Technical Solutions Manager

Frequentis Australasia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Frequentis Australasia is seeking a Technical Solutions Manager to provide technical leadership across the VCS Rel 8 Branch products, guiding design, development prioritisation, coordination, integration, verification and support.

You will act as the main technical interface between Australian projects, support teams and European product and engineering groups, defining a branch roadmap, addressing security, automation, and technical debt while aligning with safety-critical standards.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in System Engineering, IT or Software.
• At least five years of systems or software engineering experience with leadership.
• Experience in requirements analysis, architecture, interface definition and troubleshooting.
• Familiar with Jama, Jira, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary work across systems and assurance functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical direction across VCS product and related activities.
• Act as the principal technical interface between Australian projects, Australian support teams and European product and engineering teams.
• Act as the technical authority for the Australian VCS branch and assigned solutions.
• Define and maintain the branch technical roadmap, covering reuse, obsolescence, security impacts and automation opportunities.
• Coordinate technical execution across systems, software, integration, test, configuration management, safety, cybersecurity and software assurance disciplines.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

System architecture

Troubleshooting

Education

System Engineering / IT / Software degree

Tools

Jama

Jira

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Job description

Frequentis is a leading global provider of communication and information systems for control centres tasked with safety-critical operations. The company develops and distributes advanced control centre solutions across two core sectors: Air Traffic Management (including civil and military air traffic control as well as air defence) and Public Safety & Transport (supporting police, fire and rescue services, emergency medical response, maritime, and railway operations).

At Frequentis, we believe our workforce should reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We value inclusive, family-friendly practices as key to building a supportive, high-performing team. We understand that family life can bring varied demands, and we’re committed to helping our people balance these responsibilities with their professional roles.

We are currently seeking a Technical Solutions Manager to provide technical leadership across the VCS Rel 8 Branch products including, design and development prioritisation, as well as coordination, integration, verification, and support activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clear day-to-day technical direction across VCS product, project, integration, verification, release and support activities.
• Act as the principal technical interface between Australian projects, Australian support teams and European product and engineering teams.
• Act as the technical authority for the Australian VCS branch and assigned solutions, resolving ambiguity and approving technical approaches, decisions and deviations within delegated authority.
• Define and maintain the branch technical roadmap and maturity plan, covering reuse, obsolescence, commercial-off-the-shelf dependencies, security impacts, automation opportunities and technical debt.
• Coordinate technical execution across systems, software, integration, test, configuration management, safety, cybersecurity and software assurance disciplines.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Relevant qualifications in System Engineering, IT or Software.
• At least five years of systems or software engineering experience, including technical leadership or technical authority in a mission-critical or safety-critical environment.
• Demonstrated capability across requirements analysis, system architecture, interface definition, integration, verification and troubleshooting.
• Experience with engineering lifecycle tools and practices such as Jama, Jira, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary work across systems, software, integration, test, configuration management and assurance functions.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To be eligible for this position, applicants must be Australian citizens and able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Any offer of employment will be subject to standard pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check.