and uncertainties and take these into account in planning, decision making and priority setting.
- Maintain awareness of the longer-term strategic, political or operational outcomes for the agency and possible impacts on the work area.
- Contribute to the development of team objectives for short-term tasks and strategic planning for longer-term initiatives.
- Contribute to managing change and uncertainty in the workplace.

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- Lead, plan and deliver complex technical projects within a specialist field from inception to completion; provide advice working to agreed priorities and outcomes.
- Motivate and mentor the technical workforce, aligning complementary skills and allocate resources in a manner that delivers results.
- Translate and apply high-level goals and outcomes, identify issues and uncertainties and incorporate these into advice, planning, decision making and implementation.
- Implement technical knowledge and processes within a specialist field to develop advancements to established technical code of practices, techniques, methods and regulations.
- Work collaboratively, communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and influence the work of teams.
- Assess technical packages, reports, processes and product and equipment performance to meet specified requirements, review recommendations for continuous improvements and corrective actions.




- Evaluate and ensure that the delivered capability meets requirements and legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks, and implement actions.
- Evaluate technical activities to understand critical factors for success and engage in continuous improvement and innovation.
- Manage workflows, resources, prepare work area and team plans detailing measurable milestones and expected outcomes.
- Translate high-level technical direction and design into discrete tasks or work packages
- Provide technical input into project planning, including estimation of timelines and resourcing

Further information can be found at: I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au).

ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will:

- Demonstrate interpersonal skills to foster and promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture that aligns with ASD values
- Exercise good judgement, demonstrate initiative and have a focus on continuous improvement
- Demonstrate highly developed written and oral communication skills and ability to communicate information coherently and concisely to stakeholders
- Have the ability to build collaborative working relationships with other government agencies and industry to achieve organisational outcomes
- Be accountable for accurate completion of work within timeframes and quality requirements, share own expertise with others and guide and mentor less experienced employees
- Be accountable to perform complex procedural, operational, administrative and business support activities, manage workflow and resources, and prepare work area and team plans.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 25 October 2026

For further information, please review the Information Pack, reference ASD/05817/26 on https://www.asd.gov.au/careers

📌 ASD 6 &Technical Lead (Sydney)
🏢 Australian Signals Directorate
📍 Sydney