User & Requirements Integration Officer (SB018)-ACT, VIC or NSW

Location: Melbourne (VBM/DPM), Sydney (Penrith), Brisbane (Enogarra) or Canberra (Brindabella Park)

IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia. Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as a Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.

The Role

We are seeking a User and Requirements Integration Officer to act as the critical link between Defence users, emerging capability projects and engineering stakeholders. This role focuses on understanding operational needs, clarifying requirements and ensuring proposed solutions remain technically feasible, achievable and aligned with approved scope. You will work closely

with engineers, project teams and user communities to support informed decision-making and successful capability outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage regularly with Defence user communities and project stakeholders to understand evolving capability requirements.
• Support the development, clarification and traceability of user-driven technical requirements.
• Ensure user requirements are aligned with approved capability, engineering and contractual constraints.
• Identify integration, safety, sustainment and technical risks and escalate issues through appropriate
• governance channels.
• Provide user context and requirements advice to engineering and technical teams to support
• decision-making.

About You

• Current AGSVA NV1 security clearance.
• Experience working within Defence capability, engineering, systems integration or project environments.
• Strong ability to analyse requirements and translate operational needs into clear technical outcomes.
• Confident stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work across user, project and engineering communities.
• Sound judgement and the ability to challenge requirements that are outside approved scope, feasibility or program constraints.

Additional Information

Opportunities are available in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Canberra.

New starters are expected to work on-site at their local Defence location five days per week initially.

Following approximately three months of satisfactory performance, up to 1–2 days of remote work may be available.

Requires a current AGSVA NV1 clearance

What We Offer

With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, we're a tight-knit team working across some of Australia's most critical Defence and national security programs. We value expertise, collaboration and flexibility, providing our people with opportunities to contribute to meaningful and technically challenging projects.

We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time whilst you continue building a rewarding career in the Defence and national security sector. As part of IAG, you'll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals.

Most opportunities advertised by IAG Defence & National Security are subject to client approval, security validation and contractual confirmation. Employment or engagement will only be offered following successful client acceptance and completion of all required pre-engagement

checks and onboarding activities.