Capability Development Lead

At **Downer Professional Services (DPS)**, we **are committed to delivering outcomes that put Australia’s interests first**. We work on complex and impactful Defence, government, and infrastructure projects that shape the future of our nation. Our people are at the core of our success, bringing expertise, innovation, and leadership to critical Defence programs.

Our Technical, Advisory, and Capability (TAC) practice and Team Downer (the prime Major Service Provider (MSP) deliver consulting services and Integrated Work Packages across the Department of Defence, leveraging innovative approaches such as mission and digital engineering to enable the successful delivery of critical Defence programs. This includes engagement with key areas across Defence including Defence Digital Group (DDG), Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), and the Navy, Army, and Air Force.

The position will undertake the Capability Development Lead role functions, performing the following activities:

- Define and implement digital capability solutions to enhance warfighting network functions and deliver capability requirements where needed.
- Engage with strategic leaders to align digital capability with strategic direction and objectives.
- Deliver solutions that are value for money.
- Provide technical advice and leadership to CoA in the technical domain specifically relating to the integration with warfighting network baselines.
- Contribute to technical risk assessments for warfighting network Design Reviews.
- Contribute technical expertise to gap analysis reports for WNA standards, architecture, security, sustainment, logistics, and capability functions as baselines are designed and transitioned.
- Contribute to CLSC artefacts and plans regarding mission system and support system transition and alignment.
- Contribute to Architectural Design and implementation activities.
- Support the incremental Security certification and accreditation process.
- Support and/or undertake internal assessments of the Enterprise and Expeditionary ADF environments to support transition activities; and
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of documentation to support current and emerging solutions.

Responsibilities include:

- Define and manage capability enhancement backlog delivery.
- Lead technical workshops between SME’s working across different baselines to achieve a common understanding of transition activities and impacts.
- Assessing design artefacts for proposed systems to derive transition plans and activities and any subsequent risks.
- Act with and support, design authorities for the existing environment/s and proposed solutions within the project teams on behalf of the ADF.
- Work with internal stakeholders to assess and partner with external vendors and suppliers to understand their capabilities and work collaboratively to provide solutions and optimise designs to achieve the expected outcomes already identified within architectural designs.
- Perform Risk identification, analysis and reduction activities.
- Work with stakeholders across the business to develop transition artefacts to support business outcomes.

Required skills and experience
- Previous experience in ICT strategy, innovation and thought leadership roles.
- Previous experience in a Senior Architect or Technical Manager role.
- Previous experience in Technical Transition.
- 10+ years of experience in architecting, designing and building multi-vendor geographically dispersed solutions.
- Management skills with 10+ years’ experience in overseeing and coordination of large technical teams in relation to design and architecture deliver, configuration and support.
- Expert level knowledge in areas including infrastructure, systems engineering, networking, security and system integration design.
- Ability to create high quality documentation and procedures.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills with demonstrable experience of presentation and engagement with stakeholders, projects and business areas.

Desirable skills and experience
- Practical knowledge of Configuration, Asset, Incident, Problem and Change Management (ITIL V4 practices);
- Capacity and Performance management (ITIL V4 practices); and
- Previous experience working with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in the highly secure environment.

Our work is **highly complex and confidential**, applicants must be Australian citizens with a minimum NV2 security clearance. Additionally, compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements may be necessary. In some cases, this may impose restrictions on individuals who are dual citizens. nationality, permanent residency, or former nationality of specific countries as outlined in ITAR 126.1.
- More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients. _

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