Mission-Critical Software Engineer | Flexible Hours & Growth

Leidos; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Your Way

Wellbeing That Matters

Learn Without Limits

Work That Makes an Impact

Build Your Future

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking Software Engineers across junior to senior levels to design, develop, integrate and support secure software for defence and national security environments. The role spans from early career engineers to technical leaders, with opportunities to contribute across the full development lifecycle.

You will work in a collaborative team, applying modern engineering practices, cloud and containerised environments, CI/CD, and secure coding.

Qualifications

• Proficient in modern programming languages and frameworks used for mission-critical software.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, and React or similar open-source technologies.
• Knowledge of API development and integration with external systems.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain software applications, services, APIs and integrations.
• Translate customer and project requirements into technical designs and tasks.
• Contribute to code reviews, design discussions, troubleshooting and performance optimisation.
• Develop secure, reliable and maintainable software using modern engineering practices.
• Support automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with systems, cloud, DevOps, security and project delivery specialists.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

API development

CI/CD

Cloud

Security practices

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking Software Engineers across junior to senior levels to design, develop, integrate and support secure software for defence and national security environments. The role spans from early career engineers to technical leaders, with opportunities to contribute across the full development lifecycle.

You will work in a collaborative team, applying modern engineering practices, cloud and containerised environments, CI/CD, and secure coding.