Job Description

Senior SolutionArchitectEngineering Manager

• Lead transformation for mission critical programs shaping Australia's future

• Inspire, shapestrategyand deliver impact

• Location: Canberra or Melbourne

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Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT, mission software, land,seaand airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, borderprotectionand health markets.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

As a SeniorDigModSolution ArchitectEngineering Manager, you willoperatewith a high degree of autonomy, shaping and influencing the development of innovative, mission-critical solutions that directlyimpactstrategic program goals and business outcomes.

Working closely with account management, capture teams, engineering, and customer stakeholders, you willdemonstratestrong leadership and initiative - leading the definition of solution architecture, technical strategy and end-to-end design across complexsecurecloudandinfrastructureenvironments. You will alsohavedigital experience and enterprise observability thinking.

This is not simply a design role. It requires the agility to navigate ambiguity, disrupt conventional thinking whererequired, and confidently propose forward-looking solutions that strengthen mission and commercial outcomes. You will act as a thought leader across engagements - consulting with executive stakeholders, shaping direction and driving transformation with clarity and authority.

This role extends beyond cloudoperations andmigration - it requires a deep appreciation ofdigital transformation, testing, troubleshooting, cyber hardening and debugging of enhancements and new software-intensive systems. You will applyappropriate principles, standards, processes,proceduresand tools across thelifecycle to ensure secure,scalableand resilient outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead solution architecture, technical strategy and design acrosssecurecloud,infrastructure,digitalexperienceand enterprise observability

• Propose, consultonand deliver innovative solutions that accelerate mission outcomes and drive measurable program impact.

• Conductrequirements analysis and assess hardware,cloudandas-a-servicesuitability

• Develop, select,integrateand guideproducts, enabling tools and platforms that enhance speed, scale,securityand mission value delivery.

• Support and shape complex cloud migration journeys by defining workload assessment criteria,methodologiesand innovative solution approaches.

• Drive highly innovative solutions through research, integration of best practices and collaboration with internal, vendor and customer stakeholders.

• Influence executive-level stakeholders (internal and client) on matters of strategic importance, confidently articulating new concepts,practicesand approaches.

• Lead and manage the work of other technical professionals, setting direction and elevating capability across capture activities, projectmobilisationand delivery.

• Guide research and development initiatives, translating emerging technologies and market innovation into mission-ready capabilities.

• Partner with customer architecture,CTOand operational teams to define long-term IT strategies and transformation roadmaps.

• Act as a trusted subject matter expert across technical, mission and commercial domains in presales, businessdevelopmentand strategic engagements.

• Work with the ‘greater’ Leidosby buildingstrongstrategicrelationships with ourInternationalteamstoassistinrepatriatingcapability

You will regularly resolvehighly complexproblems requiring deep technical knowledge, conceptual reasoning and collaborative problem solving. Your solutions will not only deliver -they willchallenge, improve and, where necessary, disrupt existing approaches to create stronger mission outcomes.

WhatYou’llBring to Make an Impact

• Ideally10years of relevant experience with aBachelor’sdegree (or 10–13 years with a Master’s), in engineering, IT or related discipline.

• Proven experience shaping and delivering large-scale cloud andITSMtransformation programs with measurable mission and commercial outcomes.

• Deepexpertisein solution architecture across mission software, cloud platforms (AWS,Azure, GCP or Oracle), infrastructure,platforms and hybrid environments.

• Experience with Deployed Information Environments

• Strong understanding ofautomation, AIOpsandEnterprise Observabilitypractices including testing, cyber hardening, troubleshooting, servicesintegrationand systems integration.

• Experienceoperatingas a senior technical leader influencing executive stakeholders and shaping strategic direction.

• Demonstrated initiative,ownershipand accountability, with the confidence and ability to propose, consult,deliverand lead change.

• Demonstrated capability leading technical teams across captures, R&D initiatives,mobilisationand complex program delivery.

• Experience working within government, defence,intelligenceor similarly regulated environments (highly regarded).

• A strong senseof ownership,accountabilityand delivery focus.

Don’tworry if youdon’ttick every box - if you meet most of them, we encourage you to apply.We’remost interested in your strengths, growth mindset, leadershipmindsetand ambition.

This role requires Australian Citizenship and an active NV-1 security clearance, with willingness to upgrade to NV-2.

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.

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.