Senior Software Engineer - Defence ICT Lead (9-month)

Leidos LLC; North Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income protection

Paid leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Australia in Canberra is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Defence ICT team on a 9‑month maximum‑term contract, with potential extension. You will provide technical leadership across the design, development and integration of software within a complex Defence ICT delivery program.

Work closely with architects, system integrators and project teams to ensure software solutions are aligned to architecture, meet integration requirements and are production-ready.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software engineering within complex ICT environments (Defence or government highly regarded)
• Strong programming expertise (e.g. Java, Python, C++ or similar)
• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring engineering teams
• Experience working across full software lifecycle (design, build, integration, test and deployment)
• Strong understanding of system integration and verification processes
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
• Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and integration of software components aligned to system requirements and architectural design
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior software engineers
• Ensure software implementation aligns with architecture, integration requirements and delivery standards
• Oversee development of key capabilities including data processing, synchronisation and core services
• Support system integration across software, infrastructure and networking components
• Lead verification, validation and testing activities, ensuring delivery meets acceptance criteria
• Drive fault analysis and remediation to achieve system readiness and performance standards
• Contribute to technical documentation and support transition and handover to operations
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated system outcomes

Skills

Java / Python / C++

Software architecture

Mentoring

SDLC

System integration

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder comms

Tools

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Containerization

Job description

Leidos Australia in Canberra is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Defence ICT team on a 9‑month maximum‑term contract, with potential extension. You will provide technical leadership across the design, development and integration of software within a complex Defence ICT delivery program.

Work closely with architects, system integrators and project teams to ensure software solutions are aligned to architecture, meet integration requirements and are production-ready.