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

136 open technical roles at 7 defence and security companies in Italy: Cloud, networks and IT. 131 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 2 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open technical roles
136
companies
7
open to any nationality
96%
median stated pay
$50k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Leonardo10298%
Thales Group28100%
GE Aerospace2100%2
Onebrief10%
CACI International10%
Rohde & Schwarz1100%
L3Harris Technologies10%

Newest roles

GE Aerospace

geaerospace.com
geaerospace.com • HQ: Evendale, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1892 • Trust A • Hiring 525, 65 new
HQ: Evendale, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1892 • Trust A • Hiring 525, 65 new
GE Aerospace (General Electric Company) is an aerospace manufacturing and aviation technology enterprise specializing in jet and turboprop engines, integrated avionics, mechanical systems, and maintenance services. Headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, United States, the company designs, manufactures, and services propulsion systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft - including powerplants produced independently and through major joint ventures like CFM International. Through an extensive global maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) network, digital flight data analytics platforms, and defense propulsion contracts, the organization supports commercial air carriers, armed forces, and aerospace OEMs worldwide.
No named decision-maker yet.
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3 days ago Likely open · 57%

Program Management Intern

≈ $17k – $32k per year (Estimated) • Intern • In office (Turin, Italy) • Relocation • Master's Degree • Internship • Intern • Italian: C1 • English: C1
EVMS
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3 days ago Likely open · 57%

Internship - Production Analysis

≈ $17k – $34k per year (Estimated) • Intern • In office (Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy) • Relocation • Master's Degree • Internship • Intern • Italian: C1 • English
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Leonardo

leonardo.com
leonardo.com • HQ: Rome, Italy • C4ISR • Aircraft Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1948 • Trust B • Hiring 665, 53 new
HQ: Rome, Italy • C4ISR • Aircraft Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1948 • Trust B • Hiring 665, 53 new
Leonardo is an Italian aerospace, defence and security group headquartered in Rome that builds helicopters, aircraft, aerostructures, defence electronics, space systems and cyber security solutions. Founded in 1948 as Finmeccanica and renamed in 2017, it is listed in Milan with the Italian state as its largest shareholder, employs more than 50,000 people and has major industrial operations in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. Its openings span cyber security engineers, systems, software and quality engineers, ground station and test engineers, project managers and customer service officers at sites such as Rome, Edinburgh, Luton, Southampton and Turin.
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3 days ago Likely open · 57%

System Engineer

≈ $32k – $66k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid (Milan, Italy) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Italian: C1
MATLAB
Python
SpaceTech
ECSS
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6 days ago Likely open · 57%

Geospatial Platform Engineer

$39k – $49k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Rome, Italy) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English
Python
Databases
Weaviate
Milvus
pgvector
Qdrant
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Prefect
RAG
LLM
DevOps
GitLab CI
Configuration Management
GitLab
Platform Engineering
Rest API
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
OpenTelemetry
Argo Workflows
Prometheus
Grafana
SpaceTech
GDAL
+15
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L3Harris Technologies

l3harris.com
l3harris.com • HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019 • Trust A • Hiring 1362, 193 new
HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019 • Trust A • Hiring 1362, 193 new
L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor formed in 2019 by the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. It builds tactical radios and military communication systems, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, space sensors and satellites, night vision devices, and uncrewed surface vessels, and owns the rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. Its main customers are the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 day ago 13 days ago Likely open · 56%

Software Engineer

$34k – $45k per year • In office (Bologna, Italy) • Bachelor's Degree • Citizenship or vetting required • Italian • English
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Rohde & Schwarz

rohde-schwarz.com
rohde-schwarz.com • HQ: Munich, Germany • Information Security • Broadcasting • Military Communication • Test & Measurement Instruments • 201-500 employees • Est. 1933 • Hiring 144, 6 new
HQ: Munich, Germany • Information Security • Broadcasting • Military Communication • Test & Measurement Instruments • 201-500 employees • Est. 1933 • Hiring 144, 6 new
Rohde & Schwarz is a Munich technology company founded in 1933 that makes test and measurement instruments. Its equipment certifies mobile devices and network equipment worldwide, and it also builds broadcast transmitters, secure communications and cybersecurity products. The company remains family owned and employs more than fourteen thousand people.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 17 days ago Long shot · 15%

Software Test Engineer (Categoria protetta Art. 1 L. 68/99)

In office (Rome, Italy)
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caci.com • HQ: Reston, United States • Data & Analytics • Cybersecurity • Military • National Security • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Intelligence • Electronic Warfare • 5000+ employees • Est. 1962 • IT services • Trust D • Hiring 1864, 93 new
HQ: Reston, United States • Data & Analytics • Cybersecurity • Military • National Security • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Intelligence • Electronic Warfare • 5000+ employees • Est. 1962 • IT services • Trust D • Hiring 1864, 93 new
CACI International is an American technology company founded in 1962 that works almost entirely for United States defence, intelligence and federal civilian agencies. It has moved from being a conventional IT services contractor toward supplying its own technology, with a substantial expeditionary electronic warfare and signals intelligence product line, photonics and optical communications for space, and secure network modernisation. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company employs more than twenty thousand people, the majority holding security clearances, and has grown through a steady programme of acquisitions that add differentiated technology rather than headcount alone.
Jeffrey MacLauchlan · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
John Mengucci · President & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Herbert Karr · Co-Founder · founder
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 20 days ago Likely open · 61%

Senior Network Engineer SME

$95k – $199k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Italy) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Top Secret • Senior
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
DHCP
BGP
OSPF
MPLS
VMWare
DNS
Ansible
Rest API
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
Management
ServiceNow
+4
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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, 471 new
HQ: Paris, France • Electronic Warfare • Satellite Manufacturing • Identity Management • Avionics & Flight Control • C4ISR • 5000+ employees • Est. 1893 • Trust B • Hiring 2187, 471 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 23 days ago Likely open · 55%

Technical Product Owner - Biometric Devices (Open also to Protected Categories, Law 68/99)

≈ $71k – $148k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 12+ years exp • In office (Grugliasco, Italy) • Full-Time • Principal
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≈ $51k – $93k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Grugliasco, Italy) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Verilog
SystemVerilog
VHDL
Python
Chips/EDA
Siemens QuestaSim
Siemens ModelSim
Formal Verification
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Skills these roles ask for

Informatica 45Python 40C++ 27Linux 25Agile 20IBM DOORS 19Docker 19Kubernetes 19Scrum 15MATLAB 15Oracle 14Windows 13SQL 13Microsoft Office 13Git 12AWS 11

Where the roles are

Rome 65Turin 30Genoa 20Milan 13Florence 12Naples 9Gorgonzola 5Varese 4Venegono Superiore 3Ronchi dei Legionari 2

Defence tech roles that fit you

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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

131 of the 136 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?

Leonardo (102), Thales Group (28), GE Aerospace (2), Onebrief (1), CACI International (1).

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