Description
- Life Days are the Leidos way of recognising that we all need extra time 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 12 days of leave per year.
- Due to the nature of the role, you must be an Australian Citizen and hold an active NV-2 AGSVA security clearance.
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
At Leidos Australia, our Matrix Engineering Team is a centralised group of highly skilled engineers and technical specialists who support a wide range of programs across Defence, Intelligence, and Federal Government portfolios. Operating within a matrix structure, the team is designed to provide flexible, scalable, and expert support to multiple projects simultaneously.
The Solutions Architect plays a critical role in designing and delivering secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions for Leidos Projects. Working closely with project managers, engineers, and key stakeholders, this position ensures architectural integrity across complex systems and aligns technical designs with strategic objectives.
The role involves:
- Lead Solution Architecture for a range of projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and strategic objectives.
- Design and document architectures for complex systems, covering infrastructure, applications, and integration layers.
- Provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams, guiding engineers and stakeholders through investigations, design and delivery phases.
- Engage with stakeholders to define future capabilities, assess requirements, and influence technical roadmaps.
- Support proposals and estimates, contributing architecture input for ROMs, BOEs, and technical evaluations.
What You’ll Bring to Make an Impact
- Strong customer service focus with the ability to empathise and prioritise effectively.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead continuous improvement efforts.
- Knowledge of Service Delivery and IT Service Management functions, including Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge Management, CSI, and Quality Assurance practices.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team or independently in a professional setting, and assist in conflict resolution.
- Proven experience in delivering quality client service, maintaining productive internal and external relationships, and familiarity with ITIL V3 or V4 Certification and Service Management tools.
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.
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 and/or 1 face-to-face & 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 get in touch with 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.
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”
Original Posting:
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
