Active Directory Engineer

Leidos Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Wellbeing resources

Training & development

Impactful projects

Career growth

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking an experienced Active Directory Engineer to design, implement, and optimise enterprise identity services across our secure ICT environment in Canberra. You will secure access, maintain resilience, and reduce risk by applying best practices in AD, DNS, Group Policy, and hybrid identity.

You will collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and cloud teams to deliver reliable identity services, automate tasks with PowerShell, and contribute to transformation

Qualifications

• Experience administering AD DS, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and Windows authentication.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capabilities.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity integration.
• Understanding of identity security, privileged access, and disaster recovery.
• Ability to troubleshoot, communicate with stakeholders, and lead investigations.

Responsibilities

• Administer, secure, and maintain enterprise Active Directory environments.
• Support hybrid identity services and Entra ID integration.
• Monitor health, performance, and resilience of AD and related services.
• Develop PowerShell automation and documentation for standards.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and cloud teams to remediate identity risks.

Skills

Active Directory

PowerShell

Entra ID

Hybrid identity

Security best practices

Job description

Description

About Leidos Australia

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.

Benefits

Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work. This includes:

• 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, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
• And Much More – These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About The Team

You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.

We deliver secure, resilient and innovative technology services that enable Defence enterprise and warfighting capabilities across multiple classified domains and networks. We provide world-class ICT operations and agile digital modernisation using advanced analytics, automation, hybrid cloud, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, cybersecurity and AI to optimise highly complex, mission-critical environments.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Active Directory Engineer to support the implementation, administration, security, and ongoing optimisation of enterprise identity and directory services. This role plays a critical part in protecting enterprise identity platforms, enabling secure access, maintaining service resilience, and reducing operational and security risk across the organisation.

Working closely with infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, application, and service management teams, you will provide technical expertise across Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, authentication, access controls, certificate services, and hybrid identity to deliver secure, reliable, and highly available identity services.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, secure, and maintain enterprise Active Directory environments, including domains, forests, trusts, replication, domain controllers, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and authentication services.
• Support hybrid identity services, including Microsoft Entra ID integration, synchronisation technologies, cloud identity initiatives, and authentication solutions.
• Monitor platform health, performance, security, backup, disaster recovery, and operational resilience of Active Directory and related services.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell automation, technical documentation, operational procedures, and engineering standards to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Partner with cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to identify and remediate identity risks, support incident investigations, and contribute to modernisation initiatives.

About You

We are looking for someone who brings judgement, curiosity and a collaborative approach to work that matters.

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience administering enterprise Active Directory environments, including AD DS, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Windows authentication, domains, forests, trusts, replication, and domain controllers.
• Demonstrated PowerShell scripting and automation capability, with experience supporting operational efficiency and identity-management processes.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Entra ID, hybrid identity integration, Active Directory Certificate Services, and Windows Server platforms.
• Strong understanding of identity security, privileged access management, disaster recovery, operational resilience, and Microsoft security best practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills, with the ability to lead complex investigations and collaborate across technical teams.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold, or be eligible to obtain, NV-1 security clearance.

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.