Leidos Australia
2022 Graduate Software Engineer - Melbourne (Jan 2022)
Melbourne
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- 1-5 vacancies
- Apply by 22 Aug 2021
- Start date 30 Jan 2022
All of our graduates are employed on a permanent basis and work on real projects as an embedded and productive team member right from the start. At the end of the graduate year, our graduates typically continue to work in the area they started in and further develop their strengths and capabilities. Some may wish to explore other opportunities based on their aspirations and the needs of the business.
Graduates will be supported to develop their skills and knowledge specific to this role, to ensure they are able to contribute and reach their highest potential. As a Leidos graduate, you will be working on interesting and challenging projects and will take part in a range of training and development opportunities. To support you further throughout the graduate year, and your early career here at Leidos, you will also be assigned a mentor and buddy.
Successful candidates will be required to be Australian Citizens and be able to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.
At Leidos you'll enjoy 12 weeks paid parental leave as a primary carer, flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing and more. We have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions.
An average week for a Graduate Software Engineer could include a wide range of activities including:
- Liaising with system users to document a requirement or specification and understand their needs, goals, and any issues or limitations;
- Using your skills to undertake software analysis, design, development and testing of software;
- Solving complex problems using software related methodologies, processes, standards and tools;
- Translating and implementing simple development project requirements into physical database structures and code;
- Applying data analysis and data modelling techniques to establish, modify or maintain a data structure and its associated components;
- Analysing code and systems for potential security vulnerabilities and code to avoid accidental introduction of such vulnerabilities;
- Assisting in the investigation and resolution of issues relating to applications by correcting program errors, preparing instructions, analysing system capabilities and output requirements, in order to meet software standards;
- Working as part of a team in an Agile environment to contribute to the overall success of program delivery by working on individual activities and collaborating to come together using configuration and version control;
- Undertaking independent learning to improve your knowledge of software development.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- IT & Computer Science +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Writing software, reviewing code changes, working with system services. Meetings, coffee, and free food occasionally.
As a systems engineer i am tasked with implementing engineering changes to consistent faults that occur within the systems that we look after. My role is very hands on and involves fault-finding and maintenance activities to ensure the systems are functional.
I really love that the large majority of my days are spent on development, with minimal meetings each week. Although the days can become repetitive, generally the work is satisfying.
About the employer
Leidos Australia
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Defence & Aerospace
Our mission is to Protect, and Advance the Australian way of Life and we do this through our work in Air, Defence, Intel and Cyber.
Pros and cons of working at Leidos Australia
Pros
Working arrangements are very flexible, I'm allowed to be autonomous in my work, and I feel that my contributions make an impact.
The culture is great... everyone gets along and works together well... we often do social things outside of work.
Extremely great at helping young starters improve their skills and gain the confidence to contribute to large projects.
Pretty good work-life balance, people are very understanding of personal commitments and are flexible around them.
You get to work on really cool projects that have a direct impact on the customer.
Cons
Too many meetings. Lots of jargon that is difficult to pick up initially.
Sometimes you can get bogged down in the paperwork and less on the fixing/designing new things however it's the same at every job.
Some meetings are unnecessary.
There's also not as much work-from-home flexibility, and high-security requirements can also be frustrating.
It doesn't seem very clear [what it takes to move up the ranks.