Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

• Join Leidos & work on AGO GEO SPACES mission critical networks
• Security Clearance: TSPV + DISA, located in Canberra
• Multiple roles on offer both permanent and a number of 9-month max term positions

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers  

• Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.​
• Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.
• We’re a ‘Family Friendly’ certified workplace – we understand the often many and varied roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.  

Do Work That Matters 

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 world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.  

Your New Role and Responsibilities  

As a talented member of our software engineering team, you will provide innovative and high-value solutions to a variety of complex technical challenges for our customer to build a large-scale information integration system.

Involved in the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) that includes planning, design, development and testing, you will be frequently applying a broad range of tools and latest technologies, and exploring creative ways and new approaches to implementing software solutions.

You will be an established software engineer with extensive experience in Java, JavaScript, application frameworks, API services development, secure development practices, and enterprise integration patterns and products.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and contribute to software prototyping, design, development, and engineering approach selection
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers to analyze, define, and implement requirements
• Perform software development activities including coding, unit testing, integration, and system testing
• Customize and integrate tools, and support system release and deployment
• Ensure software quality by adhering to defined engineering processes and best practices
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in research, development, and continuous improvement initiatives

What You’ll Bring to Make An Impact  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience and training)
• Proactive, business-aware professional able to identify issues, build relationships, and drive objectives
• Experience in a senior role within an engineering or project environment
• Experience developing or supporting geospatial systems
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Kanban methodologies and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience integrating and customizing systems using open-source technologies, REST/SOAP/messaging, and tools such as JIRA and Confluence

Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application.  We’re most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.  

This role does requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active TSPV Clearance, accompanied by the ability to be successful for a DISA/OSA.

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. It's 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 Network, Young 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 or 1 face to face, a psychometric test & background checks. 

• Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In 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 contact our Careers team careers.au@au.leidos.com if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

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.

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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.