Work That MattersLeidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts backed by our global experience and network of partners are working to solve the worlds toughest challenges in government intelligence defence aviation border protection and health markets.
Your New Role and Responsibilities
Join a small high-performing team tasked with delivering meaningful technical and operational outcomes across a dynamic backlog of initiatives. Operating as an agile improvement team rather than through traditional project structures this team is empowered to rapidly assess design and implement solutions that drive real evolution across ICT systems and processes.
The Senior Systems Engineer will play a pivotal role in translating ideas into actionworking closely within the team and with other technical and process teams to bring clarity structure and execution to a wide range of work items.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Systems Engineer you will work with the team to deliver diverse initiatives each scoped and prioritised through a collaborative backlog process. You will bring structure to ambiguity and provide solutions that are technically sound operationally effective and measurable.
- Take ownership of improvements across End User Workspace Cloud Infrastructure Process and IT Service Management domainsfrom initial scoping through to implementationensuring alignment with business needs and technical standards.
- Work with the teams Business Analyst and Solutions Architect to define solution approaches document technical plans for approval and execution and produce user-focused materials that support adoption and clarity.
- Deploy integrate and test ICT solutions across enterprise environments ensuring minimal disruption and delivering maximum value to stakeholders.
- Proactively identify risks and opportunities early in the lifecycle and develop mitigation strategies that protect delivery timelines and enhance solution outcomes.
- Bring your experience to the broader team providing guidance and support fostering a culture of continuous improvement technical excellence and shared learning.
Qualifications & Experience
Youll bring a strong foundation in systems engineering with the ability to work across a broad range of technologies and domains. Your experience will demonstrate both depth and versatility in delivering ICT solutions within complex environments.
- Demonstrated hands-on systems engineering experience ideally within Federal Government or similarly complex environments with a track record of delivering impactful outcomes.
- Proven capability across Microsoft platforms (Windows Server Active Directory DNS DHCP) virtualisation (VMware Citrix) scripting and automation tools (PowerShell Ansible Terraform) enterprise monitoring (SCOM SCCM vCOPS) and cloud services (AWS Azure Oracle).
- Familiarity with ITIL 4 principles and formal engineering methodologies with a strong grasp of system lifecycle management documentation standards and continuous improvement practices.
- Understanding of security protocols certificate authorities and technology management with the ability to design and implement solutions that meet compliance and governance requirements.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders drive consensus and deliver results in a collaborative environment.
Dont worry if you dont tick all the boxes if you meet most of them we encourage you to submit your application. Were most interested in your strengths what you want to learn and how far you want to go.
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 driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. Its about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work feels welcome valued and respected and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase Chief Executive Leidos Australia.
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.
Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies NetworkYoung Professionals Defence & Emergency Services Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.
Next Steps
- To apply for this role follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
- Recruitment process - 1 virtual interview and/or 1 face-to-face & background checks.
- Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
- We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please get in touch with our Careers team if youd like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.
Were not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. Were looking for people who break limits ask hard questions and dont wait to be told whats next. At Leidos were not following the roadmap were redrawing it.
Original Posting:
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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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30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
