Project Technical Lead

Location: Canberra
Discipline: Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure
Job type: Full Time
Salary: $AU$150 - AU$170 per hour
Contact name: Lisa Whitehorn

Contact email: lisaw@thenetworkit.com
Job ref: BBBH10330_1770354679
Published: about 14 hours ago

The Network are seeking an AGSVA NV1 cleared Project Tech Lead to play a key role in a major, high-profile security modernisation program within Federal Government.

12 months + extension options


Location: Canberra preferred, with flexible working arrangements considered

As the Project Tech Lead, you'll provide technical leadership across a complex, security-focused transformation program. You'll oversee solution design and integration, assure technical deliverables across internal teams and managed service providers, and ensure alignment across cloud, identity, networking and security platforms. This role is critical to keeping interdependent technologies aligned, secure and fit for purpose in a global ICT environment.

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead and assure technical delivery streams across a large, secure ICT program

  • Provide technical oversight and advisory support to internal teams and external providers

  • Manage solution integrations, dependencies and design decisions

  • Contribute to architecture, requirements definition and technical planning

  • Ensure solutions meet security, architectural and government standards

Who we're looking for:

Must have:

  • Minimum 10 years' experience in the ICT industry

  • At least 1 year experience with 2+ of the following:

    • Security Service Edge technologies (Zscaler highly regarded)

    • Microsoft Entra (including multi-tenant organisations)

    • Networking

    • Active Directory

    • Legacy application integration, migration or uplift

  • Experience working on secure government systems

  • Experience in complex ICT environments, ideally international

  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

  • Active NV1 security clearance

Highly regarded:

  • Experience in global ICT environments

  • Practical application of ISM and Essential 8 controls

  • Cloud-first architectures and complex integration patterns

  • Hybrid environments spanning on-prem, private cloud and SaaS

If you're ready to lead technical outcomes on a nationally significant security program, click APPLY NOW