GIS Production Engineer in Canberra

Join Leidos & work on AGO GEO SPACES mission critical networks. Security Clearance: TSPV + DISA, located in Canberra or Melbourne and Scoresby. Join a high-performing Geospatial team.

Our team feels Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here company/global/australia/careers. 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 GIS Production Engineer, you will be part of a high-performing geospatial delivery team, contributing to the production, maintenance, and enhancement of enterprise GIS data and products supporting mission‑critical outcomes. You will operate under general direction and be responsible for the reliable execution of assigned GIS production tasks within established engineering, quality, and service management frameworks. Working within a secure, complex environment, you will apply strong geospatial engineering, data management and automation skills to deliver high‑quality spatial products at scale. You will collaborate closely with engineers, analysts, and operational stakeholders to ensure production workflows are efficient, repeatable, and aligned to customer requirements. This role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to nationally significant geospatial capability while helping uplift production maturity through continuous improvement and innovation.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Produce, maintain, update, and validate geospatial datasets in line with defined standards, schemas, and production schedules.
• Support end-to-end GIS production workflows, including data ingestion, processing, quality assurance, and release.
• Apply spatial analysis and geoprocessing techniques to generate accurate, fit‑for‑purpose GIS products.
• Develop and maintain automated or semi-automated geospatial production processes using scripting and GIS tools.
• Perform quality assurance and resolve routine data or production issues, escalating complex problems as required.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to documentation, continuous improvement, and informal mentoring of junior team members.

What You’ll Bring To Make An Impact:

• Demonstrated experience in GIS production or geospatial data engineering roles.
• Strong knowledge of GIS platforms and tools (e.g. Esri ArcGIS suite or equivalent).
• Experience working with spatial data formats, coordinate systems, geodatabases, and metadata standards.
• Understanding of geospatial data quality, validation, and production workflows.
• Ability to follow structured production processes while identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work effectively in team‑based, deadline‑driven environments, with exposure to scripting/automation and enterprise or regulated geospatial settings.

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. This role does require 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.

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.

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