Application Support Engineer

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• Due to the nature of the role you must be an Australian Citizen and hold (or the ability to obtain) an active NV-2 AGSVA security clearance.

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Leidos 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

Leidos Australia supports the integration of intelligence and situational awareness capabilities through the JP2096 Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) system. This work enables Defence analysts to rapidly search collate and assimilate data from multiple sources supporting more timely and informed decisionmaking in complex operational environments.

As an Application Support Engineer youll join a collaborative technically curious team supporting and improving critical applications in a Linux-based environment.

This role is well suited to someone who already has foundational technical skills and wants to use them every day deepen their capability and build a long-term career in modern application support and observability.

Youll work across the full application lifecycle alongside developers engineers and stakeholders contributing meaningfully from day one while continuing to grow your technical and professional skill set.

In this role youll be actively involved in the day-to-day health performance and improvement of applications including:

• Providing Level 2/3 application and systems support in a Linux/Unix environment with a strong focus on proactive monitoring and performance management.
• Owning incidents end-to-end from triage and investigation through to resolution and post-incident review.
• Performing root cause analysis of application and system issues working closely with other ITSM service towers developers and end users to implement sustainable fixes.
• Deploying software updates patches and fixes in line with approved change release and configuration management practices.
• Working across the development and support lifecycle collaborating with others to improve reliability visibility and supportability of applications.
• Creating and maintaining clear operational and technical documentation to support ongoing operations and enable Level 1 Service Desk teams.

What Youll Get Out of the Role

This is a role designed for engineers who want to grow not stagnate.

You can expect:

• Structured learning and development including project-supported training such as:
  • ITIL Foundations v5
  • Elastic Search / Observability Engineering
• Dedicated learning time during work hours actively encouraged and supported by the Team Lead.
• Exposure to modern tooling and open-source technologies with the opportunity to apply what you learn directly to real systems.
• The ability to make meaningful contributions while your security clearance is in progress rather than waiting on the sidelines.
• Experience working in a team that values collaboration knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Career-building exposure across application support incident management observability and platform operations skills that remain highly relevant across the industry.
• A supportive team environment where development is recognised as part of your job not something you do in your own time.

What Youll Bring to Make an Impact

You dont need to know everything on day one but you will bring a solid technical foundation and a strong desire to continue learning.

Key requirements include:

• Hands-on experience troubleshooting and resolving application issues in a production environment.
• Experience supporting applications on Linux/Unix systems or strong foundational knowledge with a desire to work in Linux environments every day.
• Understanding of networks protocols and diagnostic tools used in application support.
• Ability to use scripting or automation to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• A working understanding of how applications are built deployed supported and improved across their lifecycle.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Eligibility to obtain an NV2 security clearance (you do not need to hold this clearance at the start).

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.

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