Every person at Leidos plays an important and valued role bringing science, engineering and technology together to produce practical solutions for our customers’ most complex problems. Its how we help to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient - work that matters and a mission, like those of our customers, we are passionate about. We’re open minded, ambitious and committed to enabling our people to do their best work, to be inspired by what they can achieve and the impact they can have.

Here in Australia, we’re agile and growing fast. Our 1,400 employees are busy building an enviable reputation for innovation and delivery. And, as part of a US-based organisation with 37,000 people and a 50 year history, we are able to draw upon world-leading technical expertise to help us provide the best solutions to our customers.

We invest in our people and promote internally, so if you’re seeking growth and/or a varied career path, then you’ve come to the right place.

Your new role

We have an opportunity for a highly skilled Linux System Support Engineer to work with one of our key programs in one of Australia’s largest enterprise environments. This role will see you work within a high-performance midrange team spanning a wide range of technologies with a focus on Linux support activities. You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative workplace that encourages innovation, with a work scope that provides a real sense of purpose.

1. Responsibilities include:

• System monitoring, analysis, troubleshooting, and the resolution of incidents and problems
• Supporting the reliability of the systems by utilizing standard procedures and tools to carry out defined system configurations, backups, and restoring data where necessary
• Identifying operational problems and contributing to their resolution; Finding efficiencies and continual service improvements such as development of scripts to automate tasks
• Providing technical expertise to enable the correct application of operational procedures and maintain technical documentation
• Performing security patching activities utilising Satellite; Supporting the provision of proactive and reactive actions of configuration updates

About You and What You'll Bring

Coupled with your professional experience and/or education - you will demonstrate an adaptable, pro-active, approach with the ability to understand the business requirements, identify issues, and work collaboratively to achieve Leidos objectives.

Skills and experience in the following areas will be highly valued:

• Higher education sector accreditation or relevant industry experience of more than 4 years.
• Strong working knowledge of RHEL
• Virtualization platforms such as VMWare
• Scripting in BASH/Python/PERL
• Automation tools such as Ansible
• Knowledge of Windows Server Operating Systems
• Knowledge of UNIX Operating Systems i.e. Solaris and AIX
• Experience working in a large scale Enterprise IT environment
• Working knowledge of ITIL in the form of Change, Incident, and Problem Management

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a current NV-2 security clearance. This position will be based onsite from Canberra, ACT.

What You'll Love

This is a team that cares for its people, focuses on building culture, and is high-performing all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

At Leidos, we’ve built our business on the ability to Redefine Possible and the same applies to your career. We proudly embrace diversity and support our people at every stage of their Leidos journey in terms of inclusion, accessibility and flexibility. We look forward to welcoming you.

At Leidos, we embrace diversity and are 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.