# Technical and Engineering Leader

**Company**: Leidos Australia
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Defence & Intelligence
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Leidos Australia is seeking experienced Technical and Engineering Leaders to support the growth of our Defence & Intelligence business across Australia, with opportunities available in both Melbourne and Canberra.

As a Technical and Engineering Leader, you will lead the design, development, delivery, and sustainment of complex Defence & Intelligence systems, spanning software, cloud, cyber, ICT, and mission-focused technologies. You will build, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary teams across engineering, software development, infrastructure, cloud, testing, automation, AI, and data disciplines.

Key responsibilities:

- Lead the design, development, delivery, and sustainment of complex Defence & Intelligence systems

- Build, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary teams

- Work closely with Defence customers, program leaders, and technical specialists to translate operational challenges into secure, scalable, and sustainable technology solutions

- Provide technical leadership across emerging and established Defence & Intelligence programs

Requirements:

- You've led people through complexity, bringing together diverse technical disciplines to solve challenging problems and deliver outcomes that matter

- You know how to create environments where engineers, architects, developers, and specialists can do their best work, grow their careers, and thrive as a team

- You're comfortable operating at the intersection of technology, customers, and delivery

- You bring deep expertise in at least one area of Defence & Intelligence

- You enjoy mentoring others, developing future leaders, and creating the conditions for long-term team success

- You are an Australian Citizen who currently holds at least an NV1 Australian Government security clearance and able to obtain and maintain a clearance up to TSPV

Benefits:

- Flex Your Way – Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days, part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours

- Learn Without Limits – Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities

- Work That Makes an Impact – Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter

- Build Your Future – Invest in your development every step of the way

## Skills

### Required
- Defence & Intelligence software systems
- Intelligence, ISR and targeting systems
- Geospatial technologies
- Cyber security
- Cloud computing
- Software engineering
- Systems engineering
- AI
- Data technologies

### Nice to have
- Defence acquisition
- Systems integration
- Cybersecurity
- Data engineering

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