Mission-Critical Software Engineer – Defence, On-Site

Leidos; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Mission Software Solutions team in Melbourne or Canberra. This on-site role focuses on designing, developing, testing, and deploying high-quality software for defence and national security projects.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, apply solid engineering practices, and contribute to secure, reliable solutions that meet customer goals. The role requires Australian citizenship and an active TSPV.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software in an agile environment.
• Solid engineering principles and secure development practices.
• Ability to design and implement scalable software solutions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design innovative software solutions for complex problems.
• Lead agile story development and estimation.
• Contribute to CI/CD and automation.
• Deploy and integrate systems using SecDevOps practices.
• Develop web-focused UI and improve UX.

Skills

Agile delivery

Quality software

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Strong communication

Customer focus

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Mission Software Solutions team in Melbourne or Canberra. This on-site role focuses on designing, developing, testing, and deploying high-quality software for defence and national security projects.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, apply solid engineering practices, and contribute to secure, reliable solutions that meet customer goals. The role requires Australian citizenship and an active TSPV.