Business Development Specialist

At PLEXSYS, our teams design, build and deliver Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) innovation and training solutions to customers around the world. With over 200 employees in seventeen states and four foreign countries, we contribute our success to enabling better training…everyday…across the globe. As an employee of PLEXSYS, you’ll find a culture that empowers you to achieve your professional objectives, give your personal best, and work with other highly passionate individuals. Our core values of integrity, excellence, teamwork and agility drive our daily decisions, identify our focus areas, and inspire our organizational culture.

General Description

The Business Development Specialist – Fires & Joint Effects supports the organisation’s engagement with Defence and Defence Primes stakeholders in relation to fires, effects integration, and operational readiness, with a primary focus on the Australian fires’ domain, while also engaging with other nations, joint and other Service stakeholders as appropriate. This role contributes to understanding Defence requirements across Long-, medium-, and short- range fires, joint effects, and integration activities, with an emphasis on Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training and operational work-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage professionally with Defence Stakeholders, Defence Primes, other nations as directed, acting as the primary POC, with Army, Navy, and joint organisations as appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of Defence Programs, exercises and initiatives relevant to fires, effects integration, and readiness.
• Represent the organization in a manner consistent with Defence probity, ethics, and governance expectations.

Market Insight & Opportunity Support

• Provide informed insight into emerging Defence requirements related to fires and joint effects.
• Support the identification and qualification of potential opportunities in accordance with the internal governance process.
• Contribute to internal discussions on how LVC solutions may support joint training, integration, and operational work-up.
• Represent PLEXSYS at industry forums, Defence Exhibitions, and key customer engagements.
• Work closely with internal teams to shape customer solutions and proposals.

Internal Collaboration/Capability Support

• Work collaboratively with internal technical, product, and business teams.
• Ensure market insights and opportunity information are documented and communicated appropriately.
• Support Proposal or capture activities as requested and within agreed scope.
• Develop and Maintain proficiency in operating the PLEXSYS ecosystem.
• Ensure all demonstrations and customer engagements are delivered to a high standard and are relevant, accurate, and aligned to Defence training and operational contexts.
• Work with internal teams to ensure demonstrations are appropriately configured and effective for the intended audience.

Commercial and Governance Framework

• Part-time engagement with a clearly defined scope, deliverables, and review points.
• All activities are conducted in accordance with Australian Government probity principles, Defence ethical standards, applicable company policies, and relevant Commonwealth Procurement Rules.
• The role does not involve lobbying activities and does not replace, or bypass established Defence procurement processes.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• Experience within Defence or the Defence Industry.
• Strong professional integrity and understanding of Defence expectations.
• Experience with training systems, simulation, or LVC environment.
• Must be an Australian Citizen and be eligible to gain or hold and maintain an Australian security clearance.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Army fires, joint effects, or operational readiness environments.
• Background in Army fires, joint fires, air or maritime effects integration.

Personal Attributes

• Credible professional presence with excellent communication skills.
• A true team player who works collaboratively across functions and geographies.
• Ability to operate independently within defined boundaries.
• Strategic thinker with a hand-on approach to execution.
• Culturally aware, with the ability to operate effectively across diverse regional markets.
• Driven by results, growth, and delivering value to customers.

Performance Measures

• Market & Stakeholder insight.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Opportunity Identification and Qualification.
• Opportunity shaping and Contribution.

Review

This role will be reviewed at the conclusion of the initial engagement period to assess the ongoing requirement and performance.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to Defence training and readiness outcomes while working within a professional solution focused environment. It is well suited to an individual seeking a part-time role that leverages Defence expertise without compromising probity or integrity.