Description About Leidos AustraliaAt Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.
Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.
Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work. This includes:
- Flex Your Way - Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
- Wellbeing That Matters - Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
- Learn Without Limits - Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
- Work That Makes an Impact - Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
- Build Your Future - Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
- And Much More - These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.
About the TeamYou'll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.
Mission Software Systems (MSS) brings together expertise across intelligence, software, and cloud to deliver end-to-end capability supporting the full intelligence lifecycle, from planning through to dissemination and feedback. The team fosters a culture of innovation, leveraging modern engineering practices and shared infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and deploy software solutions across a range of environments, including cloud. MSS also plays a key role in advancing technology modernisation within Government, delivering scalable and adaptable solutions for complex enterprise challenges.
The OpportunityJoin the GEO SPACES Program, a nationally significant capability delivering geospatial and mission-critical systems that support Australia's Defence and national security objectives. As a Systems Integrator, you will play a key role in the sustainment and evolution of complex operational systems, working within a secure and highly collaborative engineering environment.
This is a 12-month contract opportunity offering the chance to work on high-impact systems that contribute directly to critical Defence outcomes while collaborating with experienced engineering and technical specialists.
In this role, you will:
- Contribute to the ongoing enhancement, sustainment and integration of systems across the GEO SPACES Program, ensuring technical solutions remain secure, reliable and aligned to operational requirements.
- Work closely with systems engineers, software engineers, architects, project teams and customer stakeholders to investigate issues, implement system changes and support engineering decision-making throughout the system lifecycle.
- Support the delivery of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), systems analysis, requirements management and design activities, helping to progress capabilities through engineering governance and assurance processes.
- Partner with Configuration Management and Verification & Validation teams to ensure system changes are controlled, traceable, verified and documented, contributing to the successful delivery of outcomes that support critical Defence capabilities.
About YouYou are an experienced Systems Engineer or Systems Integrator who enjoys working in complex environments and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to solve technical challenges. You bring a methodical approach to engineering, an appreciation for governance and assurance frameworks, and the ability to balance sustainment priorities with evolving capability needs.
Essential- Experience working in systems engineering, systems integration or sustainment roles within complex project, enterprise, Defence or government environments.
- Knowledge of systems engineering principles, engineering lifecycles and requirements management practices.
- Experience undertaking systems analysis, engineering investigations and contributing to solution design activities.
- Ability to develop and maintain engineering documentation, including requirements, design artefacts, impact assessments and technical reports.
- Experience supporting engineering change management activities and working within configuration-controlled environments.
- Understanding of engineering governance, assurance, verification and validation processes.
- Ability to identify, assess and manage technical risks while supporting informed engineering decision-making.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience working within Agile or hybrid delivery environments and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
Advantageous- Experience supporting Defence capability, intelligence, geospatial or mission systems.
- Familiarity with ITIL-aligned service management, sustainment frameworks and operational support environments.
- Experience contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, lessons learned activities and engineering best practices.
- Exposure to secure enterprise environments requiring adherence to security, quality and assurance frameworks.
This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active NV2 Security Clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a DISA.
If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. We value different experiences and are interested in the capability and potential you could bring.
What to Expect When You ApplyOur hiring process is designed to be straightforward, respectful and easy to navigate. If your skills, experience and qualifications look aligned with the role, our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss the next stage. You can expect:
- An initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team
- An interview with the hiring manager or interview panel
- Any role-specific assessment, technical discussion or customer step required for the position
We'll let you know what to expect before each stage, including who you'll meet and how to prepare. If you need any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.
Ready to explore what's possible?If this sounds like a role where you can make an impact and continue to grow, we'd like to hear from you. Please apply via the "Apply Now" button with your resume. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Praveena Sundarakumar, Talent Acquisition.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
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 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.
About LeidosLeidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and BenefitsPay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
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Commitment to Non-DiscriminationAll 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.
