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Leidos

Data Engineering Team Lead

Leidos

Data Engineering Team Lead providing senior technical leadership and people management at Leidos Australia. Overseeing the operational performance and quality of data engineering services.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeCanberra • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide senior technical leadership and people management within a high-performing data and geospatial delivery environment.
  • Ensure operational performance, quality, and reliability of data engineering and GIS production services.
  • Combine practitioner-level technical depth with line management responsibility.
  • Provide day-to-day line management, leadership, and professional development for Data Engineers and GIS Production Engineers.
  • Foster a high-performing, collaborative team culture focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Oversee workload planning, prioritisation, and delivery outcomes.
  • Provide senior technical leadership across geospatial data engineering and GIS production workflows.
  • Review and assure technical outputs and act as escalation point for complex issues.
  • Drive continuous improvement, capability uplift, and operational maturity through mentoring, standards development, and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Demonstrated experience as a senior practitioner in data engineering, geospatial data engineering, or a related discipline
  • Proven experience in line management or technical leadership of engineering teams
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise data engineering practices within production environments
  • Experience providing technical review, guidance, and assurance of engineering outputs
  • Ability to operate under broad direction with accountability for team-level outcomes and decision-making
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including translating technical concepts for varied audiences
  • Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence within secure or regulated environments.
  • Successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active TSPV Clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.
  • Competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement.

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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringgeospatial data engineeringtechnical leadershipenterprise data engineering practicestechnical reviewengineering outputs assuranceworkload planningcontinuous improvementstandards developmentstakeholder engagement
Soft Skills
people managementcollaborative team cultureaccountabilitycommunication skillsmentoringoperational excellencedecision-makingquality commitmentprofessional developmenttranslating technical concepts
Certifications
TSPV Clearance