Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Defence Australia – Canberra ACT Australian citizenship required. Must have an active Negative Vetting Level 1 (or higher) security clearance.

Location:
Symonston, ACT (Onsite). ISANO Systems Engineer Australian citizenship required. Must have an active Negative Vetting Level 1 (or higher) security clearance. RFQ Details
- RFQ ID: 17462
- Agency: Department of Defence – Army
- Closing Date:30Sep 2026
- Estimated Start Date: 2 November 2026
- Initial Contract Duration: Until 30 June 2028 (363 working days)
- Extension Term: 12 months, up to 220 working days
- Number of Extensions: 1
- Experience Level: Level 3 – Advanced Practitioner
- Security Clearance: Minimum NV1 required at commencement and throughout the contract; an upgrade to NV2 may be required
- Location of Work: Land Network Integration Centre, Symonston, ACT
- Working Arrangements: Full-time onsite attendance preferred. Limited remote working or non-permanent work from home may be considered case by case
- Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, generally between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm Monday to Friday Job Details The Land Network Integration Centre is establishing the Integrated Sensor Architecture National Office under Project AMP06006. The office will support Army’s adoption of the Integrated Sensor Architecture, a military off-the-shelf data standard used to integrate sensors across a common network. The Systems Engineer will provide the technical expertise needed to establish the national office and conduct an ISA prototyping activity. The role will support the adoption and integration of ISA across Land domain tactical networks and contribute to the engineering, assurance, governance and compliance processes required by Army capability projects.



The successful candidate will exercise delegated technical authority over the development and maintenance of the prototyping activity. They will also provide technical support and advice across the Land Network Integration Centre as required. Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the AMP06006 Stage 2 Systems Engineering Management Plan and Test and Evaluation Master Plan, including needs, requirements and test plans for the prototyping activity.
- Prepare and undertake requirements, design and test readiness reviews associated with the ISA prototyping activity.
- Engage with external engineering and technical stakeholders to understand technology solutions and frame ISA strategic direction and outcomes.
- Oversee engineering process alignment and governance across ISANO product lines in accordance with LNIC, Army and CASG engineering policies.
- Support the ISANO Project Manager with written reports and presentations, including fortnightly project status reports and monthly project situation reports.
- Provide technical support and engineering advice to ISANO and other areas of LNIC.
- Identify and manage technical risks, escalating matters that may affect Design Team outcomes.
- Produce and maintain technical artefacts, documentation, reports and records.
- Participate in meetings, workshops, stakeholder engagements and governance activities.
- Provide skilled analysis, recommendations and systems engineering advice.




- Support knowledge transfer, handover activities and continuity of capability.
- Perform other reasonable services directed by the SO2 Modelling and Standards or LNIC Executive Staff. Technical Skills
- Advanced systems engineering for complex C4 and C4I environments.
- Test and evaluation, verification and validation.
- Requirements engineering and design readiness reviews.
- Systems Engineering Management Plans and Test and Evaluation Master Plans.
- Technical and design authority.
- Engineering governance, assurance and compliance.
- Tactical networks and sensor integration.
- Computing, telecommunications and data storage protocols and standards.
- Technical risk management.
- ITAR-controlled technology and technical-data compliance. About the Land Network Integration Centre The Land Network Integration Centre advises and directs Army’s digital network integration activities. Its mission is to maximise interoperability across Land, Joint and Coalition interfaces and ensure that Army investments integrate effectively across the Army Operating System. The role sits within the Modelling and Standards team, which leads model-based systems engineering for the Land Domain Reference Architecture and manages the C4 standards underpinning that architecture. About ISANO and Project AMP06006 Project AMP06006 was established to assure Army’s integration and adoption of the Integrated Sensor Architecture. ISANO will act as Army’s technical standards implementation manager for ISA, embedding requirements into Army projects and providing engineering, architecture and compliance advice. The multidisciplinary ISANO team will support Land programs with test and evaluation, trials, verification and va

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