Strategic and Technical Advisor

  • Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • Contract
  • Negotiable
  • NV1/NV2 clearance – NV2 preferred
  • Canberra or Melbourne on-site

Overview of the Position
We are seeking a highly experienced and technically proficient Senior Advisor to lead and support the design, integration, and assurance of secure digital platforms across highly regulated environments. This Senior role demands deep expertise in secure networking, cloud services, gateway technologies, and hybrid architectures, combined with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for executive stakeholders.

Duties

  • Provide authoritative technical advice across highly secure networks, cross-domain gateways, and hybrid platforms including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.
  • Lead stakeholder engagement across partner organisations to drive planning, requirements gathering, design, build, and assurance activities for time-critical problem statements.
  • Translate complex architectural and integration challenges into executive-ready briefings, ensuring clarity and strategic alignment.
  • Oversee the development and assurance of secure solutions that align with security classifications and compliance frameworks.
  • Act as a technical lead across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring interoperability and resilience across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Ensure all designs and solution approaches are aligned with the intent and principles of the ICT Strategy, supporting long-term capability uplift and enterprise-wide integration.
  • Drive the creation of solutions with an enterprise focus, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and alignment with broader digital transformation objectives.
  • Support capability uplift through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership.

Skills and Experience Required

  • Extensive experience in ICT environments, with a proven track record across multiple roles involving secure systems architecture, integration, and assurance.
  • Deep technical knowledge of:
    • Secure network design and operations
    • Cross-domain and gateway technologies
    • Cloud service models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) in highly regulated environments
    • Zero Trust architectures and identity/access management
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with senior executives, translating technical risk and opportunity into strategic decision-making.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience leading multi-agency collaboration and mission-critical delivery.
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as ISM, DSPF, and ZAA.

Preferred Experience

  • Candidates with a background in highly technical design roles and experience performing CTO-level responsibilities in secure identity and PKI environments will be highly regarded.
  • Experience contributing to capability programs, particularly those involving secure identity, access management, and cross-domain collaboration.

Application Process
If you would like to apply, please contact Emma on 0413 507 344 or email emma.gibbons@talentinternational.com

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