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Role Title: Technical Assurance Lead
Role Description: The role of the Technical Assurance Lead is critical to delivering specialised technical system administration and independent technical assurance within GEOINT Platform Protected and Secret Directorate to ensure Defence systems are secure, compliant, and aligned with enterprise architecture, policy, and operational requirements.
The Technical Assurance Lead contributes directly to Defence strategic outcomes by strengthening the integrity, resilience, and interoperability of critical ICT capabilities, enabling informed decision-making, reducing technical risk, and supporting mission readiness across the Commonwealth environment. Through proactive assurance and governance oversight, the role ensures that solutions meet mandated standards and deliver intended operational benefits/outcome to Defence.
Essential Requirements:
- Provide independent Technical Assurance for assessment of technical solutions, designs, and deliverables. This includes assurance on vendor delivered technical deliverables. PMP, Requirements/Traceability
- Preparation of technical scope for Integrated Project Teams (IPT’s) for the execution of contract for delivery.
- Verify compliance with organisational standards, policies, architectures, and security requirements.
- Identify, manage and report technical risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Assess the readiness of solutions for implementation and operational support.
- Provide recommendations to improve quality, performance, security, resilience, and sustainability.
- Support governance and decision-making through assurance reporting.
Required Security Clearance Level: NV2
Location: Canberra, on site, Russell Offices
Weekly Hours: 40
Skills Required
- Provide independent technical assurance for technical solutions, designs, deliverables, and vendor-delivered technical outputs
- PMP and requirements traceability experience
- Prepare technical scopes for Integrated Project Teams and contract delivery
- Verify compliance with organizational standards, policies, architectures, and security requirements
- Identify, manage, and report technical risks, issues, and dependencies
- Assess solution readiness for implementation and operational support
- Provide recommendations to improve quality, performance, security, resilience, and sustainability
- Support governance and decision-making through assurance reporting
- NV2 security clearance
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision plans and multiple PPO/HSA options. Mental health support via an employee assistance program and other wellness resources is also included in the benefits mix.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with employer matching. Profit-sharing contributions and immediate or near-term vesting in some cases further strengthen the retirement value proposition.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are presented as solid for the sector, including tiered PTO accrual by tenure and a set of paid holidays. Role-dependent flexible or remote work options and leave programs add to perceived work-life support.
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Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we employ more than 20,000 people in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers’ most vital missions.
