Our client is a leading provider of technology, engineering, and mission-critical solutions, supporting some of Australia's most important government, defence, and national security programs. With decades of experience delivering complex projects across secure environments, they are recognised for their technical excellence, innovation, and commitment to helping organisations achieve critical outcomes.
Their teams work on projects that genuinely make a difference, offering employees the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work while benefiting from a collaborative culture, flexible working arrangements, and ongoing professional development.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Systems Integrator to support the delivery of a significant capability uplift within a secure environment.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will be responsible for the build, configuration, integration, testing, and transition of ICT systems into operational use. This is a hands-on technical role suited to someone with a strong infrastructure and systems background who enjoys solving complex challenges and delivering high-quality outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading system build and integration activities across project deliverables.
- Configuring and validating hardware, laptops, and networking equipment.
- Installing, hardening, and configuring operating systems and applications.
- Configuring secure networking infrastructure, including switches, firewalls, and encrypted connectivity solutions.
- Implementing user access controls, permissions, and security configurations.
- Developing and maintaining technical documentation, including build guides and installation procedures.
- Conducting system testing, troubleshooting, and performance validation.
- Implementing backup, recovery, and resilience measures.
- Supporting operational handover activities and stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
To be successful in this position, you will bring proven experience in systems integration, infrastructure engineering, or systems administration within complex ICT environments.
You will demonstrate:
- Experience integrating hardware, operating systems, and network infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of secure ICT environments and system hardening practices.
- Experience with testing, validation, troubleshooting, and performance optimisation.
- The ability to produce clear and accurate technical documentation.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
- The ability to work effectively within collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.
- Defence, intelligence, or government project experience.
- Exposure to secure or air-gapped environments.
- Experience with mesh networking, encryption technologies, or resilient communications solutions.
- Experience working within governed, regulated, or accreditation-driven environments.
Why partner with Whizdom?
We’re Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different! The Whizdom way:
- We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet!
- We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles. We’ve been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified. Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
- We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.
Location: The role is based in Canberra ACT.
Contract Term: 5 months from start date
Security Requirements: Candidates must hold an active Negative Vetting 2 (NV2) Clearance. Our client is not looking to upgrade an existing clearance for this position. An OSA(Organisational Suitability Assessment) will be required for this position.
How to Apply: Please upload your resume to apply. Please note you will need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.
Applications open until 8am 28 August 2026.
Reach Damien on 0480 002 503 or damienm@whizdom.com.au for any further information.
