Systems Integrator - 12 Month Contract

Leidos; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per

Headspace access

MeQuilibrium wellness support

Access to 120,000 on-demand courses

Job summary

Leidos Australia seeks a Systems Integrator/Systems Engineer for a 12-month contract in Canberra. The role focuses on sustaining and evolving complex operational systems within a secure, collaborative environment across GEO SPACES programs.

You will work with cross-functional teams to investigate issues, implement changes and support governance and assurance practices, ensuring secure and reliable solutions for Defence and national security objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering or systems integration within complex environments.
• Ability to work in Agile or hybrid delivery settings.
• Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of governance, assurance and lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to sustainment and evolution of complex operational systems within GEO SPACES.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, software engineers, architects and customers to implement changes.
• Support engineering governance, assurance and documentation throughout the system lifecycle.
• Assist with project teams to manage requirements and traceability in a controlled environment.
• Identify and manage risks affecting system security, reliability and performance.

Skills

Systems engineering

Systems integration

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Hybrid delivery

Job description

System Integrator - NV2 Clearance Required - 12 Month Contract

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.

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

Join the GEO SPACES Program, a nationally significant capability delivering geospatial and mission-critical systems that support Australia’s Defence and national security objectives. As a Systems Integrator, you will play a key role in the sustainment and evolution of complex operational systems, working within a secure and highly collaborative engineering environment.

This is a 12-month contract opportunity offering the chance to work on high-impact systems that contribute directly to critical Defence outcomes while collaborating with experienced engineering and technical specialists.

In this role, you will:

Contribute to the ongoing enhancement, sustainment and integration of systems across the GEO SPACES Program, ensuring technical solutions remain secure, reliable and aligned to operational requirements.

Work closely with systems engineers, software engineers, architects, project teams and customer stakeholders to investigate issues, implement system changes and support engineering decision-making throughout the system lifecycle.

Support the delivery of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), systems analysis, requirements management and design activities, helping to progress capabilities through engineering governance and assurance processes.

Partner with Configuration Management and Verification & Validation teams to ensure system changes are controlled, traceable, verified and documented, contributing to the successful delivery of outcomes that support critical Defence capabilities.

About You

You are an experienced Systems Engineer or Systems Integrator who enjoys working in complex environments and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to solve technical challenges. You bring a methodical approach to engineering, an appreciation for governance and assurance frameworks, and the ability to balance sustainment priorities with evolving capability needs.

Experience working in systems engineering, systems integration or sustainment roles within complex project, enterprise, Defence or government environments.

Knowledge of systems engineering principles, engineering lifecycles and requirements management practices.

Experience undertaking systems analysis, engineering investigations and contributing to solution design activities.

Experience supporting engineering change management activities and working within configuration-controlled environments.

Understanding of engineering governance, assurance, verification and validation processes.

Ability to identify, assess and manage technical risks while supporting informed engineering decision-making.

Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience working within Agile or hybrid delivery environments and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

Advantageous

Experience supporting Defence capability, intelligence, geospatial or mission systems.

Familiarity with ITIL-aligned service management, sustainment frameworks and operational support environments.

Experience contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, lessons learned activities and engineering best practices.

Exposure to secure enterprise environments requiring adherence to security, quality and assurance frameworks.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active NV2 Security Clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a DISA.