KBR, Inc.

Senior Technical Advisor – Engineering, Capability Manager

KBR, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Canberra • Australia

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Cyber Security

About the role

  • Build and mature engineering capability across people, process, tools and culture to meet current and future project needs
  • Assess capability maturity, define metrics and address capability gaps across the organisation
  • Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders to uplift capability enablement and delivery effectiveness
  • Develop and maintain best-practice engineering frameworks, architectures and artefacts within the Engineering Management System
  • Evaluate and integrate internal and external models into enterprise and engineering frameworks
  • Define end-to-end architecture solutions aligned to business needs, technology standards and roadmaps
  • Grow and maintain the digital engineering knowledge base to support reuse, adoption and delivery efficiency
  • Engage with defence clients, project teams and industry partners to shape technical strategies and roadmaps
  • Ensure compliance with defence standards and cybersecurity requirements
  • Capture user feedback and continuously improve models, environments and tools
  • Integrate supplier and customer models into broader system and enterprise architectures
  • Produce clear technical documentation and reporting on capability status and performance
  • Support the deployment and ongoing enhancement of digital engineering environments, infrastructure and services

Requirements

  • BSc/BA in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and commensurate certifications with relevant professional body.
  • 8+ years’ experience in systems engineering, including digital design, integration and architecture in defence, aerospace or other regulated environments
  • Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycles (e.g. waterfall, agile, spiral) and modern delivery concepts such as speed to capability and minimal viable capability
  • Proven ability to develop and document architectures, models, processes and engineering artefacts
  • Experience working with operational concepts, models and stakeholder inputs to deliver high-value outcomes
  • Sound knowledge of configuration management, engineering change and related technical disciplines (e.g. system safety, cybersecurity)
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including mentoring technical teams
  • Knowledge of defence engineering standards and eligibility for Australian Government security clearance (NV1 or higher)
Benefits
  • A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
  • Flexible working
  • Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Income protection
  • Corporate rewards
  • Salary packaging/Novated leasing
  • Employee stock purchase plans
  • Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
  • Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
systems engineeringdigital designintegrationarchitectureconfiguration managementengineering changesystem safetycybersecurityarchitecture documentationengineering artefacts
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder engagementmentoringcollaborationcontinuous improvementtechnical strategy developmentuser feedback captureprocess assessmentcapability maturity assessmentdelivery effectiveness
Certifications
BSc in Systems EngineeringBA in Computer Sciencerelevant professional certificationsAustralian Government security clearance (NV1 or higher)