Staff IT Systems Engineer, ICT Lead (R5660)

Shield; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 126,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Melbourne is seeking a Regional ICT Lead to design, deliver and secure ICT for its Australian regional hub and programs across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

The role leads a small ICT team and is the single point of regional accountability for network, cloud, endpoint and identity services, and for compliance controls that enable a US-parented business to deliver sovereign Australian defence outcomes.

Job description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description:

The Regional ICT Lead is accountable for the design, delivery and secure operation of all information and communications technology supporting Shield AI’s Australian regional hub and its programs across the Asia Pacific and Middle East. The role leads a small, high-calibre ICT team and is the single point of regional accountability for network, cloud, endpoint and identity services, and for the compliance controls that allow a US-parented business to deliver sovereign Australian defence outcomes.

This is a hands-on leadership role. It combines people and vendor management with deep technical credibility, and it requires the judgement to reconcile global enterprise standards with Australian sovereignty, export-control and need-to-know obligations. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable in a server room, in front of a customer or certifier, and in a policy discussion with the parent company’s security and IT leadership.