Defence C4 Architect – MBSE & Joint Force Design Lead

OCRT Consulting; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Performance bonuses

Professional development

Flexible working arrangements

Paid parental leave

Additional annual leave options

Job summary

OCRT Consulting in Canberra seeks an experienced network and communications architect to support a Defence client with Joint Force C4 design. You will develop architectures for information exchange across the Joint Force and coalition partners, focusing on routing, security, and MBSE-driven outcomes.

Essentially NV2 clearance, Canberra-based with occasional interstate travel; opportunity to shape system‑of‑systems design for Defence programs strengthening national security and sovereign

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the OSI model from the transport to the physical layer.
• Experience with ICT architecture views, including UAF, and with enterprise and solution architecture.
• Defence capability development or sustainment experience (highly regarded).
• C4 systems-of-systems engineering and/or MBSE experience (highly regarded).
• A collaborative, team‑focused approach and strong stakeholder engagement skills (highly regarded).
• Familiarity with Defence writing standards (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Develop and update foundational C4 design guidance that improves information exchange and technical integration across the Joint Force
• Apply systems engineering and mission engineering thread methods to C4 design
• Build logical, functional and physical designs, and produce ‘As Is’ and ‘To Be’ architecture views and visualisations using digital modelling tools
• Apply Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to formalise outcomes and make the process repeatable
• Work with the standards team to turn design guidance into standards profiles
• Support submissions and briefs to senior design boards, capability gate reviews and investment committees
• Work with Defence Group and Service stakeholders on force integration design artefacts

Skills

OSI model knowledge

UAF familiarity

Enterprise & solution architecture

MBSE experience

Stakeholder engagement

Defence domain experience

Job description

OCRT Consulting in Canberra seeks an experienced network and communications architect to support a Defence client with Joint Force C4 design. You will develop architectures for information exchange across the Joint Force and coalition partners, focusing on routing, security, and MBSE-driven outcomes.

Essentially NV2 clearance, Canberra-based with occasional interstate travel; opportunity to shape system‑of‑systems design for Defence programs strengthening national security and sovereign