At Leidos, we do work that really matters inspired by our mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. With 25 years of local experience, our over 2000 team members, work together to solve Australia’s toughest challenges in government, defence, intelligence and border protection. We’re robust and ambitious, and we empower our people to do their best work. You’ll feel inspired by what you can achieve and will be supported by an inclusive and flexible culture that genuinely cares for your wellbeing. Together, we can be the difference.

We've got so much to offer at Leidos, here are a just a few of the Benefits we provide our team:

• 12 Extra Days Leave: Life Days are the Leidos way of recognising that we all need some extra time out to take care of life. By working slightly more than the minimum weekly hours (2 hours per week for full timers) you can accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year.
• Leidos Life Hub provides access to discount offers or cashback rewards with over 400 Australian and International retailers.
• Professional development and support to set you up for success and assist you in achieving your career aspirations.

Our exciting programs at Leidos develop and support our Federal Government customers IT systems, including mission critical classified systems that cover a wide breadth of software engineering disciplines including enterprise systems, web applications, cyber security, geospatial systems and real-time signal processing. These are developed using the latest agile processes and industry best practices, leveraging leading commercial and open source frameworks and tools.

Your New Role

Leading a team of data scientists and data engineers to identify, design, develop, build, install, test and evaluate data science solutions to support the Wagardi mission system and user community.

Coupled with your education and practical experience, you will demonstrate a pro-active approach with the ability to understand business needs and develop solutions to achieve company objectives. 

• Experience delivering real-world data science-based projects and services based on both structured and unstructured data
• Experience leading specialised teams in complex environments
• Knowledge and application of technical principles, theories and concepts in the field of data science and analytics, including Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) and the application of Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to research and devise innovative data analytics solutions

About You and What You'll Bring

• Essential skills: hands-on proven commercial experience including:
  • Working directly with external customer and user organisations to uncover, define and deliver new and innovative data science-based products and solutions solving real-world problems
  • AI/ML and the application of LLMs
  • Strong research, maths, stats and/or programming background
  • Knowledge and application of technical principles, theories and concepts in the field of Data Science
  • Working with both structured and unstructured data
  • A broad range of data technologies, such as Postgres, Azure, Hadoop, Cloudera
  • APIs
  • Leading, coaching and mentoring small teams (less than 10) of data scientists and data engineers
• Highly desirable skills: familiarity with a range of technologies and applications, such as:
  • SQL Server technologies
  • Programming/ scripting in R, Python, Java, Bash, Spark, Hive, TensorFlow
  • Git, Bitbucket
  • Power BI technologies
  • Solr
  • Elasticsearch/ Elastic Stack
• Strong focus on customer service and outcomes.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to adapt and maintain a flexible approach to changing needs or priorities.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues.
• Be open to researching and creating new approaches.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as contribute within a team and professional environment.

Due to the nature of work we do for our customers, all applicants are required to be Australian Citizens and hold or be willing to apply for a NV2 security clearance.

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.

At Leidos, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.