About Leidos Australia
Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life, working to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.
Role Summary
Senior Geospatial Software Engineer responsible for designing, developing and delivering robust, scalable geospatial applications and solutions through the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This senior role requires expertise in ESRI technologies, custom geospatial application development, and a combination of proprietary and open‐source GIS platforms.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead geospatial software prototyping and technical investigations to define optimal development approaches
* Provide technical leadership across the design, development, integration, testing, and deployment of geospatial solutions
* Analyse and refine complex functional and non‐functional requirements with engineers and stakeholders
* Design and build custom geospatial applications, services, ESRI/ArcGIS integrations, and JavaScript‐based user interfaces
* Architect and implement geospatial data ingestion, transformation, and processing workflows
* Ensure software quality and continuous improvement through best practices, secure development, and mentoring junior engineers
Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Geospatial Science, or equivalent experience aligned to a senior engineering role
* Proven experience in a senior geospatial software engineering position within engineering or project environments
* Extensive expertise in ESRI technologies (ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro) and custom geospatial application development (JavaScript)
* Strong experience designing and implementing geospatial data engineering and ETL workflows
* Experience integrating open‐source GIS tools, external systems (e.g., REST APIs), and modern CI/CD practices
* Proficiency with Agile methodologies, containerisation (e.g., Docker), and development tools such as Git, JIRA, and Confluence
Legal & Security Requirements
This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active TSPV Clearance, with the ability to be successful for a DISA.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental 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 will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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