Lead Systems Engineer

Important eligibility requirements: Applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to hold and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance. This role requires NV1 clearance. We understand this won’t apply to everyone, but applications that don’t meet this requirement as an Australian Citizen cannot proceed. More information: http://www.defence.gov.au/agsva.

About the Company For over 25 years, Consunet has grown as a sovereign enterprise, delivering trusted cyber and spectrum security solutions with agility, precision, and purpose. Our work protects what matters most by safeguarding national interests and supporting Australia’s Defence and Intelligence communities.

Our expertise spans Information Warfare, Spectrum Management, Cyber & DevSecOps, and Logistics. These capabilities position us to shape the future of cyber and spectrum security in Australia and internationally. With a legacy built alongside Defence and Intelligence partners, we bring the highest level of assurance and trust to everything we do.

Today we are entering an exciting phase of global growth. As we expand into international markets, we remain grounded in our values; trusted, sovereign, excellent, leading and sustainable. We also prioritise transparency and accountability, standing by our commitments and delivering with speed, efficiency, and reliability.

Joining Consunet means becoming part of a purpose‑driven team that is shaping the future of cyber and spectrum security worldwide. Here innovation, mastery and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do, and every person has the opportunity to grow with us on this journey.

To learn more about Consunet, please visit: www.consunet.com.au

About the Team You’ll join our Systems Engineering function, a core pillar of our engineering structure, alongside Software & Architecture Leads. The team integrates diverse technologies to deliver secure, high‑assurance solutions supporting Australia’s Defence and Intelligence communities. We operate in complex, regulated environments where precision, traceability, and disciplined engineering practices are critical to mission success.

About the Role We are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to provide end-to-end technical leadership across the full systems lifecycle. The role is accountable for architectural integrity, ensuring complex software and ICT components are coherently designed, integrated and verified to meet performance, security and compliance requirements. The position provides technical oversight, drives systems assurance, and enables delivery confidence across multidisciplinary teams.

You will operate as a senior engineer, guiding system design, requirements management, verification activities, and technical decision‑making. Working closely with the Software Lead, Architecture Lead, and Project Managers, you will ensure alignment between system intent, technical implementation, and client outcomes.

This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring both deep systems engineering expertise and the ability to influence across multidisciplinary teams.

What You’ll Do This role provides systems engineering leadership across multiple Agile delivery teams, ensuring architectural integrity, integrated delivery and compliance by:

Providing technical leadership across the systems engineering lifecycle, ensuring requirements, design, integration, verification, and validation activities are executed to a high standard

Leading requirements elicitation, traceability, and verification activities to ensure system outcomes meet technical, operational, and security obligations

Overseeing system integration across software, ICT components, ensuring architectural integrity and performance alignment

Leading and contributing to system reviews, technical risk assessments, and design decision forums

Defining and maintaining system architectures (predominantly software‑intensive), ensuring alignment to agreed enterprise standards, identifying technical risks early and influencing mitigation strategies to protect quality and delivery outcomes

Preparing, reviewing, and assuring engineering artefacts to ensure completeness, compliance, and decision support value

Collaborating closely with the Software Lead, Architecture Lead, and Project Managers to maintain alignment between system intent, technical execution, and client objectives

Mentoring engineers and helping uplift systems engineering discipline across the function

Contributing technical input to tender responses and solution development activities

What You’ll Bring We are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer who combines technical depth with integration leadership.

Extensive experience across the full Systems Engineering lifecycle including requirements, architecture alignment, integration, verification, and validation

Demonstrated experience integrating complex software‑intensive systems in secure or regulated environments

Strong knowledge of systems engineering standards and best practice frameworks

Experience contributing to or leading system reviews and verification activities

Proven ability to produce high‑quality engineering artefacts and decision documentation

Strong stakeholder engagement capability across technical and non‑technical audiences

Experience mentoring engineers and uplifting engineering discipline

Practical understanding of security design principles and Defence compliance requirements

Ability to identify technical risk early and influence mitigation strategies

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; or equivalent experience

INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) or equivalent highly regarded

Postgraduate qualification in Systems Engineering desirable

Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence security clearance essential

With global expansion underway, we’re opening exciting new career opportunities for people who want to help shape the future of cyber and spectrum security

Joining Consunet means being part of a close‑knit, purpose‑driven team where innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do

Consunet is headquartered in the Adelaide CBD, with operations across Australia

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We encourage applications from veterans and reservists; your experience is valued here. We support veterans through recruitment, flexible work, reservist leave, a Veterans Policy, dedicated points of contact internally, and an EAP specialising in defence. We invite veterans to voluntarily disclose their prior military service.

Consunet offers flexible work and an inclusive environment to support our people to thrive, with an EAP service which has specialist defence experience to support wellbeing.

Benefits working for Consunet

Be part of a workplace that values innovation, quality, and work‑life balance.

Enjoy a flexible, inclusive, and friendly work environment.

Access competitive pay and salary packaging options.

Take advantage of parental leave and our Study Loan Scheme.

Build your career with training, development, and clear pathways for progression.

Work with cutting‑edge technology, research, and agile project management.

Benefit from mentoring and support by experienced team members.

To Apply Click “Apply Now” and attach your CV along with a Cover Letter summarising your experience.

Your application will include the following questions

What are your working rights in Australia

Do you currently hold an active Australian Government Security Clearance (Baseline, NV1, NV2, or PV)?

Are you currently based in South Australia?

If you are not based in South Australia, are you willing to relocate for this role?

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