Our Federal Client is at the forefront of national security, driving innovation in intelligence and cyber security to safeguard Australia’s interests in an increasingly complex global landscape.
About the Role:
Our Federal Client is looking to engage a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead to support innovation and integration effects within a specialised engineering development and integration team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of enterprise-wide cloud and IT solution architectures aligned with strategic business goals.
- Oversee the specification and design of complex IT systems integrating cloud services, legacy platforms, and emerging technologies.
- Direct engineering teams across cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security domains, ensuring delivery excellence.
- Manage integration and delivery of technical staff and vendors,
- Champion innovation in cloud engineering practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Develop enterprise architecture frameworks and ensure alignment between business strategy, IT capabilities, and operational models.
- Build organisational engineering capability through mentoring, process improvement, and workforce development.
- Manage integration of complex IT systems and cloud services, ensuring seamless interoperability and compliance.
- Qualifications in Computer Science, IT Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
- Experience in leading delivery of cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP) and IT systems engineering.
- Proven leadership in engineering management and technical strategy.
- Experience in DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud security.
- Experience in AIC, ISR, or intelligence domains is highly desirable.
- Experience with ICT accreditation and engineering approval processes and requirements
Full-time onsite Canberra, ACT.
Security Requirements:
To be eligible for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen. Due to the work environment, our client has requested that all candidates are required to hold a current NV2 Security Clearance.
What is on offer
- The contract period is about 7 months (Short term).
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic and highly skilled team
- Competitive remuneration package
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.
Please upload your resume to apply. Please provide a supporting statement highlighting your skills, experience, and capability against the position description to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Submission closes Wednesday, 9am on 15/10/2025.
Please call Salina on 0480 002 449 for any further information. 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.
