Storage Lead

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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

Your role will focus on supporting and maintaining a large-scale enterprise storage and data protection environment across multiple locations in Australia. As the leader of storage and data protection capabilities, you will guide team delivery, optimise system performance, and ensure infrastructure reliability while maintaining strong alignment with operational processes and stakeholder needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support storage and data protection operations, including administration, performance tuning, capacity management, and infrastructure maintenance across Hitachi, Dell, and Commvault environments.

• Design, implement, and manage storage infrastructure, including upgrades, installations, and lifecycle management of hardware and software components.

• Oversee backup and recovery operations, including Commvault administration, restore activities, and ensuring recoverability and resilience.

• Drive operational excellence through ITSM processes, including incident and problem management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of procedures and standards.

• Engage with stakeholders and contribute to reporting, documentation, and policy development to ensure services meet business, regulatory, and technical requirements.

About You and What You'll Bring

• Strong experience administering large-scale enterprise storage and data protection platforms using Hitachi, Dell, and Commvault technologies.

• Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute within complex engineering environments, balancing multiple priorities with strong organisational and planning skills.

• Deep technical knowledge across storage infrastructure, systems, enterprise architecture, and interface protocols.

• Proven communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build relationships and deliver high-quality documentation and outcomes.

• A proactive and thoughtful problem solver with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a focus on customer service and continuous improvement.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and be able to gain and maintain a Baseline level security clearance.

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. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

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.

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 [email protected] if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.