About Us
IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia.
Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.
The Role
An opportunity exists for an experienced JDN Engineering Manager to support the sustainment, governance and engineering assurance activities across complex Defence communications and ICT capability environments within the Joint Capabilities Group (JCG). Working within the JC4SPO engineering management framework, the successful candidate will contribute to the delivery and sustainment of critical Defence capability systems through the application of structured systems engineering, technical governance and configuration management practices.
The role is responsible for supporting the development and execution of Engineering Management Plans (EMP), Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMP) and associated engineering governance artefacts in alignment with the Defence Engineering Management System and ASDEFCON Support frameworks.
Working across multiple stakeholders including Defence, Capability Managers, Product Teams and external vendors, the role will ensure engineering activities are delivered in accordance with approved schedules, technical baselines and sustainment objectives. Key responsibilities include:
- engineering planning and governance
- technical assurance of vendor deliverables and CDRLs
- systems safety coordination and System Safety Working Groups
- configuration and baseline management
- engineering change and release governance
- sustainment engineering coordination
- obsolescence and capacity planning
- stakeholder engagement across Defence engineering and capability communities.
The role will also support product reliability, availability and technical integrity through engagement with configuration change boards, engineering working groups and Defence release governance activities.
This is a highly collaborative and governance-focused engineering role suited to candidates with strong Defence systems engineering, sustainment or technical management experience within complex ICT, communications or mission systems environments.
About You
You are an experienced Defence engineering or sustainment professional with a strong understanding of systems engineering governance, technical assurance and configuration management within complex capability environments. You have the ability to work across multiple technical and stakeholder groups to ensure Defence systems are delivered, sustained and governed in accordance with approved engineering and safety frameworks.
You will ideally bring experience across:
- Defence systems engineering processes
- ASDEFCON Support frameworks
- Engineering Management Plans (EMP/SEMP)
- configuration and baseline management
- engineering governance and technical assurance
- sustainment engineering activities
- CDRL and vendor deliverable review
- systems safety management and working groups
- change management and release governance
- Defence ICT, communications or mission systems environments.
The successful candidate will possess strong stakeholder engagement and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across Defence product teams, acquisition agencies, vendors and capability managers. You will be comfortable operating within structured engineering governance environments and providing assurance that systems remain safe, fit for purpose and operationally effective throughout the sustainment lifecycle.
What we offer
With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, we’re a tight-knit team, working across some of Australia’s most critical infrastructure and Defence projects. We come from diverse backgrounds and pride ourselves on our flexible, supportive and collaborative team culture. We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time, whilst you go about developing a great career in this space.
As part of IAG, you’ll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals’ working across a range of integrated workstreams in a friendly and approachable environment.
