Systems Engineer

• Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.

• Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.

• We’re a ‘Family Friendly’ certified workplace – we understand the often many and varied roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.  

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers  

Do Work That Matters 

Leidos Australia delivers IT and 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, border protection and health markets.  

Your New Role and Responsibilities  

We're looking for a Systems Engineer who thrives at the intersection of technology and business. In this role, you'll bridge the gap between technical teams and stakeholders, translating complex system requirements into clear documentation and turning business needs into actionable technical solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Gather, analyse, and document business and system requirements through workshops, interviews, and process reviews

• Produce clear technical documentation including functional specifications, process flows, and system architecture overviews

• Act as a liaison between engineering teams, business stakeholders, and project managers throughout the delivery lifecycle

• Evaluate existing systems and workflows, identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement

• Support testing activities including UAT coordination, test case development, and defect tracking

• Contribute to change management activities, including end-user guides, training materials, and release communications

What You’ll Bring to Make An Impact  

• Extensive experience in systems engineering and/or business analysis.

• Strong technical writing skills — able to produce documentation that is accurate, concise, and accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Comfortable working with software systems, databases, and infrastructure at a conceptual and practical level

• Experience with process modelling tools (e.g. Visio, Lucidchart, draw.io) and documentation platforms (e.g. Confluence, SharePoint)

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — confident facilitating requirements sessions and presenting to varied audiences

• Familiarity with Agile and/or ITIL frameworks

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.  

Due to the nature of work we do for our customers, all applicants are required to be Australian Citizens and hold a NV2 security clearance with the ability to be successful for an OSA.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia. 

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.  

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community. 

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 as per ITAR 126.1. 

• We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team careers.au@au.leidos.com if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.   

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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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.