Network Architect

Azooa; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Azooa is seeking a Network & Communications Architect for a Defence engagement in Canberra. The role focuses on routing, transport networks, SATCOM and RF technologies, supported by architecture development and digital modelling.

You will collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to produce integrated design artefacts and clear documentation, enabling interoperability and future-state architectures. This onsite role requires NV2 clearance and entails occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Experience with OSI from transport to physical layer.
• Knowledge of WAN standards, SATCOM and RF systems.
• Familiarity with ICT architecture views including UAF, enterprise and solution architectures.
• Minimum NV2 security clearance.
• Defence capability development experience is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review communications design guidance for routing, transport, security and SATCOM.
• Create architecture views supporting interoperability and integration.
• Apply systems engineering to communications design and analyses.
• Develop digital models and data visualisations of current and future architectures.
• Prepare technical documentation, design submissions and progress reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to produce integrated design artefacts.

Skills

OSI reference model

WAN standards

SATCOM & RF systems

ICT architecture views

NV2 security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Telecommunications/Systems Engineering

Tools

UAF

MBSE

Job description

Azooa is recruiting a Network & Communications Architect – Routing, RF & SATCOM for a proposed Defence engagement in Canberra.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Bring specialist network and communications engineering expertise to the design of interoperable communications solutions. The work spans routing, transport networks, satellite communications and radio-frequency technologies, supported by architecture development, digital modelling and stakeholder collaboration.

ENGAGEMENT DETAILS

• Positions: One professional contractor
• Working arrangement: Onsite only; working from home is not available. Flexible working hours may be negotiated with the team lead.
• Indicative commencement: 18 January 2027
• Extension options: Two further periods of up to 12 months each, at the client's discretion
• Security clearance: Minimum NV2; PV preferred
• Travel: Occasional interstate travel may be required for stakeholder engagement, subject to prior approval.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and review communications design guidance covering network routing, transport, security, protocols, standards, SATCOM and RF technologies.
• Develop logical, functional and physical architecture views that support interoperability and technical integration.
• Apply systems engineering methods to communications design and systems-of-systems analysis.
• Develop digital models, architecture views and data visualisations, including current-state and future-state architectures.
• Collaborate with technical, engineering and business stakeholders to develop integrated design artefacts and resolve requirements.
• Prepare clear technical documentation, design submissions, briefing material and progress reports.
• Help translate design guidance into standards profiles and improve supporting methods, processes and knowledge repositories.
• Support programs and projects in applying the agreed design guidance.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Understanding and practical experience of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model, with particular expertise from the transport layer through to the physical layer.
• Demonstrated understanding of Wide Area Network (WAN) standards and protocols, and SATCOM and RF systems technologies.
• Understanding and experience of ICT architecture views, including the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF), enterprise architecture and solution architecture.
• Minimum NV2 security clearance.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE

• Experience in Defence capability development and/or sustainment.
• A collaborative, team-focused approach and demonstrable stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in command, control, communications and computers (C4) systems-of-systems engineering and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

DESIRABLE

• Familiarity with Defence writing standards.
• PV security clearance is preferred.

Applications close Friday, 4 December 2026 at 11:59pm Canberra/Sydney time (AEDT).

This recruitment activity supports a proposed tender response. Any engagement is subject to the procurement outcome, client selection, required checks and contract award. Extension options are not guaranteed.