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Defence Client

• RFQ No: Softtestpays-D 20 Systems Engineer L3.
• Contract start ASAP To 12 months, possible extensions.
• Australian Citizen, NV1, Canberra, Offsite role.

Send your responses to jobs@softtestpays.com

Overview

"Background of the role:

Land Command, Control, Communications and Computers Modernisation System Program Office (LC4 Mod SPO) is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Systems and Software Engineer Software to operate as an embedded part of the LC4 Mod SPO team in CA40.

Essential qualification and experience requirement:

• Tertiary Engineering qualifications in a relevant engineering or computer science field and practical experience in the acquisition or modification of software-intensive systems in a Defence environment, and
• ICT skills.

Essential job criteria:

• Lead, plan and deliver critical and complex engineering activities and provide advice in the field of software engineering including the evaluation of technical and design packages.
• Attain Technical Authority (TA) commensurate with experience, knowledge and qualifications. Accountable for exercising assigned engineering authorities and any Technical Authority delegations.
• Work collaboratively, communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and influence the work of teams, including providing assistance to the CA40 Engineering Manager.
• Evaluate and ensure that the delivered material meets relevant Australian and International Standards, regulations and Defence requirements and implement actions.
• Assist in the preparation of design documents and contracts, and various reports such as specialist engineering reports, Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and LC4 Mod SPO Engineering Review Boards (ERB).
• Perform quality control on engineering documentation submitted to the Commonwealth of Australia (CoA) by the various vendors.
• Lead and ensure safety aspects of Defence materiel systems are considered and incorporated into software engineering activities.
• Manage workflows, resources, prepare work area and team plans detailing measurable milestones and expected outcomes, employing industry best practice.

Experience/Skills Sought:

As the successful candidate, you will possess the following skills:

• Ability to analyse, design, plan, execute, and evaluate work to time, cost and quality targets while assessing and evaluating risk,
• Communicates highly effectively, both formally and informally including advanced technical writing skills,
• Ability to perform an extensive range and variety of complex technical work demonstrating creativity, initiative and responsibility,
• Establish milestones and has significant influence over the allocation and management of resources appropriate to given assignments,
• Builds appropriate and effective business relationships,
• Demonstrated significant experience with systems and software safety, security and managing technical risk,
• Demonstrated experience with networking, computers and operating systems,
• Takes initiative to keep skills up to date, maintaining awareness of industry developments and continuous improvement opportunities, and
• Evaluates and ensures that the capability sustainment meets requirements in line with legislation, policy and regulatory frameworks.

Essential qualification and experience requirement:

• Tertiary Engineering qualifications in a relevant engineering or computer science field and practical experience in the acquisition or modification of software-intensive systems in a Defence environment, and
• ICT skills.

Preferable defence experience:

• Defence and/or CASG project engineering experience (SEMP, Technical Certification Plans, Requirements Management), and
• Knowledge/experience of Defence Command and Control systems/applications."