Security Lead

Leidos; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a security leader to guide the design, delivery and operation of complex systems, integrating security into engineering decisions and assuring compliance across the lifecycle.

You will coordinate vulnerability and assurance activities, advise architects and engineers, and communicate risk posture to technical and non-technical stakeholders while working with cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or coordinating cyber security activities in technology or engineering environments.
• Knowledge of security risk management, governance, controls and assurance practices.
• Experience reviewing architectures, system designs or technical implementations from a security perspective.
• Capability in vulnerability management, remediation planning and security issue resolution.
• Ability to prepare security documentation and communicate risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working across project, engineering and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide security leadership across the design, delivery and operation of complex systems.
• Coordinate vulnerability, compliance and security review activities, ensuring findings are prioritised and addressed.
• Advise architects, engineers and project leaders on secure design, implementation and operational practices.
• Develop and maintain security plans, risk assessments, control requirements and assurance evidence.
• Engage customers and governance forums to communicate security posture, risks and remediation progress.

Skills

Security leadership

Risk management

Security architecture

Vulnerability management

Stakeholder communication

ISMS controls

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 eachrole contributes to meaningful outcomes.

Mission Software Systems (MSS)

MSS brings together expertise across intelligence, software, and cloud to deliver end‑to‑end capability supporting the full intelligence lifecycle, from planning through to dissemination and feedback. The team fosters a culture of innovation, leveraging modern engineering practices and shared infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and deploy software solutions across a range of environments, including cloud.

MSS also plays a key role in advancing technology modernisation within Government, delivering scalable and adaptable solutions for complex enterprise challenges.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will provide security leadership across the design, delivery and operation of complex systems. You will integrate security considerations into engineering decisions, coordinate assurance activities and help teams understand and manage security risk throughout the system lifecycle. Develop and maintain security plans, risk assessments, control requirements and assurance evidence. Advise architects, engineers and project leaders on secure design, implementation and operational practices. Coordinate vulnerability, compliance and security review activities, ensuring findings are prioritised and addressed. Engage customers, technical authorities and governance forums to communicate security posture, risks and remediation progress.

About You

You can translate security obligations into practical actions for technical and delivery teams. You bring a risk‑based approach, communicate security matters clearly and understand the importance of maintaining traceable evidence.

Essential

• Experience leading or coordinating cyber security activities in technology or engineering environments.
• Knowledge of security risk management, governance, controls and assurance practices.
• Experience reviewing architectures, system designs or technical implementations from a security perspective.
• Capability in vulnerability management, remediation planning and security issue resolution.
• Ability to prepare security documentation and communicate risks to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience working across project, engineering and operational teams.
• Familiarity and experience with accrediting systems against the ISM and other applicable security standards.

Advantageous

• Knowledge of cloud, network, application or operational technology security.
• Relevant cyber security certification or tertiary qualification.
• Exposure to government, defence, critical infrastructure or other regulated environments.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen. Security clearance requirements vary depending on the role and project and may include NV2 or TSPV clearances. To be considered, applicants must hold, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, the appropriate security clearance and any associated customer access approvals required for the position. Due to the nature of our work, applicants must be Australian Citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role. 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.

Contact

If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Praveena Sundarakumar, Talent Acquisition.

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step10 is ancient history. We're already at step30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

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.