Stakeholder Engagement Lead

Leidos Australia; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility options

Wellbeing resources

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a stakeholder engagement professional to work across Defence and national security programs. You will translate diverse stakeholder inputs into actionable requirements and work with ESRI-based geospatial capabilities to support delivery.

The role requires strong written and verbal communication, relationship management, and the ability to operate in a complex, secure environment. Australian citizenship and suitable clearance are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging diverse stakeholders in complex environments.
• Experience working within Defence, the ADF or similar secure environments.
• Knowledge of GEOINT, GIS or geospatial environments.
• Working knowledge of ESRI software and geospatial technologies.
• Capability in information gathering, discovery and требований elicitation.

Responsibilities

• Develop productive relationships with customer, ADF, operational, delivery and technical stakeholders.
• Plan and facilitate interviews, workshops and discovery activities.
• Translate stakeholder insights into clear requirements, decisions, risks and inputs for delivery.
• Prepare audience-appropriate briefings, engagement products and correspondence, and maintain stakeholder maps and plans.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Defence domain experience

GEOINT / GIS knowledge

ESRI software suite

Information gathering

Written & verbal communication

Briefing & presentations

Tools

ESRI software suite

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.

Description

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.

Benefits

• 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.

Mission Software Systems (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

• Develop productive relationships with customer, ADF, operational, delivery and technical stakeholders, creating clear pathways for collaboration and informed decision-making.
• Plan and facilitate interviews, workshops and discovery activities to understand stakeholder needs, constraints and priorities.
• Translate stakeholder insights into clear requirements, decisions, risks and delivery inputs, bridging operational needs and technical teams working with ESRI-based capabilities.
• Prepare audience-appropriate briefings, engagement products and correspondence, while maintaining stakeholder maps, engagement plans, action registers and communication records.

About You

You will bring experience engaging diverse stakeholders in complex environments and the ability to turn varied perspectives into clear, practical inputs for capability delivery.

Essential

• Experience in stakeholder engagement, relationship management and facilitation.
• Experience working within Defence, the ADF or a similarly complex and secure environment.
• Knowledge of GEOINT, GIS or geospatial capability environments.
• Working knowledge of the ESRI software suite and associated geospatial technologies.
• Capability in information gathering, discovery and requirements elicitation.
• Ability to communicate credibly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Well-developed written communication, briefing and presentation capability.

Advantageous

• Previous experience supporting Defence or Intelligence programs.
• Practical exposure to ESRI architecture, software or geospatial workflows.
• Experience supporting technology or capability transformation programs.

Requirements

This role does requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active TSPV Clearance, accompanied by the ability to be successful for a DISA.

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.

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.leidos.com.

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 at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.