Early careers at Leidos
Opportunities to Grow, From Day One
If you're starting out in your career or looking for a career change, you'll be supported to learn and grow in a dynamic environment, working on real-world challenges that make a difference. We offer flexibility, a supportive team culture, and structured training and development to help you build a strong foundation for your future.
With over 25 years of local experience and backed by a global network, Leidos Australia’s 2000 experts deliver practical solutions across government, defence, intelligence, aviation, border protection and health.
Join us to bring science, engineering and technology together to help protect and advance the Australian way of life—while shaping a career that’s meaningful from day one.
Hear from our current team members
Our cadetship program – earn while you learn
You don’t need to wait until graduation to start making an impact. Our cadetship program is designed for students who want to gain hands-on industry experience while completing their qualifications. Whether you’re driven by curiosity, creativity, or a desire to do meaningful work, this is your chance to be part of a team solving some of the most complex challenges in tech.
Why join?
Our cadets are supported with flexible working arrangements, real-world projects, and a collaborative team environment where your ideas count.
What to expect
- Paid, part-time or full-time employment while you complete your studies
- Exposure to a wide range of ICT disciplines
- Support from experienced mentors and a buddy
- A strong and supportive culture—especially welcoming of women in tech
Watch our videos to hear from current cadets, see what the work’s like, and find out why this could be the next big step in your career.
Leidos Australia offers cadetship opportunities for students currently studying a degree, diploma or certification.
Our graduate program
Be immersed in real projects as an embedded and productive team member, right from the start.
You’ll find yourself working alongside people who are forward thinkers, always looking for the opportunity to go further, do more and explore a better way of doing things. If you love a challenge as much as we do, then this is the right place for you to launch your career.
How it works
- Join on a permanent, full-time basis
- Be paired with a buddy to help you navigate how things work
- Connect with your fellow graduates at monthly meet-ups
- Receive support, training and networking opportunities during your year
- Attend graduate induction and gain professional and technical skills through development training and on-the-job experiences
- Spend the first 12 months as a graduate, starting in late January each year
- Share in diverse perspectives from an assigned mentor from a different area of the business
At the end of the graduate year, you can choose to work in the area you started in and further develop your strengths and capabilities, or explore other opportunities based on your aspirations and the needs of the business
Our traineeships
In partnership with the Indigenous Defence & Infrastructure Consortium (iDiC), we’re proud to create opportunities to support indigenous traineeships that pave the way for exciting industry careers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Through engaging work and exposure to diverse teams, we’ll support, train, develop and help you to grow the skills to succeed.
How it works
- 3 year program, starting at different times throughout the year
- Study part-time to complete a certificate or diploma qualification
- Be paired with a buddy to help you navigate how things work
- Receive support, training and networking opportunities throughout
- Gain professional and technical skills through development training
- Join on a part-time basis
- Roles are based in Canberra across our Kingston and CBD sites, or in Melbourne at our Scoresby and CBD sites
Our intern / industry-based learning program
There’s no need to wait until you graduate to gain hands-on, industry experience. Ideal for students in their penultimate year of studies, this is an exciting opportunity for curious minds intrigued to discover what’s possible. You could even be the catalyst for an idea that helps our team solve complex problems that others can’t.
How it works
- Join on a full-time basis for a paid 12 months, starting early February each year
- Be paired with a buddy to help you navigate how things work
- Gain professional and technical skills through training and on-the-job experiences
- Receive support, training and networking opportunities during your year
- Based on performance, students who are successful in completing an internship are likely to be offered casual/part time employment whilst you return to your final year of study and ongoing full-time employment upon successful completion of your degree
The recruitment process
Here’s what you can expect from the recruitment process. Rest assured we’ll stay in regular touch along the way and we're always happy to respond to all the queries you have.
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The process starts with an online application form where we will ask you to answer some questions and to attach a copy of your resume, transcript and any other supporting documentation you feel will support your application.
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Once we have reviewed applications, we will invite shortlisted candidates to the next stage and request completion of a set of questions for the role(s) you have applied for. Each candidate invited to this assessment will receive a deadline for their submission so we can keep our process fair.
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Successful shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend our final stage assessment.
If you are successful, we will conduct backgrounds checks.
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From here, we will making offers of employment to commence with us.
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We appreciate that there is a long time to wait before starting, we make it our business to stay in touch with regular updates and respond to all the queries you have. As your first day gets closer, we will ensure you have all the support and resources you need to hit the ground running.
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