Red Team Lead in Sydney

Chaos1 is an Australian defence company with a mission to forge a faster path to warfighter capability. Purpose-driven and mission-first, Chaos1 deploys the people, processes and technologies needed to tackle defence's toughest problems.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Red Team at Chaos1 plays the adversary. It thinks, plans and fights the way a threat would against the counter-uncrewed, autonomous and force-protection capabilities under test. It operates on Defence ranges and at allied activities in Australia and overseas, under Chaos1's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operator's Certificate (ReOC) and Chief Remote Pilot alongside the Flight Operations team.

ABOUT THE JOB

Chaos1 is seeking a mission-first Red Team Lead to manage the Red Team within our Mission Operations business line. You will own the adversary: the threat picture and the tactics the team emulates, the profiles flown and the ground moves that go with them, the crew, the threat fleet and threat library, and the red-side safety case that lets it all happen on live-fire and electronic warfare events.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead the Red Team on the range through planning, briefing, executing and debriefing every adversary run, in the air and on the ground.
• Design the adversary by building the threat picture from current adversary practice, setting the courses of action, tactics, timing and signatures the team emulates.
• Run reconnaissance and targeting of the system under test, finding the seams in detection, tracking and defeat.
• Fly as remote pilot in command on the profiles that need the most experience.
• Support the preparation of flight authorisations, risk assessments and the red-side safety case for live-fire and electronic warfare events.
• Deliver the red side of the evidence to the test and evaluation team, including the adversary plan, flight logs, telemetry and video for every run.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Over 5 years in operational, reconnaissance, opposing force or uncrewed systems roles, with 2+ years leading a small team.
• CASA Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) with the RPA category ratings for the aircraft we fly.
• Demonstrated adversary acumen.
• Demonstrated experience with uncrewed aircraft in the field.
• Experience preparing mission plans, risk assessments and safety cases for live activities.
• Ability to lead, train and check a small team.
• Able to work outdoors in field conditions for extended periods.
• Willingness to deploy to Defence sites and ranges in Australia and overseas.
• Australian citizenship and ability to obtain a NV1 security clearance.
• Ability to be onsite at Chaos1's XFACTORY, Sydney.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Time in a small team that planned and executed reconnaissance, surveillance, fires or opposing force tasks.
• Experience designing exercises, injects and adversary courses of action.
• Experience with electronic warfare, signals or electromagnetic signature management.
• Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC), or a CASA-recognised military equivalent.
• Time as a Chief Remote Pilot, Maintenance Controller or instructor under a ReOC.
• Competitive drone racing or freestyle background.
• Experience with swarming, autonomous or scripted flight profiles.
• Instructional or training qualifications.
• Experience working with allied forces on exercises or trials overseas.
• A current NV1 security clearance or above.

SALARY

A salary benchmarked against the Australian defence market, plus above-mandated superannuation and annual salary reviews.

BENEFITS

• Superannuation above the mandated rate.
• 25 days of annual leave every year.
• Clearance sponsorship.
• Mobilised from the start.

DATA PRIVACY

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