Meaningful Government Tech Software Internship

GOTAFE

City of Melbourne

On-site

AUD 28,000 - 36,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Leidos is offering a software engineering internship designed for penultimate-year students in Australia. From day one, you’ll work as part of a project team, supported by a dedicated buddy and mentor, with structured learning and hands-on experience to build your confidence and capability.

You’ll contribute to design, development and testing of software solutions, writing clean code under expert guidance, and learning secure development practices for government projects in a modern engineering

Qualifications

  • A penultimate-year student in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computing or related field.
  • Eager to learn, collaborate and solve technical problems.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills.
  • Curious, proactive, adaptable and open to feedback.
  • Interest in building software delivering real-world outcomes.
  • Willingness to learn and develop technical skills.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design, development and testing of software solutions with appropriate algorithms and data structures.
  • Write clean, maintainable code under guidance for software releases and project delivery.
  • Work within modern engineering practices and document relevant work.
  • Collaborate with software engineers, architects, testers and project teams.
  • Learn how software is delivered in secure, governed environments for government clients.
  • Adhere to secure software development, QA and governance practices.
  • Meet project deadlines for software modules.

Skills

Software Engineering
Team collaboration
Communication
Problem solving
Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Leidos is offering a software engineering internship designed for penultimate-year students in Australia. From day one, you’ll work as part of a project team, supported by a dedicated buddy and mentor, with structured learning and hands-on experience to build your confidence and capability.

You’ll contribute to design, development and testing of software solutions, writing clean code under expert guidance, and learning secure development practices for government projects in a modern engineering

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