IAG Defence and National Security

Standards Specialist (Defence Interoperability Standards)

IAG Defence and National Security  •  Canberra, AU (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description

About Us

IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia.

Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.

The Role

The Land Network Integration Centre (LNIC) is responsible for ensuring Army’s digital and communications capabilities are interoperable across Land, Joint and Coalition environments. Supporting the Land Combat System, the team provides integration governance, standards management, systems modelling, verification and validation activities to ensure Defence capabilities operate cohesively within the future Integrated Force.

An opportunity exists for an experienced Standards Management Specialist to support the development, governance and implementation of C4 and tactical communications standards across the Land domain. Working within the LNIC Standards Management team, the successful candidate will provide technical expertise relating to digital integration, tactical communications networks, interoperability standards and systems interface requirements across complex Defence environments.

The role will support:

  • development and maintenance of Land Domain standards roadmaps
  • coalition and multinational standards activities (ABCANZ/NATO)
  • standards working groups and configuration management boards
  • interoperability and standards conformance activities
  • integration advice to acquisition and sustainment projects
  • technical stakeholder engagement across Defence, industry and coalition partners.

This is a highly specialised Defence integration role requiring strong knowledge of communications engineering, tactical networks, digital interoperability and Defence systems integration within secure and operationally focused environments.

About You

You are an experienced communications engineering or Defence integration professional with a strong understanding of tactical communications, C4 interoperability and digital integration within complex Defence environments. You have the ability to translate highly technical standards concepts into practical capability outcomes for military, technical and business stakeholders.

You will ideally bring experience across:

  • C4 standards development and governance
  • tactical communications networks
  • TCP/IP and RF communications environments
  • tactical data links such as LINK 16 or VMF
  • coalition interoperability standards (NATO / ABCANZ)
  • Defence engineering or systems integration processes
  • standards configuration and change management
  • technical documentation and report writing.

The successful candidate will be comfortable facilitating technical working groups, engaging with senior Defence stakeholders, and providing authoritative standards advice to capability acquisition and sustainment projects.

An NV1 clearance is required for this role.

What we offer

With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, we’re a tight-knit team, working across some of Australia’s most critical infrastructure and Defence projects. We come from diverse backgrounds and pride ourselves on our flexible, supportive and collaborative team culture. We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time, whilst you go about developing a great career in this space.

As part of IAG, you’ll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals’ working across a range of integrated workstreams in a friendly and approachable environment.

IAG Defence and National Security

About IAG Defence and National Security

IAG Defence and National Security (DNS) is a multidisciplinary team of Project Management, ICT, Logistics, Engineering and Commercial advisory professionals who primarily provide services to the Defence Sector, Australian Department of Defence and Defence Industry.

Thanks to the diversity of its service offerings, IAG Defence & National Security is uniquely positioned to provide its partners and clients with holistic solutions that address complex cross-subject requirements.

IAG DNS is part of the wider IAG team - Australasia’s most trusted transaction, commercial, strategic advisory, delivery and technical services firm.

IAG has assisted clients to successfully plan, transact and deliver more than $200 billion of projects across Australia and internationally. This combined experience ensures our team of specialist advisors effectively navigate complex governance frameworks, challenging stakeholders, multifaceted technical environments and regulatory intricacies to deliver value for money outcomes.

We bring a flexible, scalable team with unmatched professional diversity – a national pool of approximately 250 advisors with diverse backgrounds in law, commerce, engineering, defence, construction, environmental management and stakeholder engagement.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Melbourne, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
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