Description
As a Platform Engineer at Leidos Australia, you will play a key role in building and evolving the platforms that underpin their technology environment. Working across cloud and hybrid infrastructure, you will help create secure, reliable, and scalable solutions that enable teams to deliver applications efficiently and with confidence.
The successful applicant will be an Australian citizen and hold an NV-1 security clearance.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and support cloud and hybrid platforms that provide a secure, resilient foundation for business-critical applications and services.
- Drive automation across infrastructure and application delivery through Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, scripting, and deployment tooling, reducing manual effort and improving operational efficiency.
- Enhance platform reliability, performance, and security by implementing monitoring, observability, vulnerability remediation, lifecycle management, and operational best practices.
- Partner closely with developers, architects, cybersecurity specialists, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to improve platform capabilities, simplify deployment processes, and deliver continuous improvements across the technology landscape.
Requirements:
- Experience in platform engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or a related technology discipline.
- Hands-on experience with public cloud and hybrid environments, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or similar platforms.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
- Capability in scripting and automation using technologies such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
- Working knowledge of operating systems, networking, APIs, databases, storage, DNS, and enterprise infrastructure environments.
- Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of monitoring, logging, observability, Git, and version control practices.
- Understanding of security principles, identity and access management, secrets management, compliance requirements, and platform security controls.
- Well-developed analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
- Ability to communicate clearly, build productive stakeholder relationships, and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
Benefits:
- Flex Your Way – Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
- Wellbeing That Matters – Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
- 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, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
- Build Your Future – Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, Leidos will invest in your development every step of the way.