Midrange Engineer at Leidos in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Midrange Engineer

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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. 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.

The Opportunity

This role is an opportunity to contribute to the Matrix Engineering Group by designing, building, supporting and accrediting large enterprise infrastructure platforms for mission-critical Federal Government environments. You will work with the Program Engineering Lead, engineering teams and customer stakeholders to understand requirements, solve complex technical problems and support reliable platform delivery.

In this role, you will:

• Translate customer requirements into detailed designs and supporting services for complex Platform as a Service solutions.
• Install, configure, upgrade and maintain Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform services delivered through VMware environments.
• Tune system performance and use automation and infrastructure-as-code practices to streamline builds, configuration deployment, health checks and repeatable operational processes.
• Produce and maintain technical, system and operational documentation, provide specialist advice and resolve complex infrastructure issues, including hands-on support at customer sites when required.

The technical environment includes Cisco UCS, VMware Cloud Foundation, Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, enterprise backup products, storage technologies and infrastructure-as-code practices.

About You

We are looking for someone who brings judgement, curiosity and a collaborative approach to work that matters.

Essential for this role:

• Extensive experience with Cisco UCS and VMware Cloud Foundation solutions, including integration with network and supporting services.
• Experience in server administration across Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
• Capability in administering Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and DFS, together with knowledge of enterprise backup products.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues, tune system performance and produce clear technical and operational documentation.
• Ability to communicate technical advice and work effectively with engineering teams, customers and other stakeholders.

Advantageous, but not essential:

• Experience with storage technologies and administration, particularly NetApp.
• Experience applying infrastructure-as-code and automation practices to enterprise platform delivery and operations.
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or MCTIP certification.
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification.
• ITIL Foundation certification.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold an NV1 security clearance.

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.

If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. We value different experiences and are interested in the capability and potential you could bring.

What to Expect When You Apply

Our hiring process is designed to be straightforward, respectful and easy to navigate. If your skills, experience and qualifications look aligned with the role, our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss the next stage. You can expect:

• An initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team
• An interview with the hiring manager or interview panel
• Any role-specific assessment, technical discussion or customer step required for the position

We’ll let you know what to expect before each stage, including who you’ll meet and how to prepare. If you need any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.

Ready to explore what’s possible?

If this sounds like a role where you can make an impact and continue to grow, we’d like to hear from you. Please apply via the “Apply Now” button with your resume. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Kat Buckingham, Talent Acquisition.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. 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. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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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.