Senior Midrange Engineers

The first thing you learn at Leidos Australia is to leave current thinking at the door. Our aim is to make the world a safer, healthier and more efficient place, but we won’t get far using existing ideas. We need incisive minds like yours to weave together information technology, engineering and science skills into practical solutions for the most complex and high risk challenges.

Your New Role

You will be responsible for the design, build, support and accreditation of multiple large enterprise infrastructure platforms. Reporting to the Program Engineering Lead, the main responsibilities of this role will include building and extending multiple customer platforms, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and supporting middleware hardware and software. There will be times when you will need to be ‘hands on’, going out to site and aiding work to ensure both the logical and physical components of the system function as expected.

You will be expected to perform the following functions as individual assignments or as part of a team:

• Interpret customer requirements to produce detailed design documentation required to build out multiple supporting services to support multiple complex PaaS solutions.
• Extensive knowledge on Cisco UCS and VMware VCF solutions, integration with network and other services
• Installing, configuring, upgrading and maintaining various Microsoft or RHEL platform services and toolsets delivered via a VMWare hypervisor.
• Tuning of system performance
• Using various automation techniques to streamline build activities and regular process such as configuration deployment and health checks.
• Producing and maintaining technical system and operational documentation.
• Your knowledge of midrange servers will see you provide SME support and advice on the project and resolve complex technical issues.

Coupled with your education and practical experience, you will demonstrate a pro-active approach with the ability to understand the business, identify issues and develop relationships to achieve the company’s objectives. You will also have:

• VMware virtualisation software including the VCF suite of tools
• Cisco UCS
• Server Administration Experience
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019 & 2022
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS
• Enterprise level backup products
• Storage technologies, usage and administration desirable. NetApp experience an advantage.
• Infrastructure as code experience will be highly favourable

Following Certifications an advantage:

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or MCTIP
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• ITIL Foundation

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and have a minimum NV-1 security clearance.

At Leidos, you’ll enjoy 12 weeks’ paid parental leave as a primary carer, flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing and more. Foster your career through complete access to learning and development and mentoring opportunities, we have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions. 

As a business we are focusing on setting people up for growth and success, so individuals can develop specialist skills and make significant contributions whilst broadening their experience within the cyber security field.  If this sounds like you and you have the right attitude coupled with the willingness to challenge yourself and want to be in a team delivering security capability for government – apply today.

We embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.