7 days ago
Melbourne, AustraliaEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Develop, test, maintain, and support secure, scalable, and maintainable software applications, services, and system interfaces.
- Collaborate with architects, engineers, testers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Investigate defects and performance issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable improvements.
- Participate in code reviews, technical documentation, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
- Contribute across the software lifecycle from requirements analysis and solution design through deployment and ongoing support.
Requirements
- Practical experience developing software with contemporary programming languages and frameworks, including exposure to Java, Spring Boot, React, or similar technologies.
- Understanding of software design principles, secure coding, source control, and application lifecycle practices.
- Ability to interpret requirements and produce clear, maintainable, and appropriately documented software solutions.
- Experience with unit testing, integration testing, defect resolution, and peer code reviews.
- Ability to investigate and troubleshoot software issues with guidance from senior engineers.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary Agile or iterative delivery team and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Advantageous experience includes API development, system integration, microservices, external data sources, CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, Git-based workflows, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, or complex secure and regulated systems.
- Must be an Australian citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain the security clearance and customer access approvals required for the role.
Benefits
- Flexible work options including Life Days of up to 12 additional days off per year, part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
- Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium and dedicated wellness spaces.
- Access to more than 120,000 on-demand courses and technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
- Opportunities to work on nationally significant projects and develop technical or leadership expertise.
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About Leidos
Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.