Benefits
Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.
Work with a world‑leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.
We’re a ‘Family Friendly’ certified workplace supporting the varied roles our team members play within their unique family settings.
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and systems engineering oversight across the full lifecycle, guiding architecture decisions, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy.
Lead system design and architecture development, including requirements analysis, modelling, specification development, and evaluation of emerging technologies.
Support project execution by contributing to planning activities, maintaining SE artefacts (SEMP, TEMP, TTO), and ensuring system delivery meets quality, security, and compliance standards.
Manage technical risks and issues, proactively identifying potential impacts, implementing mitigation strategies, and ensuring system stability throughout delivery.
Lead and mentor engineering and technical teams, fostering collaboration, supporting capability development, and ensuring effective communication across multidisciplinary stakeholders.
Oversee system implementation, integration, and operations, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and supportability of ICT systems, including participation in escalation or on‑call response where required.
Qualifications
Extensive experience in systems engineering leadership within complex ICT environments, including architecture development, system integration, and lifecycle management.
Relevant tertiary qualifications and certifications, such as engineering, ICT, or related disciplines, with desirable credentials including ITIL, Systems Engineering (INCOSE / ASEP / CSEP).
Strong technical expertise across ICT infrastructure, with the ability to analyze, design, and optimise systems using industry standards, frameworks, and modelling practices.
Demonstrated experience in project delivery including planning, estimation, documentation, risk management, and working closely with project managers and cross‑functional teams.
Excellent stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts and lead discussions with technical and non‑technical audiences.
Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold TSPV security clearance.
Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. 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.
Commitment to Non‑Discrimination: 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.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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