Security Engineer: Federal IT & Cloud Defense

Leidos; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Security Engineer to implement and operate security capabilities across on‑prem and cloud environments for a Federal Government department. You will ensure systems are protected in line with ISM, PSPF, and regulatory controls.

The role emphasizes system hardening, continuous monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management, collaborating with stakeholders to maintain secure, auditable environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Identity and Access Management (IdAM).
• Familiarity with Enterprise Security Architecture (ESA).
• Elasticsearch as an observability platform.

Responsibilities

• Implement and operate security capabilities across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Drive system hardening and continuous monitoring.
• Perform incident response and vulnerability management.
• Ensure integration with enterprise services and reporting of risk posture.

Skills

IdAM

ESA

Elasticsearch

Tools

Ansible

ServiceNow

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking a Security Engineer to implement and operate security capabilities across on‑prem and cloud environments for a Federal Government department. You will ensure systems are protected in line with ISM, PSPF, and regulatory controls.

The role emphasizes system hardening, continuous monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management, collaborating with stakeholders to maintain secure, auditable environments.