Leidos is a Fortune 500® Technology, Engineering, and Science Solutions and Services leader. Leidos' 47,000 global employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

Leidos Australia has been a trusted partner to the Australian Government, including the Department of Defence, for more than 25 years, having delivered some of the most complex software and systems integration projects in Australia. With a local workforce of around 2,000, of which 85% hold a government security clearance, we have one of the largest security-cleared workforces in Australia. Our team is also backed by Leidos' global expertise, experience and capabilities.

Are you a Solution Architect interested in building the next big thing/s, or enriching emerging market capabilities into an Enterprise scale supported system? If so, we want to hear from you!

In this role you will take strategic responsibility of Solution Architecture for a globally recognised ICT supplier to major Federal Government clients. Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, you will work across accounts to build on pre-existing capabilities and develop roadmaps inline with our clients strategic vision. Central to this will be the execution strategy for the sustainment and ongoing development of underlying systems.

You will review our existing catalogue of services and work with our core vendors, as well as key stakeholders within Departments, to ensure Leidos provides current / best of breed capabilities. As part of this function, you will be expected to deliver Leidos funded Research & Development projects; collaborating across our international organisation.

Key functions of the role include:

• Work as a solution architect and contribute to the architecture input into ROMs, proposals, BOEs, software, infrastructure-related inquiries and capacity estimations for new projects;
• Provide technical expertise to stakeholders, including project managers, engineers, security personnel and customer representatives. To ensure successful delivery of the solution(s) to the customer.
• Undertake architecture design, development and deployment, of cost-effective and sustainable capabilities for our customers;
• Engage with the customer on matters relating to future capabilities and prospective projects;
• Work as a member of a cross-functional team, including embedding in operations and engineering teams where complex technical expertise is requested;
• Facilitate technical and commercial discussions on proposed solutions along with current / future capabilities, with senior stakeholders within both Leidos and our clients.

In addition to, a Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline, or significant successful experience delivering and supporting systems architecture and engineering at an Enterprise scale (5,000+ seats), you will demonstrate the following;

KNOWLEDGE

• Strong Enterprise scale IT experience in Architecture, Enginering & Operations.
• Comprehensive experience with at least two of the following vendors / offerings:
  • VMWare - VCF & VRA;
  • Cisco - Datacentre Networking;
  • Dell, Hitachi and/or IBM - Compute & Storage Systems;
  • RedHat, Ansible & OpenShift;
  • Elastic, Prometheus & Grafana;
  • Veritas NetBackup;
  • IBM Tovoli.
• Architecture Framework certification (TOGAF, DODAF, etc.)
• Security frameworks (ISM, PSPF, E8, NIST, etc.)

SKILLS

• Ability to write high quality architectural and design documentation;
• Demonstrated ability undertaking product evaluations, including technical and financial modelling;
• Excellent stakeholder management- a proven ability to develop relationships;
• Ability to shift to a cross-functional role in operations or engineering if required as part of the cross-functional team;
• Ability to navigate, learn, influence and quickly adapt to new requirements and problem sets.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and ideally hold an NV1 or NV2 security clearance, or ability to obtain. 

What you can expect from us

• Flex for Balance, for Life Events and to Give Back.  Our Flex menu of options for when, where and how you work aims to give you more balance. 
• When you grow, we grow. Be it through our exciting pipeline line of projects, or by partnering with a People Leader who will guide, mentor and support you.
• Connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues who share similar interests and join one of our employee advocacy groups (Women, Pride, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services and A4 Ability)

Here’s why our work really matters

We’ve been keeping Australia safer, healthier and more efficient for 25 years, here’s just three ways how:

1. We’re responsible for the ongoing support and uplift of the Australian Defence Force’s two largest classified networks
2. We work with the Australian Department of Defence to design and operate the cyber security tools used across the Army, Navy and Airforce
3. We deliver software development and operational support through to the integration of underwater autonomous vehicles and survey ships to meet mission objectives

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 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.