Geospatial Software Engineer

Description

• Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.
• Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.
• 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.

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.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

As a talented member of our geospatial software engineering team, you will provide innovative and high value solutions to a range of complex spatial and technical challenges for our customers. Working across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including planning, design, development, integration, and testing, you will apply modern software engineering practices and geospatial technologies to deliver robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions.

You will be an established geospatial software engineer with strong experience integrating ESRI technologies, developing custom geospatial applications, and working with both proprietary and open source GIS platforms. You will regularly apply a broad range of tools and technologies, exploring creative approaches to solving spatial problems and implementing effective geospatial solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the design, development, integration, and testing of geospatial software solutions
• Conduct prototyping and technical investigations to determine optimal geospatial approaches and methodologies
• Analyse and define functional and non-functional requirements with engineers, specialists, and stakeholders
• Develop custom geospatial applications, services, integrations, and ESRI/ArcGIS-based solutions
• Implement geospatial data ingestion, transformation, processing workflows, and user interfaces
• Ensure software quality through testing, secure development practices, continuous improvement, and mentoring junior engineers

What You'll Bring to Make An Impact

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Geospatial Science, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven experience in geospatial software engineering within engineering or project environments
• Strong expertise in ESRI technologies (ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro) and custom geospatial application development (JavaScript)
• Experience with geospatial data engineering, ETL processes, and spatial data integration
• Familiarity with open-source GIS tools, system integrations (e.g., REST APIs), and modern development practices including CI/CD
• Proficiency with Agile methodologies, containerisation (e.g., Docker), and development tools such as Git, JIRA, and Confluence

Don't worry if you don't tick all the boxes - if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We're most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

Required Clearance and Citizenship

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active TSPV Clearance, accompanied by the ability to be successful for a DISA.

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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 provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Application Requirements

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.