Account Lead/Associate Director - Defence & Digital

THE WORK: We are looking for a Digital & Engineering Lead - Defence to lead systems engineering and digital engineering functions across complex, large-scale defence or critical infrastructure programs in Australia. In this role, you will guide multidisciplinary teams, provide technical leadership across the full lifecycle, and help deliver outcomes aligned to Commonwealth procurement frameworks, Australian Defence standards, and major infrastructure requirements. You will lead, coach and develop systems engineering teams across the full engineering lifecycle, while supporting workforce planning, mentoring and capability development aligned to INCOSE and organisational standards. Define and manage system architectures, interfaces, requirements and verification strategies. Deliver engineering artefacts in line with AS/NZS ISO 15288, the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook and relevant project frameworks. Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering practices where relevant to improve traceability, integration and delivery confidence. Manage engineering reviews, technical risk, configuration control, change management and system assurance activities. HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED: Experience leading systems engineering delivery in complex defence, government or major infrastructure environments. Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, lifecycle delivery, requirements management, verification and validation, and gated review processes. BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE: Expert Account Management Expert Change Leadership Expert Strategic Planning Advanced Communication Skills Intermediate Problem Solving Please note, it is mandatory that you are an Australian Citizen to be considered for this role and be eligible for security clearance #LI_GM About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia: At Accenture, our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all of our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work. As part of our talent strategy, we hire and develop people who have different backgrounds, different perspectives and different lived experiences. These differences ensure that we have and attract the cognitive diversity to deliver a variety of perspectives, observations and insights which are essential to drive the innovation needed to reinvent, and we hold our leaders accountable for ensuring we have the most innovative and talented people in our industry. We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000 . Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our Privacy Statement