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.
This is an opportunity to develop your Project Management skills. You will be a supported and valued member of a team of high quality professionals who will support professional growth.
Your New Role and Responsibilities
This role is an exciting opportunity to perform crucial, high value work to support and protect our personnel in the Australian Defence Forces. We have a team of Cyber staff looking for a consultant to inspire, motivate and support them in their mission. You will provide oversight of the SOC including security operations management and incident response, incident detection and analysis, and containment and eradication of cybersecurity incidents and data spills.
The role requires a very clear communicator to encourage and grow the SOC team to ensure we are supporting our customer in their mission.
This role can only be performed on-site in Canberra.
Key Responsibilities:
Supporting the CISO to review and uplift the SOC
Providing leadership and mentoring to the team
Working closely with the customer in a collaborative fashion
Ensuring services are delivered appropriately
Continuous improvement of services through people process and technology
About You and What You'll Bring
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven leadership experience, including mentoring and developing junior team members.
Solid understanding of contemporary cybersecurity environments and operations.
Hands-on experience with incident response, cyber operations, and infrastructure security.
Ability to conduct security assessments or audits of networks and systems.
This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a NV-2 level security clearance. If you currently hold an active NV-1 and can upgrade, you will also be considered.
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 - virtual / face to face interview & 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.
At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”
If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.
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.
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.