We’re a large scale systems integration company, committed to delivering trusted solutions that help to safeguard Australia. With over 20 years’ local experience and the backing of a 32,000 global network, we currently number 1,000 employees mainly in Canberra and Melbourne. We’re growing fast and are building a business that is focused and fit for the future. Change and innovation are central to the way we work, and we thrive when developing unique, practical solutions to seriously complex challenges.

Your new role

Due to growth within the organisation, we are looking for varying levels of Architects and Architectural Consultants to be part of our technical functional division (Science, Engineering and Technical team). Be seen as the expert in Enterprise IT modernisation – working closely with the Lead, you will be in a involved in many different projects and programs - essentially consulting your expertise into the organisation.

In addition to the above, you will be supporting the evaluation of new and emerging technologies and tools in conjunction with our vendors that will support our technical staff to collaborate ideas and ensure the desired output.

About you and what you’ll bring

You will be a roving ambassador to all things within the modernisation space, this includes thought leadership, strategic foresight and direction through the development and realisation of strategic points of view using all methods such as demonstrations, trade studies and understanding our current road-map.You’re also a change advocate who knows how to test the status quo. Building relationships and enhancing client experience alongside your Business Development colleagues comes second nature to you. And you’ve got your finger on the pulse when it comes to building a detailed appreciation of the Enterprise IT Modernisation industry ecosystem in Australia and the expertise ecosystem in Leidos globally.

You can walk into a meeting without a 20 page PowerPoint, are able to engage and instill confidence by “having a conversation” and actually understanding internal and external clients’ needs. As a natural consultant you will enhance our current capability and be the conduit to suppoting the completion of technical outcome, as and where appropriate- helping drive the technical component of overall outcomes.

You will also have:

To be successful you’ll need strong leadership capability and have proven experience in leading a successful team, and you’re likely known as a thought leader in your space.  You’ll think big picture as well as get down into the detail

The following technical experience would be highly desirable: 

• Public, private and hybrid cloud computing
• Cyber operations and hardening
• ITSM and ITIL
• Project and program management
• Architecture and engineering
• SRE
• The journey towards AIOps
• User centric IT
• Automation The journey to software defined everything and SecDevOps
• Service mapping

From a qualifications perspective you will have some or all of the below:

• A computer science or engineering degree:
• ITIL
• Cloud certifications from AWS and/or Microsoft (desirable)
• Agile (desirable)
• Design Thinking (desirable)
• TOGAF (desirable)