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

146 open technical roles at 8 defence and security companies in Israel: Embedded and hardware (34), Cloud, networks and IT (43). 144 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 1 mention relocation support.

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146
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estimated median pay
$138k

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D-Fend Solutions

dfendsolutions.com
dfendsolutions.com • HQ: Ra'anana, Israel • Electronic Warfare • Homeland Security • Air Defense • Est. 2017 • Trust A • Hiring 22, 3 new
HQ: Ra'anana, Israel • Electronic Warfare • Homeland Security • Air Defense • Est. 2017 • Trust A • Hiring 22, 3 new
D-Fend Solutions (D-Fend Inc.) is a premier counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) technology enterprise, headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel, with US headquarters in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 2017 by Zohar Halachmi, Yaniv Benbenisti, and Assaf Monsa, the company develops non-kinetic, radio frequency (RF) cyber-driven anti-drone systems engineered by experts from elite military intelligence units.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Senior RF System & Design Engineer

≈ $86k – $199k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • In office (Ra'anana, Israel) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Statistical Process Control
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Mechanical NPI Engineering Lead

≈ $85k – $216k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 4+ years exp • In office (Ra'anana, Israel) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
GD&T
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Orca AI

orca-ai.io
orca-ai.io • HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel • Military • C4ISR • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2018 • Hiring 10, 1 new
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel • Military • C4ISR • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2018 • Hiring 10, 1 new
Orca AI builds computer vision navigation systems for commercial ships. Its sensors and software detect vessels and obstacles that radar misses. The company works with major shipping operators on collision avoidance.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Tech Delivery Manager

≈ $92k – $235k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Tel Aviv, Israel) • Staff
Linear
Jira
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 15 days ago Hiring now · 78%

Edge Computer Vision Engineer

≈ $95k – $247k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Tel Aviv, Israel) • Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Triton Inference Server
Quantization
ONNX
TensorRT
CUDA
ONNX Runtime
Computer Vision
Robotics
GStreamer
Sensor Fusion
+3
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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 2187, 433 new
HQ: Paris, France • Electronic Warfare • Satellite Manufacturing • Identity Management • Avionics & Flight Control • C4ISR • 5000+ employees • Est. 1893 • Trust B • Hiring 2187, 433 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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Verified live · 1 day ago 5 days ago Likely open · 63%

Data Security Architect

≈ $98k – $238k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Hybrid (Tel Aviv, Israel) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
C++
DevOps
Windows
AWS
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago Long shot · 24%

DevOps Team Leader (Core Team)

≈ $86k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 6+ years exp • Hybrid (Rehovot, Israel) • Full-Time • Staff
Bash
Python
DevOps
Datadog
PagerDuty
VictoriaMetrics
GitLab CI
Amazon EKS
Amazon CloudWatch
Grafana
IAM
Terraform
Linux
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
Terragrunt
Pulumi
GitOps
+10
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Smart Shooter

smart-shooter.com
smart-shooter.com • Mettmann • Herndon • Haifa • Military • Small Arms • C4ISR • Est. 2011 • Hiring 6, 5 new
Mettmann • Herndon • Haifa • Military • Small Arms • C4ISR • Est. 2011 • Hiring 6, 5 new
Headquartered in Kibbutz Yagur, Israel (with regional subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, and Australia), Smart Shooter Ltd. is a defense technology company specializing in advanced fire control systems (FCS) and counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) for small arms. The company designs and manufactures the combat-proven SMASH family of smart weapon sights and remote weapon stations - such as the SMASH 2000L, SMASH X4, SMASH Hopper, and SMASH Dragon - which combine electro-optics, computer vision algorithms, and real-time ballistic calculation software to track and hit moving ground targets and micro/mini-drones. Serving armed forces, special operations units, border security agencies, and law enforcement worldwide - including the Israeli Defense Forces, the U.S. military, and multiple NATO member states - Smart Shooter provides precise, "one shot, one hit" kinetic engagement capabilities that enhance small-arms lethality while significantly reducing collateral damage.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 6 days ago Hiring now · 85%

מיישם/ת Priority ERP

In office (Haifa, Israel) • Part-Time
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Kela

kela.io
kela.io • HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel • Defense AI • 201-500 employees • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 28, 1 new
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel • Defense AI • 201-500 employees • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 28, 1 new
Kela is a secure, open platform for defense technology that enables rapid integration of commercial and military systems for Western defense forces. The company was designed by Israeli engineers and hires technical program managers, mechanical design engineers, hardware engineers and quality engineers. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 12 days ago Hiring now · 78%

Data / ML Platform Engineer

Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Tel Aviv, Israel) • Middle
SQL
Python
Databases
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
MLFlow
dbt
Kubeflow
DevOps
Kubernetes
Analytics
ETL/ELT
+2
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 20 days ago Likely open · 62%

Technical Program Manager

≈ $95k – $210k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tel Aviv, Israel) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • Hebrew
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Elbit Systems

elbitsystems.com
elbitsystems.com • HQ: Haifa, Israel • Information Technology • C4ISR • Military Drones • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1966 • NASDAQ: ESLT • Trust A • Hiring 312, 6 new
HQ: Haifa, Israel • Information Technology • C4ISR • Military Drones • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1966 • NASDAQ: ESLT • Trust A • Hiring 312, 6 new
Elbit Systems is an Israeli defence electronics company founded in 1966 and headquartered in Haifa, and the largest privately owned defence contractor in the country. It supplies unmanned aircraft including the widely exported Hermes family, artillery systems such as the PULS rocket launcher, active protection for armoured vehicles, and the helmet-mounted display systems worn by pilots of the F-35 and other combat aircraft. The company has grown substantially through acquisition, including IMI Systems and the night vision business of Harris, and it derives most of its revenue from exports across Europe, Asia and the Americas rather than from its home market.
Michael Federmann · Chairman of the Board · decision-maker
Bezhalel Machlis · President & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 15 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Hardware Test Equipment and Infrastructure Engineer

In office (Haifa, Israel) • Bachelor's Degree
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 15 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Configuration and Engineering Information Team Leade

≈ $59k – $147k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Karmiel, Israel) • Middle • Hebrew • English
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 47Linux 25MATLAB 20Kubernetes 19C++ 18CI/CD 13Docker 11Azure 11AWS 11Bash 9DNS 8Windows 8Simulink 7Terraform 7PowerShell 7Git 6

Where the roles are

Haifa 34Tel Aviv 22Holon 15Rehovot 13Karmiel 11Ramat HaSharon 10Ra'anana 7Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut 6Netanya 5Jerusalem 2

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Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

144 of the 146 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?

Elbit Systems (109), Thales Group (11), Kela (11), D-Fend Solutions (7), Orca AI (5).

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: 146 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0