Network Infrastructure Engineer — TSPV clearance required — Mission Software Solutions — MEL or CBR onsite

Leidos; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Your Way

Headspace access

MeQuilibrium wellbeing program

Access to 120,000+ on-demand courses

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Network Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement and sustain enterprise virtualization and infrastructure platforms critical to national security environments. The role is 100% onsite in Melbourne or Canberra, requiring TSPV clearance and a strong focus on reliability and security.

You will configure VMware vCenter Server, ESXi clusters, and integrate Commvault backup with automation for monitoring and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and supporting enterprise infrastructure and virtualisation environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware vCenter Server and ESXi, including highly available clusters.
• Experience implementing or supporting enterprise backup and recovery solutions, preferably Commvault.
• Experience with HPE server, compute or storage technologies.
• Experience using VMware Aria and/or vRealize products for monitoring, operations, automation or orchestration.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and root-cause analysis skills across integrated infrastructure environments.
• Sound understanding of infrastructure security, hardening, patching, backup, recovery, monitoring and configuration management principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, configure, integrate and maintain enterprise virtualization and infrastructure platforms, including VMware vCenter Server, ESXi environments and HPE compute and storage components.
• Implement and support Commvault backup, recovery, retention and data protection services, and use VMware Aria or vRealize capabilities for automation, orchestration, monitoring and capacity management.
• Monitor platform health, capacity, performance and availability; investigate complex incidents; and deliver patching, upgrades, migrations and technology refresh activities within controlled environments.
• Apply infrastructure security, hardening, access control, configuration and change management practices, while maintaining clear technical designs, build guides, support procedures and configuration records.

Skills

VMware vCenter

ESXi

Commvault

HPE storage

VMware Aria/vRealize

Infrastructure security

Troubleshooting

Tools

VMware Aria

vRealize

Job description

Deliver secure enterprise infrastructure for nationally significant customer environments Work across VMware, HPE, Commvault and infrastructure automation technologies TSPV clearance required, with the role performed 100% onsite in Melbourne or Canberra

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.

This includes:

• 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 Mission Software Solutions business delivers customized and off-the-shelf software solutions to Defence, Intelligence and other Government sectors. The business also builds capabilities that can be used for a wide range of applications in both traditional and non-traditional environments; providing leadership in the advancement of technological modernisation of complex enterprises within Government.

The Opportunity

You will be joining a high-profile program with a high-profile agency, working on outcomes of national security significance. As a Network Infrastructure Engineer, you will design, implement, integrate and sustain enterprise virtualisation, compute, backup and infrastructure management platforms supporting secure customer environments. You will contribute across the infrastructure lifecycle, including automation, monitoring, backup and recovery, performance optimisation, patching and operational support. Due to the client environment and nature of the work, this position is required to be performed 100% onsite in either Melbourne or Canberra.

In this role, you will:

• Design, build, configure, integrate and maintain enterprise virtualisation and infrastructure platforms, including VMware vCenter Server, ESXi environments and HPE compute and storage components.
• Implement and support Commvault backup, recovery, retention and data protection services, and use VMware Aria or vRealize capabilities for automation, orchestration, monitoring and capacity management.
• Monitor platform health, capacity, performance and availability; investigate complex incidents; and deliver patching, upgrades, migrations and technology refresh activities within controlled environments.
• Apply infrastructure security, hardening, access control, configuration and change management practices, while maintaining clear technical designs, build guides, support procedures and configuration records.

About You

We are looking for someone who brings judgement, curiosity and a collaborative approach to work that matters. You are an experienced Infrastructure Engineer who combines strong technical depth with a disciplined, customer-focused approach. You enjoy troubleshooting complex issues, improving platform reliability and translating technical requirements into practical, supportable solutions.

Essential for this role

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and supporting enterprise infrastructure and virtualisation environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware vCenter Server and ESXi, including highly available clusters, hosts, virtual machines, resource allocation and platform lifecycle activities.
• Experience implementing or supporting enterprise backup and recovery solutions, preferably Commvault.
• Experience with HPE server, compute or storage technologies.
• Experience using VMware Aria and/or vRealize products for monitoring, operations, automation or orchestration.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and root-cause analysis skills across integrated infrastructure environments.
• Sound understanding of infrastructure security, hardening, patching, backup, recovery, monitoring and configuration management principles, with the ability to produce clear technical designs, implementation plans and support documentation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, engage confidently with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and manage competing priorities in a controlled, mission-focused environment.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold, and maintain, a TSPV clearance. Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.

We value different experiences and are interested in the capability and potential you could bring.

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.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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.