Pre-Sales Solutions Architect

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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. Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Description

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

Working in a fast paced high volume environment, this role will be responsible to design and estimate (effort/skills, time, material) solutions for both customer requests for quotes and Leidos proactive proposals. Working within our Civil Digital Modernisation growth team, you will lead requirements gathering and validation, solution and operational design, inputs to estimating across both project and on-going delivery including skills and effort, time and material needed. Additionally supporting post proposal clarifications and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Design and estimate technical solutions for customer RFQs and proactive proposals, including effort, skills, time, and materials.
• Lead requirements gathering, validation, and solution/operational design within high-volume, fast-paced environments.
• Provide input to project and ongoing delivery estimates across hybrid environments, considering skills, timelines, and resourcing needs.
• Support post-proposal activities such as clarifications and negotiations with both customers and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Civil Digital Modernisation teams to align solutions with customer strategies and Leidos business objectives.

About You

• Proven experience in solution architecture/design within complex hybrid environments, including multi-cloud and secure, multi-classification systems.
• Demonstrated ability to respond to RFPs and develop proactive proposals aligned with frameworks such as the Australian Government Architecture (AGA) or TOGAF.
• Strong expertise across enterprise IT domains including service management, end user services, networking, computing, and cybersecurity.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, ITIL, or SIAM.
• Experience with modern delivery practices and frameworks including DevSecOps, Agile, CI/CD, SRE, IaC, and architectures driven by data, events, or AI/ML.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen, hold a Baseline level security clearance and be able to upgrade to NV-1.

Next Steps

• To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
• Recruitment process - virtual / face to face interview & background checks.
• 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 as per ITAR 126.1.
• We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team careers.au@au.leidos.com if you'd like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

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 (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Government Administration and IT Services and IT Consulting

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