Security Lead

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About Leidos Australia

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.

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

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

Wellbeing That Matters – Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, 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 – Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.

And Much More – These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About the Team

You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.

Mission Software Systems (MSS) brings together expertise across 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, leveraging modern 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

In this role, you will provide security leadership across the design, delivery and operation of complex systems. You will integrate security considerations into engineering decisions, coordinate assurance activities and help teams understand and manage security risk throughout the system lifecycle.

Develop and maintain security plans, risk assessments, control requirements and assurance evidence.

Advise architects, engineers and project leaders on secure design, implementation and operational practices.

Coordinate vulnerability, compliance and security review activities, ensuring findings are prioritised and addressed.

Engage customers, technical authorities and governance forums to communicate security posture, risks and remediation progress.

About You

You can translate security obligations into practical actions for technical and delivery teams. You bring a risk-based approach, communicate security matters clearly and understand the importance of maintaining traceable evidence.

Essential

• Experience leading or coordinating cyber security activities in technology or engineering environments.
• Knowledge of security risk management, governance, controls and assurance practices.
• Experience reviewing architectures, system designs or technical implementations from a security perspective.
• Capability in vulnerability management, remediation planning and security issue resolution.
• Ability to prepare security documentation and communicate risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working across project, engineering and operational teams.
• Familiarity and experience with accrediting systems against the ISM and other applicable security standards.

Advantageous

Knowledge of cloud, network, application or operational technology security.

Relevant cyber security certification or tertiary qualification.

Exposure to government, defence, critical infrastructure or other regulated environments.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen. Security clearance requirements vary depending on the role and project and may include NV2 or TSPV clearances. To be considered, applicants must hold, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, the appropriate security clearance and any associated customer access approvals required for the position.

Due to the nature of our work, applicants must be Australian Citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role. Certain roles may be subject International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements which may limit persons who hold dual nationality with certain proscribed countries from accessing material, or in the case of dual Australian-U.S citizens, may require the candidate to obtain a U.S. Persons Abroad authorisation from the U.S DDTC.

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

An initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team

An interview with the hiring manager or interview panel

Any role-specific assessment, technical discussion or customer step required for the position

We’ll let you know what to expect before each stage, including who you’ll meet and how to prepare. If you need any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.

Ready to explore what’s possible?

If this sounds like a role where you can make an impact and continue to grow, we’d like 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 contact Praveena Sundarakumar, Talent Acquisition.

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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.