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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in engineering governance and quality assurance within complex enterprise ICT environments, with a strong focus on systems engineering processes, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead technical forums, mentor teams, and improve engineering practices through effective communication and collaboration.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Engineering GovernanceQuality AssuranceSystems EngineeringRisk ManagementStakeholder Engagement
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Hard Skills
Systems Engineering ProcessRequirements ReviewVerification and ValidationTechnical Risk ManagementEngineering CheckpointsTechnical DirectionEvidence TestingGovernance WorkflowsTraceability in JiraTraceability in Confluence
Soft Skills
Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationSound JudgementAbility to InfluenceAbility to Work Through Ambiguity
Certifications & Qualifications
NV-1 Security Clearance
Industry Keywords
Enterprise ICTTechnical DependenciesEngineering Review BoardCross-Domain DependenciesStakeholder Engagement
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead engineering governance and quality assurance across the CPx program
- Chair the Engineering Review Board within the Systems Engineering Process
- Coordinate technical submissions and specialist participation
- Test technical evidence, assumptions, dependencies, and risks
- Ensure decisions are made within approved authority and appropriately escalated
- Lead consistent application and improvement of the Systems Engineering Process
- Define engineering checkpoints, review requirements, artefacts, and evidence
- Maintain practical governance workflows and traceability in Jira and Confluence
- Provide engineering quality assurance across requirements, designs, verification and validation, test evidence, and operational handover material
- Identify and address engineering gaps with architecture, security, test, and operational specialists
- Maintain visibility of significant engineering risks, quality issues, and technical dependencies
- Ensure actions have accountable owners, closure evidence, and timely escalation
- Collaborate with the CTO, Chief Architect, delivery leads, engineering specialists, Operations technical leads, Service Operations, and Defence stakeholders
- Provide technical direction, mentoring, and clear communication
- Improve engineering practices using review findings and operational feedback
Requirements
What you’ll need- Substantial senior engineering experience in complex enterprise ICT environments
- At least ten years working in enterprise ICT
- Demonstrated engineering governance and quality assurance responsibilities
- Practical systems engineering experience spanning requirements, design review, verification and validation, technical risk, and transition into service
- Relevant engineering or ICT qualification or equivalent professional experience
- Experience chairing technical forums
- Ability to constructively challenge evidence, apply systems thinking, and achieve clear decisions with accountable follow-through
- Broad technical understanding
- Ability to identify cross-domain dependencies, manage risk and complex technical problems, and engage specialist expertise
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Sound judgement and successful stakeholder engagement
- Ability to influence across multidisciplinary teams without relying on line management authority
- Ability to work effectively through ambiguity and change
- Must be an Australian citizen
- Must hold and be able to maintain a NV-1 security clearance
Benefits
Comp & perks- Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year)
- Part-time arrangements
- Job sharing
- Compressed hours
- Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium
- Dedicated wellness spaces
- Access to over 120,000 on-demand courses
- Technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements