Defence tech jobs in Australia: software, data and engineering roles

178 open technical roles at 20 defence and security companies in Australia: Cloud, networks and IT (47), Product and engineering leadership (32). 86 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 2 mention relocation support.

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open technical roles
178
companies
20
open to any nationality
48%
estimated median pay
$133k

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RTX

rtx.com
rtx.com • HQ: Arlington, United States • Avionics & Flight Control • Air Defense • Missiles • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust A • Hiring 4364, 382 new
HQ: Arlington, United States • Avionics & Flight Control • Air Defense • Missiles • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust A • Hiring 4364, 382 new
RTX is an American aerospace and defense company formed in 2020 by the merger of United Technologies and Raytheon. It operates through three businesses: Collins Aerospace, which makes avionics, aircraft interiors and aerostructures, Pratt & Whitney, which builds commercial and military jet engines, and Raytheon, which produces missiles, air defense systems such as Patriot, radars and sensors. Its customers include airlines, aircraft manufacturers, the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
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Software Engineer

Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Australia) • Full-Time • Middle
Agile
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Graduate DevSecOps Engineer

≈ $45k – $128k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Rust
Objective-C
C#
C++
Java
DevOps
GitLab
Git
Linux
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Management
Kanban
UML
Scrum
Agile
+6
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Leidos

leidos.com
leidos.com • HQ: Reston, United States • C4ISR • National Security • Engineering Services • Defense Manufacturing • Systems Integrators • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013 • IT services • Trust B • Hiring 1547, 69 new
HQ: Reston, United States • C4ISR • National Security • Engineering Services • Defense Manufacturing • Systems Integrators • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013 • IT services • Trust B • Hiring 1547, 69 new
Leidos is an American technology and engineering services company created in 2013 when Science Applications International Corporation split in two, with Leidos taking the technical services and solutions business. It is one of the largest suppliers to the United States government, working across defence programmes, intelligence systems, civil agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration, and healthcare services for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company also builds security detection products for airports and borders, and has concentrated recent investment on trusted artificial intelligence and autonomy for mission environments.
Chris Cage · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Thomas Bell · Chairman & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Roger Krone · former Chief Executive Officer
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Business Analyst | 12-month contract

≈ $60k – $106k per year (Estimated) • In office (Canberra, Australia) • Contractor
Waterfall
Agile
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Site Reliability Engineering and Platform Lead

≈ $79k – $215k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Melbourne, Australia) • Full-Time • Nationals only • Staff
OpenShift
SRE
Self-Healing
SLI/SLO/SLA
Platform Engineering
Incident Management
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Management
ITIL
+1
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KBR

kbr.com
kbr.com • HQ: Houston, United States • Space Services • Military Logistics • Engineering Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 1998 • Trust B • Hiring 1394, 61 new
HQ: Houston, United States • Space Services • Military Logistics • Engineering Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 1998 • Trust B • Hiring 1394, 61 new
KBR is an engineering, science and technology company headquartered in Houston, Texas, delivering government services, defense and space mission support, process technology licensing and engineering for energy, chemicals and infrastructure projects. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it works across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Middle East, and in September 2025 announced the spin-off of its Mission Technology Solutions business into a separate public company. It hires process, piping, instrumentation, structural and HSE engineers, project and construction managers, logistics and commercial specialists, and finance, tax and IT staff.
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Secruity Consultant

≈ $94k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
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Saab

saab.com
saab.com • HQ: Linköping, Sweden • Missiles • Naval Systems • C4ISR • Combat Aircraft • Defense Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1937 • Hiring 485, 49 new
HQ: Linköping, Sweden • Missiles • Naval Systems • C4ISR • Combat Aircraft • Defense Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1937 • Hiring 485, 49 new
Saab is a Swedish aerospace and defense company headquartered in Linkoping and founded in 1937. The company develops and manufactures advanced products and systems for military defense and civil security, including fighter aircraft, submarines, radar systems, and missiles. It operates globally with a presence in over 30 countries and serves customers in more than 100 nations, focusing on innovation and international partnerships.
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Space Software Engineer

≈ $47k – $126k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid (Adelaide, Australia) • Full-Time • Nationals only • Citizenship or vetting required
C#
JavaScript
DevOps
Git
CI/CD
Management
Agile
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Product Owner

≈ $55k – $149k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (Adelaide, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Nationals only • Citizenship or vetting required • Middle
IBM DOORS
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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Thales Group

thalesgroup.com
thalesgroup.com • HQ: Paris, France • Electronic Warfare • Satellite Manufacturing • Identity Management • Avionics & Flight Control • C4ISR • 5000+ employees • Est. 1893 • Trust B • Hiring 1999, 394 new
HQ: Paris, France • Electronic Warfare • Satellite Manufacturing • Identity Management • Avionics & Flight Control • C4ISR • 5000+ employees • Est. 1893 • Trust B • Hiring 1999, 394 new
Thales is a French technology group whose lineage runs back to 1893, and it is one of Europe's largest defence and aerospace electronics companies. It builds radar, electronic warfare, sonar and command systems for armed forces, avionics and in-flight entertainment for aircraft, signalling for railways, and satellites through the Thales Alenia Space joint venture with Leonardo. A large cybersecurity and digital identity division, assembled through the Gemalto and Imperva acquisitions, supplies hardware security modules, encryption and the SIM and biometric documents used by banks and governments worldwide.
Pascal Bouchiat · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Patrice Caine · Chairman & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Principal AI & Security Automation Engineer

≈ $87k – $228k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Hybrid (Melbourne, Australia) • Full-Time • Citizenship or vetting required • Principal
Python
AI/ML
Semantic Search
RAG
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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Validation & Verification Engineer TopSky One

≈ $80k – $185k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Melbourne, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
Jira
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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Northrop Grumman

northropgrumman.com
northropgrumman.com • HQ: Falls Church, United States • Space Defense • C4ISR • Satellite Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1994 • Trust A • Hiring 3535, 294 new
HQ: Falls Church, United States • Space Defense • C4ISR • Satellite Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1994 • Trust A • Hiring 3535, 294 new
Northrop Grumman is an American defence contractor whose oldest predecessor was founded in 1939, and which took its present form through the 1994 combination of Northrop and Grumman. It builds strategic systems including the B-21 Raider bomber and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme, military and civil space systems, radars and electronic warfare equipment, autonomous aircraft, and mission systems and software for the United States armed forces and allied governments. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it earns the large majority of its revenue from the American government and employs close to one hundred thousand people.
Kenneth Crews · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Kathy Warden · Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President · decision-maker
Jack Northrop · Founder · founder
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Hardware Systems Administrator

In office (Exmouth, Australia) • Relocation • Full-Time • Secret • Shift work • Citizenship or vetting required
Linux
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Skills these roles ask for

Linux 47Python 46CI/CD 37C++ 31Computer Vision 29Agile 29Azure 25Windows 24Sensor Fusion 21AWS 19VMWare 19PowerShell 18Kubernetes 18Machine Learning 16Ansible 16Docker 14

Where the roles are

Melbourne 72Canberra 44Sydney 35Adelaide 19Brisbane 8Bendigo 6Alice Springs 5Wollongong 5Perth 2Cannon Hill 2

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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

86 of the 178 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does - a citizenship, a national security vetting, a US clearance - says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most?

Leidos (60), Anduril Industries (21), Shield AI (17), KBR (12), DroneShield (11).

Which employers count as defence companies?

Companies whose main business is defence and security - prime contractors, defence electronics, naval, land and air systems, defence software and the defence tech startups - and the defence divisions of diversified groups. Companies of Russia, Belarus, China, Hong Kong, Iran and North Korea and companies under sanctions are left out.

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Source: 178 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 23 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0