Geospatial Platform Engineer | 12-month Fixed Term Contract

About Leidos Australia

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build,operateand supportthesystems, servicesand capabilitiesthat helpprotect and advance the Australian way of life.

Backed bya global organisation ofmore than40,000people,our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered withgovernment,defenceandnational securitycustomers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions wherereliability,trustand purpose matter.

Leidos is a destination forpeople who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing tofit a single mould.Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work.Thisincludes:

• Flex Your Way - Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days offperyear), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.

• Wellbeing That Matters - Free access to Headspace andMeQuilibrium, 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 - Whetheryou'redeepening technicalexpertiseor preparing for leadership,we'llinvest in your development every step of the way.

• And Much More - These are just a few of the ways we invest in ourpeople and help them thrive.

About the Team

You’lljoin a team wherepeople work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility,collaborationand commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solvingcomplexproblems together andstaying connected tothe customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes tomeaningful outcomes.

Mission Software Systems (MSS) brings togetherexpertiseacross intelligence, software, and cloud to deliver end-to-end capability supporting the full intelligence lifecycle, from planning through to dissemination and feedback. The team fosters a culture of innovation,leveragingmodern engineering practices and shared infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and deploy software solutions across a range of environments, including cloud. MSS also plays a key role in advancing technology modernisation within Government, delivering scalable and adaptable solutions for complex enterprise challenges.

The Opportunity

Join a sustainment-focused engineering team responsible for the operation, deployment, and continual improvement of enterprise geospatial platforms. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will support critical services that process, manage, and publish geospatial information used in the delivery of meteorological and geospatial products across Australia.

This role combines platform engineering, operational support, automation, and geospatial technologies within a highly available 24×7 environment. The successful candidate will participate in a rotating on-call roster.

In this role, you will:

• Support and improve enterprise geospatial platforms and services, including GIS server and map caching technologies.

• Deploy and maintain applications and services across Linux and Windows environments using automation tooling.

• Develop and maintain automation, operational tooling, and data processing workflows.

• Contribute to release, deployment, testing, and change management activities.

• Monitor platform health, investigate issues, and support incident resolution.

• Maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks.

• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to deliver platform improvements and operational outcomes.

About You

You enjoy solving complex technical problems, supporting production systems, and improving platform reliability. You are comfortable working across operational support, automation, and engineering activities within a collaborative team environment.

Essential for this role:

• Experience supporting, maintaining, or improving enterprise applications or platforms in production.

• Experience with geospatial technologies, GIS platforms, or spatial data workflows.

• Experience with automation, scripting, or deployment tooling.

• Experience troubleshooting complex systems across Linux and/or Windows environments.

• Understanding of version control, testing, deployment, and change management practices.

• Strong communication and documentation skills.

• Ability to participate in a rotating on-call roster.

Advantageous:

• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server, GeoServer, or similar GIS platforms.

• Experience with map caching technologies such as MapCache.

• Experience with geospatial data formats and services (e.g. NetCDF, GeoTIFF).

• Experience with data integration or workflow orchestration platforms (e.g. Apache NiFi).

• Experience with Python for automation, data processing, or operational tooling.

• Experience with enterprise databases, monitoring, or observability platforms.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold an NV-1 security clearance.

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,respectfuland easy to navigate.If your skills,experienceand qualifications look aligned with the role, our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss the next stage.You can expect:

• An initialconversation with our Talent Acquisition team

• Aninterview with the hiring manager or interview panel

• Anyrole-specific assessment,technicaldiscussion or customer steprequiredfor the position

We’lllet you know what to expectbefore each stage, including whoyou’llmeetand how to prepare.If you need any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.

Ready to explorewhat’spossible?

If this sounds like a role where you can make an impact and continue to grow,we’dlike 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 contactPraveena Sundarakumar,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.

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.