Application Architect

SYPAQ is an industry leader in C4ISREW and autonomous systems integration, product development, and consulting services, with established engineering and IT teams across projects in Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, and Brisbane. Our rich history of partnering with the Australian Defence, National Security community as well as major Federal Government departments continues to deliver a true sovereign industrial capability through advanced engineering and IT services and solutions.

Due to an increased demand within our business, SYPAQ is seeking an Application Architect to implement and evolve the application environment in the organisation of our federal government client. You will pay close attention to how applications interact with each other to form a service and aim to improve the way application support the business.

You will be responsible for a range of activities contributing to the design, build, test and operation of ICT systems to support the delivery of modern mobility solutions for senior government officials. Activities under the project include expanding the existing network, computing systems, desktop delivery solutions, complex gateway services, cloud services, and secure mobility solutions.

Candidates must be an Australian Citizen and must have a TSPV Security Clearance.

Experience & Qualifications

Key duties and responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance on solution design to ensure infrastructure integrates (draft test cases) well with application workflow for intuitive and engaging user experience.
• Draft business requirements into technical specifications by consulting with stakeholders in defining business services for application accesses using Virtual Desktop Interface (VDI).
• Proactively monitor, test & support end‑user applications, perform performance tuning using various monitoring tools to ensure optimal configuration / performance.
• Lead the development of solution architectures, validate implementations directly with business users, infrastructure teams and / or functional areas.
• Lead identification of risks that arise from potential technical solution architectures. Suggest alternate solutions or countermeasures to mitigate risks.
• Evaluate requests for changes and / or deviations from specifications and recommend actions.
• Ensure that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices (including ICT security) are applied correctly to meet IOC and FOC requirements.

This contracted role is expected to start on 1st April 2026 for 12 months, with options for a further 12 months x 2 extension .

To be eligible for this opportunity you will need to be an Australia Citizen and must hold an existing Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) security clearance prior to commencement. This role is based in Canberra where you are required to work full‑time onsite.

If you this is the type of role you are interested in, please APPLY or contact Connie Ng on cng@sypaq.com.au or 0411 155 960 for further information.

Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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