Systems Engineering Lead

Join to apply for the Systems Engineering Lead role at Leidos Australia . 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Description Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by global experience and partners, solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets. Your New Role And Responsibilities ICT Project Systems Engineering Lead is the key technical authority within a project team, ensuring the successful design, development, integration, testing, and deployment of complex ICT systems and infrastructure. The role involves providing expert technical direction, leadership, and hands‑on problem‑solving to the engineering team while collaborating with project management and stakeholders to meet project goals and deliver high‑quality, reliable, and scalable solutions. Provide technical leadership and systems engineering oversight across the full lifecycle, guiding architecture decisions, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy. Lead system design and architecture development, including requirements analysis, modelling, specification development, and evaluation of emerging technologies. Support project execution by contributing to planning activities, maintaining SE artefacts (SEMP, TEMP, TTO), and ensuring system delivery meets quality, security, and compliance standards. Manage technical risks and issues, proactively identifying potential impacts, implementing mitigation strategies, and ensuring system stability throughout delivery. Lead and mentor engineering and technical teams, fostering collaboration, supporting capability development, and ensuring effective communication across multidisciplinary stakeholders. Oversee system implementation, integration, and operations, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and supportability of ICT systems, including participation in escalation or on‑call response where required. What You’ll Bring Extensive experience in systems engineering leadership within complex ICT environments, including architecture development, system integration, and lifecycle management. Relevant tertiary qualifications and certifications, such as engineering, ICT, or related disciplines, with desirable credentials including ITIL, Systems Engineering (INCOSE/ASEP/CSEP). Strong technical expertise across ICT infrastructure, with the ability to analyse, design, and optimise systems using industry standards, frameworks, and modelling practices. Demonstrated experience in project delivery including planning, estimation, documentation, risk management, and working closely with project managers and cross‑functional teams. Excellent stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts and lead discussions with technical and non‑technical audiences. Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We’re most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go. This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold TSPV security clearance. Next Steps To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page. Recruitment process – 1-2 interviews (depending on seniority of role) & background checks. Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team at if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process. 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 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 legal considerations. #J-18808-Ljbffr