Start: circa 12th October 2026
Duration: 8 months – with 2 x 12 month extension options
Location: Canberra, ACT

Basic Requirements:

• AGSVA Security clearance.
• Defence experience.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Machine learning, Operational Analysis, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, or another relevant STEM discipline, or equivalent demonstrated professional experience.
• Minimum five years' experience developing, implementing, managing, assuring, testing, evaluating, or governing AI, machine learning, data-driven, or other advanced technology solutions.
• Demonstrated experience applying engineering, systems engineering, risk, assurance, operational analysis, experimentation, test and evaluation, or similar methodologies to complex real-world problems.
• Demonstrated ability to review technical information, assess evidence, and provide recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Experience preparing reports, briefs, submissions, or advice for senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business, operational, and capability requirements into practical technology-enabled outcomes.
• Experience engaging and collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups across technical, operational, and governance functions.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI governance, assurance, risk management, ethics, privacy, security or related frameworks to support technology-enabled capabilities.
• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate Defence security clearance.
• Demonstrated understanding of AI and machine learning systems, including an ability to assess technical documentation, performance claims, evidence and risks.
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing or applying governance frameworks, policies, assurance frameworks, standards or risk-management approaches in a technology, engineering, capability, regulatory or operational context.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret policy, governance and regulatory requirements and translate them into practical implementation approaches and decision-support advice.
• Demonstrated experience planning, conducting, supporting, assessing or overseeing assurance, verification, validation, test and evaluation, systems engineering, experimentation or operational analysis activities.
• Demonstrated ability to critically assess technical evidence, assumptions, claims and recommendations, and provide balanced, risk-informed advice to senior decision-makers.
• Demonstrated experience working at the intersection of technical, governance, operational or policy functions.

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Application deadline: 8am Fr 18 Sep 2026


FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT CHRIS HUGHES ON +61 2 8585 6605 OR

HTR are offering very attractive contract day rates. We offer flexitime and remote work when possible. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Australia Defence sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

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