Leidos Australia – Senior Principal MECM Engineer
Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by global experience and partnerships, work to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.
Your New Role And Responsibilities
We are seeking a highly experienced MECM professional to join our engineering capability as a Senior Principal MECM Engineer. This role is the highest level of technical leadership within the MECM / Endpoint Engineering domain, responsible for guiding architectural direction, shaping strategy, and supporting the integrity of large‐scale endpoint management environments.
Key responsibilities include:
* Lead and support end‐to‐end MECM/SCCM technical architecture across enterprise and Defence environments, defining and upholding engineering standards, patterns, and best practices, and guiding the design and evolution of highly available, secure, and scalable platforms.
* Guide complex engineering delivery and operations, including implementations, upgrades, migrations, and remediations; resolve critical high‐risk issues; and encourage continuous service improvement, automation, optimisation, and advanced reporting and analytics (SQL, PowerShell, Power BI).
* Contribute to governance, assurance, and risk awareness by supporting formal engineering and assurance activities (including Microsoft RAPs, audits, and customer reviews) and providing input into risk assessments, trade studies, and technical decision‐making.
* Act as a senior technical mentor and leader, serving as an escalation point for engineers and uplifting the wider engineering community.
* Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, translating business and operational requirements into practical, end‐to‐end technical solutions.
About You And What You'll Bring
You are a deeply experienced technical professional with a strong track record working at senior engineering levels in complex, regulated environments.
You Bring
* Extensive experience designing, architecting, and operating enterprise‐scale MECM/SCCM environments, with a systems engineering mindset across the full solution lifecycle.
* Deep technical expertise across endpoint and Microsoft infrastructure, including advanced application packaging, patching, SOE, task sequencing, endpoint security integration, AD, DNS, DHCP, IIS, WDS, and PowerShell‐driven automation.
* Advanced platform and reporting capability, including SQL Server HA/DR, SSRS, and virtualised data‐centre environments such as VMware and Citrix.
* Experience contributing to governance, assurance, and regulated environments, including configuration management and formal review processes within Defence or similar settings.
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with a tertiary qualification in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience, and relevant professional memberships and certifications (highly desirable).
* Australian Citizenship and NV‐1 security clearance, with willingness to be upgraded to NV‐2.
Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose
Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
Next Steps
* To apply, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
* Recruitment process – virtual / face‐to‐face interview & background checks.
* Applicants may need to meet ITAR requirements; dual nationality or former nationals may be restricted.
* For accessibility support, contact careers.au@au.leidos.com.
Commitment to Non‐Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. We offer competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
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