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.

Description

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.

Benefits

- 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.
- 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. The Mission Software Solutions business delivers customised and off-the-shelf software solutions to Defence, Intelligence and other Government sectors. The business also builds capabilities for a wide range of traditional and non-traditional environments, with a solid focus on supporting highly secure, intelligence-led mission outcomes and advancing the technological modernisation of complex Government enterprises.

The Opportunity

Our MSS team is seeking experienced Technical Program Managers to support the growth of our Defence & Intelligence business across Australia, with opportunities available in both Melbourne and Canberra. As we position for a number of significant Defence & Intelligence programs, we are building a pipeline of program leaders who can bring together people, technology and mission outcomes to deliver complex capabilities across secure Defence and Intelligence environments that support Australia’s national security objectives.

In This Role, You Will

- Lead the delivery of complex Defence & Intelligence programs spanning software, cloud, cyber, ICT, data and mission-focused technologies, ensuring outcomes are achieved safely, securely and effectively.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, software development, infrastructure, cyber security,



testing and operational stakeholders, aligning delivery activities to customer priorities and mission needs.
- Partner closely with Defence, Intelligence & National Security customers, program executives and technical leaders to manage program planning, governance, risk, dependencies and performance across the full delivery lifecycle.
- Shape the successful execution of emerging and established Defence & Intelligence programs, helping define delivery strategies, build high-performing teams and achieve long-term customer outcomes.

We are particularly interested in hearing from program leaders with experience in one or more of the following domains

- Defence & Intelligence software systems and mission applications
- Intelligence, ISR and targeting systems
- Geospatial technologies, remote sensing and data exploitation
- Enterprise ICT, cloud, infrastructure and network environments
- Cyber security, cyber operations and cyber engineering capabilities

About You

We are looking for people who combine program leadership capability, stakeholder engagement experience and delivery expertise with a passion for achieving outcomes that matter in complex Defence and national security environments.

Essential

- You've successfully led complex technical programs or large-scale projects, balancing customer expectations, delivery objectives, risk management and operational outcomes.
- You're comfortable working across diverse technical disciplines, bringing together engineers, architects, developers and delivery teams to achieve shared goals.
- You know how to build trusted relationships with customers, senior stakeholders and partners, navigating co

📌 Technical Program Managers (Melbourne)
🏢 Leidos Australia
📍 Melbourne