• 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.  

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

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead to join our high performing Command, Control, Communications & Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) line of business, working on a nationally significant, and highly visible federal government customer. The project is focused on developing the data processing platform that drives one of the most visited websites in Australia. This role is multi-faceted and we’re looking for a unique individual who can contribute broadly across the software development lifecycle; DevOps; Data Integration; Release Management; and Software Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality advice, guidance, and support throughout the lifecycle in an Agile delivery environment, ensuring teams follow defined Agile rhythms.

• Build strong working relationships across Operations, Development, Architecture, and key customer stakeholders while maintaining consistent team-wide understanding of project issues.

• Act as a centralised and reliable source of knowledge on team activities, maintaining collaboration tools across various environments.

• Lead and coordinate major release deployments by enabling consistent, repeatable, and improvable processes, proactively removing impediments, and promoting efficiency and collaboration across technical teams.

• Design and manage effective workload allocation systems, identify automation opportunities to drive efficiency, and track, monitor, and report on processes and sprint outcomes.

About You and What You'll Bring

• 5+ years’ experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, Platform Support, or similar high‑availability environments, with strong hands‑on Linux (RHEL) administration, incident resolution, and deep troubleshooting capability.

• Proven expertise in managing and optimising GitLab CI/CD pipelines across complex multi‑environment landscapes, plus proficiency in Ansible automation and Python scripting (with Java deployment experience desirable).

• Skilled in OpenShift, containers, and API‑driven operational workflows, with strong understanding of monitoring and log analytics using the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).

• Exposure to NiFi, Solr, TIBCO EBX, PostgreSQL or similar technologies; strong documentation habits; and experience using Jira/Confluence for workflows and knowledge management.

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science (or equivalent experience), alongside RHCSA or similar Linux certification, plus experience or certification in Ansible/automation tooling and solid understanding of API‑driven integrations.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a Baseline security clearance.

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 - virtual / face to face interview & 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 [email protected] 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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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.