Defence tech jobs worldwide: software, data and engineering roles by country

14,382 open software, data and engineering roles at 369 defence and security companies in 17 countries, by country and field. 31% of them are open to candidates of any nationality.

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open technical roles
14,382
companies
369
countries
17
open to any nationality
31%

By country

CountryOpen rolesCompaniesAny nationalityHiring most
United States9,87125713%RTX, Northrop Grumman, Anduril Industries
France1,3291669%Thales Group, MBDA France, ArianeGroup
United Kingdom7385141%Leonardo, Thales Group, MBDA UK
Germany6335384%HENSOLDT, Rheinmetall, Airbus
Spain2711097%Indra Group, Airbus, Thales Group
Canada2132561%RTX, Thales Group, General Dynamics
Sweden203102%Saab, Swedish Armed Forces, Försvarets radioanstalt (FRA)
Australia1822445%Leidos, Anduril Industries, Shield AI
India1422296%Thales Group, RTX, Rohde & Schwarz
Israel141999%Elbit Systems, Thales Group, Kela
Singapore1401296%ST Engineering, Thales Group, General Robotics
Italy132697%Leonardo, Thales Group, GE Aerospace
Austria926100%Diehl Group, Rheinmetall, PIDSO
Switzerland891097%RUAG, Harmattan AI, Destinus
Netherlands771766%Netherlands Ministry of Defence, Thales Group, Robin Radar
Japan691099%Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nippon Avionics, NEC Aerospace Systems
Brazil60785%Indra Group, Castelion, Thales Group

By field

Software engineering 3,011Embedded and hardware 3,362Data and AI 1,533Cloud, networks and IT 2,344Cyber security 1,028Test and QA 450Product and engineering leadership 1,655Graduates and early careers 999

Defence tech startups

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RUAG

ruag.ch
ruag.ch · Bern · Emmen · Thun · Wangen · Wilderswil · Defense Manufacturing · Electronic Warfare · C4ISR · Hiring 42, 16 new
Bern · Emmen · Thun · Wangen · Wilderswil · Defense Manufacturing · Electronic Warfare · C4ISR · Hiring 42, 16 new
RUAG is a Swiss technology and defence company whose Sensors and Electronic Warfare business builds radar and air surveillance systems. Its vacancies include system engineers and administrators for command and control systems, air surveillance project leaders and senior data engineers. The company is based in Switzerland.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
≈ $76k – $173k per year (Estimated) · Senior · In office (Emmen, Switzerland) · Full-Time · Senior
Machine Learning
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QlikSense
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General Dynamics Mission Systems

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gdmissionsystems.com · HQ: Fairfax, United States · Military · Cybersecurity · C4ISR · Defense Manufacturing · National Security · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2015 · Trust A · Hiring 585, 139 new
HQ: Fairfax, United States · Military · Cybersecurity · C4ISR · Defense Manufacturing · National Security · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2015 · Trust A · Hiring 585, 139 new
General Dynamics Mission Systems is the business unit of defense contractor General Dynamics that builds C4ISR, secure communications, cybersecurity, electronic warfare and mission systems for land, sea, air, space and cyber operations, with headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. Formed in 2015 by merging two General Dynamics units, it employs more than 12,000 people at sites such as Pittsfield and Dedham in Massachusetts, Scottsdale in Arizona and Manassas in Virginia. Recruiting centers on ASIC and FPGA, embedded software, electrical, mechanical and systems engineers, test staff, manufacturing technicians and interns.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

RUST Embedded Software Engineer Multiple Levels (cleared)

≈ $96k – $177k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 8+ years exp · In office (Dedham, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Secret · Citizenship or vetting required · Staff
C++
DevOps
Linux
Management
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Naval Group

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naval-group.com · HQ: Paris, France · Defense Manufacturing · Naval Systems · 5000+ employees · Est. 2002 · Hiring 109, 12 new
HQ: Paris, France · Defense Manufacturing · Naval Systems · 5000+ employees · Est. 2002 · Hiring 109, 12 new
Naval Group is a French naval defence company that designs, builds, maintains and modernises submarines and surface ships and their systems.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

CDI – Ingénieur Infrastructure DevOps – H/F

≈ $43k – $72k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Brest, France) · Full-Time · Citizenship or vetting required · Senior · French: C1
Go
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
GitLab CI
KVM
VMWare
GitLab
Ansible
GitHub
Terraform
Windows
Git
Docker
Linux
Kubernetes
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Anduril Industries

anduril.com
anduril.com · HQ: Costa Mesa, United States · Defense Manufacturing · C4ISR · Military Drones · Defense AI · 5000+ employees · Est. 2017 · Trust B · Hiring 2206, 150 new
HQ: Costa Mesa, United States · Defense Manufacturing · C4ISR · Military Drones · Defense AI · 5000+ employees · Est. 2017 · Trust B · Hiring 2206, 150 new
Anduril Industries is an American defence technology company founded in 2017 that builds autonomous systems and command software for military and border security customers. Rather than bidding on cost-plus programmes, it develops products with its own capital and sells them as finished systems, from surveillance towers and counter-drone interceptors to underwater vehicles and collaborative combat aircraft. Its Lattice software platform fuses sensor data into a single operating picture and controls the hardware family, and the company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California with a large manufacturing site in Ohio.
Matt Grimm · Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer · decision-maker
Trae Stephens · Co-Founder & Executive Chairman · decision-maker
Brian Schimpf · Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Palmer Luckey · Founder · decision-maker
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

HPC Systems Engineer

$147k – $196k per year · Equity · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Costa Mesa, United States) · Top Secret · Senior
MATLAB
AI/ML
CUDA
InfiniBand
NVLink
TensorFlow
Computer Vision
PyTorch
DevOps
Puppet
Red Hat
SLURM
Ubuntu
HPC
Ansible
Linux
Azure
AWS
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
SpaceTech
ANSYS
STAR-CCM+
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Rolls-Royce

rolls-royce.com
rolls-royce.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Industrial Machinery · Defense Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1906 · Trust A · Hiring 479, 81 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Industrial Machinery · Defense Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1906 · Trust A · Hiring 479, 81 new
Rolls-Royce is a British engineering group headquartered in London, England, that designs, builds and services power and propulsion systems for civil aerospace, defence and power systems markets. Founded in 1906, it runs major sites in Derby, Bristol, Indianapolis and Singapore, while its Rolls-Royce Power Systems unit in Friedrichshafen produces mtu engines, generators and battery storage systems. It hires manufacturing, systems and reliability engineers, field service representatives, service technicians, procurement and supply chain managers, programme managers, finance and legal staff and OT cyber analysts.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 5 min ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Product Security Engineer (m/w/d) Cybersecurity Conformity & Assurance

≈ $83k – $156k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Friedrichshafen, Germany) · Full-Time · Senior · German: B2 · English: B2
ISO 27001
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BAE Systems

baesystems.com
baesystems.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Naval Systems · Combat Aircraft · Defense Manufacturing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1999 · Trust A · Hiring 299, 62 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Naval Systems · Combat Aircraft · Defense Manufacturing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1999 · Trust A · Hiring 299, 62 new
BAE Systems is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, building combat aircraft, warships, submarines, land vehicles, electronic systems and cyber and intelligence products. Formed in 1999 from the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems, it is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has major operations in the UK, the US, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and works on the Edgewing combat air programme. It hires hardware, software, structures, flight systems and spacecraft engineers, test and manufacturing specialists, project managers, supply chain and procurement staff, and graduates.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% pay Visa sponsor 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Software Developer

$133k – $226k per year · In office (McLean, United States) · Full-Time · TS/SCI · Citizenship or vetting required
Rust
TypeScript
C++
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Splunk
Ansible
Terraform
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Management
ServiceNow
+5
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Defence tech roles that fit you

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Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

4,428 of the 14,382 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?

RTX (1,230), Thales Group (1,212), Northrop Grumman (895), Lockheed Martin (882), Anduril Industries (873).

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: 14,382 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 29 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0