Senior Systems Integration Architect

Downer; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Perks@Downer discounts

Job summary

Downer Professional Services is seeking a Senior Systems Integration Architect to lead digital integration across Defence Land programs, delivering interoperable architectures and secure system–of–systems outcomes. You will define requirements, influence stakeholders, and guide integration approaches from early gates through deployment in complex environments.

Ideally, you hold a current AGSVA clearance and have demonstrated experience in C4ISR, interoperability, and systems engineering within

Qualifications

• Experience leading digital integration in Defence or similar regulated sectors.
• Proven ability to translate requirements into deployable architectures.
• Strong knowledge of system-of-systems integration and interoperability.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Identify and validate digital integration requirements for Land programs.
• Assess integration approaches from Gate 0 to post-Gate 2.
• Support Land Mobility and C4I fit-out interoperability.
• Apply architecture and system-of-systems expertise to the Land Framework.
• Engage Army and CASG stakeholders to inform decisions.

Skills

Systems architecture

Systems engineering

Digital integration

Interoperability

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

C4ISR analysis

ITAR / defence compliance

Job description

Lead systems architecture and integration across complex Defence capabilities, enabling interoperability across the Land domain.

Join our Downer Professional Services team and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia's future.

Downer Professional Services comprises of three business units our Technical, Advisory, and Capability consulting practice, and Team Downer, which partners with CASG and NSSG as a major service provider to Defence. Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for clients across Defence and National Security.

Join Downer Professional Services as a Senior Systems Integration Architect, supporting complex digital integration and interoperability outcomes with our client across Defence Land capabilities.

What You’ll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key role responsibilities including:

• Identify, define, design and validate digital integration requirements for Land programs and projects.
• Assess and support integration approaches from pre-Gate 0 through to Gate 2, and address post-Gate 2 digital integration risks and issues.
• Support the integration of Land Mobility and Support Program platforms, including C4I fit-out and interoperability with Land C4ISREW capabilities.
• Apply systems architecture, systems engineering and system-of-systems integration expertise to develop and operationalise the Land Integration Framework - Digital.
• Engage and influence stakeholders across Army, Land Capability Division, VCDF, CASG and other Defence domains to support evidence-based integration decisions.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated advanced-practitioner experience in systems architecture, systems engineering and digital integration within complex ICT or Defence environments.
• Strong knowledge of system-of-systems design, interoperability, interface definition and technical assurance.
• Experience analysing C4I or C4ISR systems, capabilities and network integration requirements.
• Ability to develop clear technical advice, integration artefacts and recommendations for senior stakeholders, programs and projects.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and influence complex capability outcomes.

Due to the nature of the work, you are required to currently hold and maintain an AGSVA Security clearance as required by the Commonwealth. In some instances, compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements may also be an inherent requirement.

More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer Professional Services

At Downer Professional Services, we’re not just a workplace - we’re a business dedicated to contributing to the shaping of the future of defence in Australia. As the country’s only sovereign prime, we’re committed to making a real difference in protecting Australia's interests.

What is means to belong at Downer Professional Services

• Meaningful work: Help to deliver critical Defence projects that protect Australia and shape its future.
• Professional development: Access career mapping, accelerated learning programs, and shared learning through our Communities of Practice.
• Great perks: Enjoy discounts on healthcare, retail, vehicles, and more through Perks@Downer.
• Veteran support: Benefit from initiatives like up to 20 days of Reservist Leave to stay connected post-service.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.