Defence Software Project Lead (Hybrid)

Cleared Recruitment; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Career progression

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative engineering environment

Defence capability projects

Job summary

Cleared Recruitment is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of software-focused Defence projects from planning to implementation. You will be the key interface between engineering teams, technical leads and Defence stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality outcomes.

This role suits someone who can engage in technical discussions while driving governance, stakeholder management and delivery results. Hybrid work arrangements are offered within Australia.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex software or technology projects.
• Hands-on experience as Software Engineer, Technical Lead or Systems Engineer.
• Strong understanding of the SDLC.
• Experience managing Agile software delivery teams.
• Proven ability working with technical stakeholders and software teams.
• Excellent communication and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex software engineering and technology projects.
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, resource plans, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, DevSecOps and technical leads to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Coordinate with Defence stakeholders to understand business and technical requirements.
• Coordinate Agile delivery activities including sprint planning, backlog management, stand-ups and reporting.
• Drive project governance, reporting and executive communications.
• Manage scope, change requests and delivery milestones.
• Support technical decision-making by understanding software architecture and engineering challenges.
• Identify and remove delivery blockers while proactively managing risks.
• Foster collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ensure delivery aligns with security, quality and organisational standards.
• Promote continuous improvement across project delivery practices and Agile ways of working.

Skills

Software Engineer

Systems Engineer

SDLC

Agile Delivery

Stakeholder Mgmt

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/SE/IT

Tools

DevSecOps

Job description

Cleared Recruitment is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of software-focused Defence projects from planning to implementation. You will be the key interface between engineering teams, technical leads and Defence stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality outcomes.

This role suits someone who can engage in technical discussions while driving governance, stakeholder management and delivery results. Hybrid work arrangements are offered within Australia.