Cyber Solution Architect – Engineering Manager
Leidos
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Canberra • Australia
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About the role
- Lead the design and assurance of secure, resilient and mission-ready architectures across complex, high-assurance environments
- Shape cyber strategy and security architecture across large-scale transformation programs
- Define end-to-end cyber solutions across secure cloud, hybrid infrastructure and deployed environments
- Embed security-by-design principles into enterprise and solution architectures
- Lead risk reduction activities, cyber architecture strategy across cloud, infrastructure, digital platforms and enterprise observability ecosystems
- Develop security plans, policies and procedures
- Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments and security architecture reviews across mission-critical systems
- Define secure reference architectures, patterns, standards and hardening baselines
- Integrate security principles across identity, network, workload and data domains
- Guide secure cloud migrations, ensuring cyber hardening and compliance from design through deployment
- Oversee testing, troubleshooting, cyber hardening and secure debugging of software-intensive systems
- Partner with CTO, CISO and operational teams to define long-term cyber roadmaps
- Influence executive stakeholders on cyber risk, resilience and strategic security investments
- Lead and uplift technical teams across capture, mobilisation and program delivery
- Act as a trusted cyber-SME in presales, business development , on contract growth and strategic engagements
- Collaborate with international Leidos teams to leverage and repatriate global cyber capability
Requirements
- 10+ years’ experience in cyber security architecture, engineering or secure systems design
- Ability to translate complex security problems for non cyber security speakers
- Proven experience delivering cyber transformation across large-scale cloud and hybrid environments
- Proven ability to lead and advocate in a complex multi-discipline environment where cyber is just one of the constraints being considered
- Deep expertise in secure solution architecture across: Mission software systems, Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP or Oracle), Infrastructure platforms and deployed information environments
- Knowledge of security frameworks and their application including for the Information Security Manual (ISM), ISO 27001 and NIST 800-53
- Experience with environment monitoring and observability with security telemetry
- Understanding of secure SDLC, DevSecOps and systems integration
- Exposure to both Waterfall and Agile delivery models
- Experience influencing executive stakeholders on cyber risk and architectural direction
- Demonstrated leadership across technical teams in capture, R&D and complex program delivery
- Experience within government, defence, intelligence or regulated environments (highly regarded)
- Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience (highly regarded)
- A strong sense of ownership, accountability and delivery focus.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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Hard Skills & Tools
cyber security architecturesecure systems designcloud platformsAWSAzureGCPOraclesecure SDLCDevSecOpsrisk assessments
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationinfluencing stakeholderscollaborationaccountabilitydelivery focusadvocacyproblem translationteam upliftstrategic engagement