We are looking for a driven and experienced individual to join the DSTA Chief Information Officer (CIO) office. You will be part of a dynamic team leveraging digital technologies to design, deliver, and sustain IT systems that supports DSTA’s corporate services and operations. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, mission-critical systems, bridging business needs with robust engineering solutions across the full system lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business stakeholders and technical teams to design and deliver end-to-end IT solutions.
- Translate business requirements into system architecture, technical designs, and test strategies.
- Leads the engineering design and implementation of systems, ensuring robustness, scalability and performance.
- Provide technical leadership and decision-making in the operations and support of enterprise IT systems.
- Oversee system maintenance, lifecycle planning, and obsolescence management.
- Leads fault investigation and root-cause analysis, and drive system improvements and enhancements.
- Ensure seamless system integration and data flows across corporate platforms and related systems.
- Drive continuous improvement by adopting emerging technologies and engineering best practices.
- Degree in Computer Engineering or a related field.
- Strong experience in systems engineering, enterprise IT systems, or infrastructure environments.
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement or support complex large-scale enterprise-level systems.
- Broad technical exposure with depth in at least one domain (e.g. systems, infrastructure, integration).
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex, open-ended engineering problems.
- Proactive and self -driven, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Effective communicator with strong writing skills, able to engage and align diverse stakeholders.
What We Are Looking For
- Engineers who can bridge business and technology.
- Individuals comfortable operating in complex, evolving environments.
- Strong system thinkers who can see the big picture while driving execution.