Technical and Strategic Advisor

If you're a senior technical leader with deep experience in secure platforms, hybrid cloud, and critical national systems, this is an opportunity to join one of the most impactful digital transformation programs in Australia's national security landscape.

You will sit at the strategic intersection of platform architecture, secure integration, risk, and enterprise uplift, influencing the design and assurance of highly classified platforms relied upon by government and national-level partners.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-tempo environments, provides calm technical authority, and delivers clarity to senior executives grappling with complex technical challenges.

Unlike standard architecture roles, this position gives you the chance to:

• Influence enterprise-level platform strategy across some of the most secure environments in the country.
• Shape how national security organisations design, secure, and integrate hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems.
• Work directly with senior executives, contributing to decisions that have national-level consequences.
• Lead technical governance, design assurance, and solution integration across complex, high-trust digital platforms.

This is a role for someone who wants their work to truly matter.

The Role

As the Senior Advisor - Secure Digital Platforms (STPL7), you will:

• Deliver authoritative technical advice across secure networks, cross-domain gateways, and multi-cloud/hybrid platforms (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).
• Lead technical engagement across national security stakeholders, ensuring clarity of requirements, robust design governance, and timely solution assurance.
• Translate complex architectural and integration challenges into actionable, executive-ready insights for senior decision-makers.
• Oversee and assure the design of secure, scalable, maintainable solutions aligned with security classifications, compliance frameworks, and the enterprise ICT strategy.
• Provide senior technical leadership across multi-disciplinary delivery teams, ensuring interoperability across cloud, on-prem, and cross-domain components.
• Embed architectural principles that uplift resilience, interoperability, and alignment across multiple high-security platforms.
• Mentor emerging technical leaders and support capability uplift through structured knowledge sharing.

About You - Skills & Experience

You have extensive experience operating in highly secure, highly regulated ICT environments, with demonstrated strengths in:

Technical Expertise

• Secure network design and high-assurance architectures
• Cross-domain and gateway technologies
• Cloud models (SaaS / PaaS / IaaS) across hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems
• Zero Trust architecture, IAM, and PKI
• Systems integration and solution assurance in complex platform environments

Leadership & Influence

• Ability to brief and influence SES, CXO, and mission-critical stakeholders
• Proven experience leading multi-agency technical collaboration
• Strong communication, negotiation, and advisory capability

Frameworks & Compliance

• Working knowledge of ISM, PSPF, DSPF, ZAA or equivalent high-security governance frameworks
• Proven ability to ensure alignment between solution designs and security classifications

Clearance

• NV1 clearance minimum
• NV2 highly desirable

Highly Regarded

• CTO-level advisory or technical governance experience in secure identity, PKI, Zero Trust or cross-domain platforms
• Experience in national security capability programs
• Background designing or assuring secure platform integrations at enterprise scale

What You'll Gain

• The chance to contribute directly to national-level digital capability
• A role that blends deep technical leadership with high strategic influence
• A long-term program of work with significant extension potential
• A collaborative and outcomes-driven environment that values senior technical judgement

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Rashmi Kapse on or email and quote the job reference number.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.