Lead Architect - Defence ICT & System Integration

Leidos Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility options

Headspace access

On-demand courses

Challenging projects

Development opportunities

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Lead Architect to provide technical authority and architectural governance across the delivery of complex Defence ICT capabilities in Canberra. You will shape, assure and guide system architecture from concept through deployment and handover.

Working within a system integration delivery model, you will collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security and project teams to ensure secure, resilient solutions aligned to Defence requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Lead or Senior Architect within complex ICT or Defence environments.
• Strong expertise across system architecture, integration and multi-domain solutions.
• Experience delivering across full lifecycle (design, build, test, deployment and handover).
• Demonstrated experience providing technical governance and design assurance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex technical designs.
• Experience guiding cross-functional teams without direct line management authority.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership and architectural authority across delivery.
• Define and maintain architecture designs, standards and technical baselines.
• Review and assure key engineering artefacts including architecture and traceability outputs.
• Guide delivery teams through design reviews and technical assurance activities.
• Ensure alignment between architecture, implementation and integration across systems.
• Support technical governance forums such as design reviews and change boards.
• Identify and manage integration risks, dependencies and technical constraints.
• Support verification, validation, deployment and transition into operations.

Skills

Lead Architect

System architecture

Architecture governance

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking a Lead Architect to provide technical authority and architectural governance across the delivery of complex Defence ICT capabilities in Canberra. You will shape, assure and guide system architecture from concept through deployment and handover.

Working within a system integration delivery model, you will collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security and project teams to ensure secure, resilient solutions aligned to Defence requirements.