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Experimentation Support Specialist – Defence | Canberra | NV1

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Experimentation Support Specialist – Defence | Canberra | NV1

Joint Experimentation Directorate: Experimentation Support Contract 2027-2029 (Multiple Roles)

Must have an active Negative Vetting Level 1 (or higher) security clearance.

Location: Canberra (Onsite).

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RFQ Details

- RFQ ID: DSS 17517

- Agency: Defence Australia

- Closing Date: 29/Oct/26 10:00 (Australia/Sydney)

- Estimated Start Date: 01/02/2027

- Initial Contract Duration: 12 months

- Extension Term: 12 months

- Number of Extensions: 1

- Experience Level: Level 1 - Associate/Entry Level, Level 2 - Practitioner

- Security Clearance: All contracted personnel must have a current and active Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) (SECRET) clearance.

- Location of Work: Fairbairn, ACT

- Working Arrangements: Onsite in Fairbairn, ACT. Personnel may also be required to attend other Defence locations within the Canberra region, such as Russell Offices, Brindabella Park and Weston Creek, to support stakeholder engagement activities and meetings. The Commonwealth will not support personnel located interstate. Work From Home opportunities are unlikely due to the nature of ICT systems required to be accessed as part of daily tasks.

- Maximum Hours: 4 days per week for Experimentation support (Level 1 and Level 2); 1 day per week for Contract Manager

Job Details

This Statement of Work defines the services to be provided by the Contractor in support of the Joint Experimentation Directorate through three (3) integrated service scopes. Collectively, these services provide experimentation support to support the planning, design, delivery, facilitation, analysis and administration of Defence experimentation and wargaming activities. The purpose of this Contract is to provide integrated contracted workforce support to the Joint Experimentation Directorate through the delivery of the three (3) service scopes. This Contract is a Time and Materials arrangement for the provision of personnel and associated support services. These services provide the workforce support, specialist expertise and surge capacity required to enable the planning, design, delivery, facilitation, analysis and reporting of Defence experimentation and wargaming activities, and the production of defensible evidence-based insights to support Defence capability development, force design and decision-making.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

- Support the development and maintenance of experimentation environments

- Support development of threat and context products

- Contribute to scenario, vignette and contextual material development

- Support threat library maintenance and adversary representation activities

- Prepare experimentation artefacts, briefs and supporting materials

- Support stakeholder engagement and coordination activities

- Maintain associated records, datasets and supporting documentation

- Supporting experimentation, wargaming and analytical activities through the development and maintenance of analytical frameworks, study documentation, evaluation methodologies and supporting artefacts

- Supporting the design, conduct and analysis of experimentation events, wargames, workshops and analytical studies

- Developing, maintaining and quality assuring analytical products, findings, assessments, reports, presentations and decision-support products

- Supporting data collection, curation, management and analysis activities, including the maintenance of evidence bases, datasets and analytical records

- Supporting the assessment and evaluation of experimentation and wargaming outcomes through the application of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques

- Supporting engagement with Defence, industry and academic stakeholders to facilitate analytical activities, evidence generation and findings development

Selection Criteria

Essential criteria

- Threat and Context Support Services: Capability to provide suitably qualified personnel to support the development, maintenance and sustainment of Threat and Context products, including research, analysis, data management, scenario development, adversary representation, information management, knowledge transfer and product sustainment.

- Experimentation Support Services: Capability to provide administrative, governance, coordination and stakeholder engagement support for Defence experimentation and wargaming activities.

- Facilitation and Analytical Surge Services: Capability to provide experienced surge personnel to facilitate experimentation activities and deliver analytical support, including workshop and wargame facilitation, data collection, evidence capture, analysis, reporting and rapid workforce mobilisation.

- Contract Management and Governance: Capability to effectively manage and administer the Contract, including governance arrangements, reporting, performance management, risk and issue management, and contract administration.

- Workforce Continuity, Recruitment and Surge Capacity: Capability to recruit, retain and sustain a suitably qualified workforce, including succession planning, replacement arrangements, surge workforce activation and access to appropriately security-cleared personnel.

- Quality Management and Continuous Improvement: Capability to maintain quality service delivery through quality assurance processes, review and validation activities, continuous improvement practices, lessons management and effective information management.

- Price and Commercials: Demonstration of value for money, including total price, workforce mix, labour rates, pricing assumptions and management of commercial risk.

Why choose Pinaka

We know the government ICT market and we keep things straightforward. We take time to understand your background, your goals and the type of role that suits you. We believe transparency is about more than rates and our margins are fair and always disclosed.

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