Midrange Engineer

Leidos; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Your Way

Wellbeing That Matters

Learn Without Limits

Work That Makes an Impact

Build Your Future

And Much More

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a senior infrastructure engineer to design, build, and operate enterprise platforms for government and national security environments. You will translate requirements into robust platform designs, implement automation, and lead delivery across VMware, Windows Server, and Linux environments.

You will collaborate with program engineers and stakeholders, produce clear documentation, and support secure, reliable platform delivery in a fast-paced, mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Cisco UCS and VMware Cloud Foundation solutions, including integration with network and supporting services.
• Experience in server administration across multiple Windows Server versions and Linux, with AD, DNS and DFS knowledge.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues and produce clear technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into detailed designs and supporting services for complex Platform as a Service solutions.
• Install, configure, upgrade and maintain Windows Server and RHEL platform services delivered through VMware environments.
• Tune system performance and use automation and infrastructure-as-code practices to streamline builds and health checks.
• Produce and maintain technical, system and operational documentation and provide hands-on support at customer sites when required.

Skills

Cisco UCS

VMware Cloud Foundation

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

DFS

Enterprise backup

Documentation

Communication

Tools

Cisco UCS

VMware Cloud Foundation

Job 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. 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.

• 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.

The Opportunity

This role is an opportunity to contribute to the Matrix Engineering Group by designing, building, supporting and accrediting large enterprise infrastructure platforms for mission‑critical Federal Government environments. You will work with the Program Engineering Lead, engineering teams and customer stakeholders to understand requirements, solve complex technical problems and support reliable platform delivery.

In this role, you will:

• Translate customer requirements into detailed designs and supporting services for complex Platform as a Service solutions.
• Install, configure, upgrade and maintain Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform services delivered through VMware environments.
• Tune system performance and use automation and infrastructure‑as‑code practices to streamline builds, configuration deployment, health checks and repeatable operational processes.
• Produce and maintain technical, system and operational documentation, provide specialist advice and resolve complex infrastructure issues, including hands‑on support at customer sites when required.

The technical environment includes Cisco UCS, VMware Cloud Foundation, Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, enterprise backup products, storage technologies and infrastructure‑as‑code practices.

About You

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

Essential for this role:

• Extensive experience with Cisco UCS and VMware Cloud Foundation solutions, including integration with network and supporting services.
• Experience in server administration across Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
• Capability in administering Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and DFS, together with knowledge of enterprise backup products.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues, tune system performance and produce clear technical and operational documentation.
• Ability to communicate technical advice and work effectively with engineering teams, customers and other stakeholders.

Advantageous, but not essential:

• Experience with storage technologies and administration, particularly NetApp.
• Experience applying infrastructure‑as‑code and automation practices to enterprise platform delivery and operations.
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or MCTIP certification.
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification.
• ITIL Foundation certification.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold an NV1 security clearance. Certain roles may be subject International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements which may limit persons who hold dual nationality with certain proscribed countries from accessing material, or in the case of dual Australian‑U.S. citizens, may require the candidate to obtain a U.S. Persons Abroad authorisation from the U.S DDTC.

Pay Range

Pay Range: The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Location

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.

Pay and Benefits

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

What to Expect When You Apply

We’ll let you know what to expect before each stage, including who you’ll meet and how to prepare.

• An initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team
• An interview with the hiring manager or interview panel
• Any role‑specific assessment, technical discussion or customer step required for the position

If you need any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

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.