ASD 6 & EL1 Application / Network / Technology Architects

ASD is maturing its architecture practice and is seeking a range of skills. We are looking for people from all backgrounds to help us operate some of the most powerful, leading-edge technologies in a dynamic environment to support our objectives. The work we do is unique, critical and incredibly rewarding.  

ASD are looking for applicants with the ability to think critically, who are able to communicate with both technical and non-technical people, and who are motivated to learn and develop their skills. Above all, we are looking for team players and great communicators with a high level of emotional intelligence to work within our growing team and bring others on the journey as we mature ASD’s enterprise architecture practice.

Key duties:

• Direct the development of enterprise wide architecture and processes that ensure the strategic application of change matures.
• Demonstrate expertise in identifying and prioritising market and environmental trends.
• Draw upon project management knowledge to contribute to project plans and documentation.
• Anticipate major changes affecting the organisation and leverage resources to embrace and implement change.
• Analyse very complex enterprise issues, applying architectural expertise to identify and recommend courses of action.
• Accountable to identify compliance issues between business strategies, enterprise transformation activities and technology directions.
• Reviews submissions from projects and other ICT initiatives to identify areas of interface with Enterprise ICT Services.
• Facilitates the review and evaluation of proposals against existing architectural standards, guidelines, principles, design patterns and technical reference models.   
• Acts as a subject matter expert and a source of guidance for projects to ensure architectural designs and solutions align with ASD’s emerging Enterprise Architectures.
• Works collaboratively with delivery divisions to ensure technology implementation within ASD are aligned with current strategy and requirements.
• Represent the interests of ASD on a range of internal and external forums and committees.
• Assist and report to the Section Head in the development of reference architectures, blueprints, standards, principles and guidelines.

Further information can be found at: I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au).

ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.

Our ideal candidate will have the following attributes:

• Exercise good judgement.
• Driven and experienced leader/team member with a passion for providing excellent support to senior leadership and the organisation as a whole.
• Demonstrate initiative.
• Values the importance of being part of a diverse and inclusive team.
• Deliver results in support of broader organisational goals and aims in a fast-paced environment.
• Embrace the challenge of joining an organisation undergoing rapid growth and transformation, and supporting outcomes to further Australia's national interest.
• Have a focus on continuous improvement.
• Innovative, team orientated and have a passion for building or supporting strategically important ASD capability.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 5 July 2026

For further information, please review the Information Pack, reference ASD/03365/26 on www.asd.gov.au/careers.