Cyber Solution Architect / Engineering Manager

Leidos; City of Knox; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and wellness programs

Paid leave and retirement benefits

Job summary

A leading global technology firm is seeking a Cyber Solution Architect / Cyber Engineering Manager to lead cyber transformations for mission-critical programs in Australia. You will shape strategy and deliver impactful solutions, while collaborating with various teams to ensure secure architectures. The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience in cybersecurity architecture and the ability to guide complex cyber solutions across hybrid environments. Requires Australian citizenship and an active security clearance.

Qualifications

• Ideally 10+ years of experience in cyber security architecture, engineering or secure systems design.
• Ability to translate complex security problems for non cyber security audiences.
• Proven experience delivering cyber transformation across large-scale cloud and hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead cyber transformation for mission critical programs shaping Australia’s future.
• Develop security plans, policies and procedures.
• Guide secure cloud migrations, ensuring cyber hardening and compliance.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle)

Leadership in multi-discipline environments

Translating complex security problems

Deep expertise in secure solution architecture

Security frameworks knowledge (ISM, ISO27001)

Education

10+ years of experience in cyber security

Australian Citizenship and NV-1 security clearance

Tools

Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

DevSecOps

Job description

Overview

Lead Cybertransformation for mission critical programs shaping Australia\u2019s future. Inspire, shape strategy and deliver impact. Location: Canberra or Melbourne.

Description

Cyber Solution Architect / Cyber Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead cyber transformation for mission critical programs shaping Australia\u2019s future
• Inspire, shape strategy and deliver impact
• Lead the design and assurance of secure, resilient and mission-ready architectures across complex, high-assurance environments
• Embed security-by-design principles into enterprise and solution architectures
• Lead risk-reduction activities and cyber architecture strategy across cloud, infrastructure, digital platforms and enterprise observability ecosystems
• Develop security plans, policies and procedures
• Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments and security architecture reviews across mission-critical systems
• Define secure reference architectures, patterns, standards and hardening baselines
• Integrate security principles across identity, network, workload and data domains
• Work with security use cases such as addressing security standards, privacy by design and emerging security practices
• Guide secure cloud migrations, ensuring cyber hardening and compliance from design through deployment
• Oversee testing, troubleshooting, cyber hardening and secure debugging of software-intensive systems
• Partner with CTO, CISO and operational teams to define long-term cyber roadmaps
• Influence executive stakeholders on cyber risk, resilience and strategic security investments
• Lead and uplift technical teams across capture, mobilisation and program delivery
• Act as a trusted cyber-SME in presales, business development, on contract growth and strategic engagements
• Collaborate with international teams to leverage and repatriate global cyber capability

What You’ll Bring To Make An Impact

• Ideally 10+ years99 experience in cyber security architecture, engineering or secure systems design
• Ability to translate complex security problems for non cyber security audiences
• Proven experience delivering cyber transformation across large-scale cloud and hybrid environments
• Proven ability to lead and advocate in a complex multi-discipline environment
• Deep expertise in secure solution architecture across: mission software systems; cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP or Oracle); infrastructure platforms and deployed information environments
• Knowledge of security frameworks and their application including ISM, ISO27001 and NIST 800-53
• Experience with environment monitoring and observability with security telemetry
• Understanding of secure SDLC, DevSecOps and systems integration
• Exposure to both Waterfall and Agile delivery models
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders on cyber risk and architectural direction
• Demonstrated leadership across technical teams in capture, R&D and complex program delivery
• Experience within government, defence, intelligence or regulated environments (highly regarded)
• Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience (highly regarded)
• A strong sense of ownership, accountability and delivery focus

Don’t worry if you don’t tick every box. If you meet most of them, we encourage you to apply. We9re most interested in your strengths, growth mindset, leadership capability and ambition.

This role requires Australian Citizenship and an active NV-1 security clearance, with willingness to upgrade to NV-2.

If you9re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. We9re not hiring followers. We9re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We9re already at step 30 4 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity, market data, and applicable laws.

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

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, 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 qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.