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
Join Geoscience Australia’s Earth Observation (EO) Program and play a key role in supporting nationally significant Earth Observation capability initiatives, including Digital Earth Australia and the Australia–United States Landsat partnership. As a Systems Engineer, you will support the whole-of-life management of EO capability through engineering governance, technical assurance, certification, capability acceptance, asset management, and lifecycle planning. Working closely with cross-functional teams, Government stakeholders, and international partners, you will contribute to capability strategy development, engineering processes and frameworks, integration requirements, and program delivery outcomes that support Australia’s environmental and resource decision-making capabilities.
This role offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative, high-performing environment focused on innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement across complex digital and scientific capability programs. A hybrid working arrangement may be considered for the right candidate.
About You
You are an experienced Infrastructure or Systems Engineer with strong technical, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills, ideally gained within complex Government, scientific, ICT, engineering, or capability delivery environments. You bring a sound understanding of systems engineering principles, engineering governance, technical assurance, lifecycle capability management, and technical certification processes.
You are highly organised, capable of managing competing priorities, and confident working across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder groups. Your ability to communicate clearly and influence outcomes enables you to build strong working relationships with technical specialists, program teams, executives, and external partners.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- Experience in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, or technical capability delivery environments
- Strong understanding of engineering governance, assurance, compliance, and technical review activities
- Ability to develop and improve engineering processes, procedures, and frameworks
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including reporting, business cases, and technical documentation
- Exceptional problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- A collaborative mindset with the ability to contribute to a positive team culture
- Commitment to APS Values, professionalism, and ethical conduct
Baseline Security Clearance eligibility is required.
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.
