EL 2 - Director Materiel Protection

Australian Department of Defence; Canberra; On-site; AUD 144,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Department of Defence – Russell ACT is seeking a Director Materiel Protection to lead policy and technology programs protecting Australia’s sovereign technologies. You will shape policy, doctrine and knowledge frameworks, engaging Defence, Agencies and Industry to deliver outcomes across the capability lifecycle.

You will oversee engineering, cyber and systems engineering processes, coordinate reviews, and lead a small expert team dedicated to secure technology protection and national

Qualifications

• A professional engineer or technologist committed to delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Innovative practitioner capable of secure‑by‑design technology protection approaches.
• Experience in Engineering, Cyber, Security, Procurement, and Business management.
• A leader who can manage a small expert team across Defence, Government and Industry stakeholders.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Positive Vetting security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Directorate of Materiel Protection and develop, implement and oversee policy and technology programs.
• Coordinate and integrate Electronic, Cyber and Systems Engineering processes across new and developing technology programs.
• Engage with Defence, Agencies, and Industry to deliver outcomes and manage stakeholders.
• Foster culture, lead reviews and manage a small expert team across engineering, technology and security.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cyber security

Procurement

Business management

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree or technologist qualification

Job description

Australian Department of Defence – Russell ACT

3d ago , from Australian Department of Defence

• $144,430 - $173,359 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
• Russell - ACT

The Role

Your role will be to lead the Directorate of Materiel Protection where you will develop, implement and oversee a range of policy and technology programs protecting Australia’s most sensitive sovereign technologies.

• You will have a leading role in developing and implementing policies and programs to protect technologies and systems critical to Australia’s national security.
• You can expect to develop and manage integrated business and technical programs across whole of capability, whole of lifecycle, whole of enterprise. Establish policy, doctrine, and authoritative knowledge frameworks. Engage across Defence, Agencies, and Industry to deliver outcomes.
• You will coordinate and integrate high-level Electronic, Cyber and Systems Engineering processes across a suite of new and developing technology programs.
• Your day will consist of engineering, technology, and security reviews, program management, stakeholder engagement, team leadership and building culture across a small expert team.

• $144,430 - $173,359 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
• Russell - ACT

The Role

Your role will be to lead the Directorate of Materiel Protection where you will develop, implement and oversee a range of policy and technology programs protecting Australia’s most sensitive sovereign technologies.

• You will have a leading role in developing and implementing policies and programs to protect technologies and systems critical to Australia’s national security.
• You can expect to develop and manage integrated business and technical programs across whole of capability, whole of lifecycle, whole of enterprise. Establish policy, doctrine, and authoritative knowledge frameworks. Engage across Defence, Agencies, and Industry to deliver outcomes.
• You will coordinate and integrate high-level Electronic, Cyber and Systems Engineering processes across a suite of new and developing technology programs.
• Your day will consist of engineering, technology, and security reviews, program management, stakeholder engagement, team leadership and building culture across a small expert team.

As Director Materiel Protection:

• You will have a leading role in developing and implementing policies and programs to protect technologies and systems critical to Australia’s national security.
• You can expect to develop and manage integrated business and technical programs across whole of capability, whole of lifecycle, whole of enterprise. Establish policy, doctrine, and authoritative knowledge frameworks. Engage across Defence, Agencies, and Industry to deliver outcomes.
• You will coordinate and integrate high-level Electronic, Cyber and Systems Engineering processes across a suite of new and developing technology programs.
• Your day will consist of engineering, technology, and security reviews, program management, stakeholder engagement, team leadership and building culture across a small expert team.

About our Team

The Directorate of Materiel Protection leads a small team of specialists within Technology and Security Branch in the Defence Delivery Group. As Director Materiel Protection, you will work closely with other directorates within the Engineering Technology & Materiel Logistics Division, the broader DDG and with government and industry stakeholders. Your team will deliver Materiel Protection specific outcomes as part of our integrated professional engineering, cyber and logistics service offering.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for:

• A professional engineer or technologist who is committed to delivering high-quality outcomes and achieving objectives within an established performance framework.
• A thoughtful and innovative practitioner who can contribute to the development and implementation of secure‑by‑design technology protection approaches across the broad Defence ecosystem.
• Proven experience in Engineering, Cyber, Security, Procurement, and Business management.
• A leader who can achieve complex goals and outcomes with a small expert team, and across a broad Defence, Government and Industry stakeholder group.
• Please note the successful candidate will be required to gain and maintain a Positive Vetting level security clearance.

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