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Defence tech recruitment.

Re:Sourced supports defence primes, defence-adjacent system integrators, and dual-use scale-ups hiring senior engineering talent. Strong networks in cleared engineering profiles and security-cleared cyber and cloud.

The Australian defence-tech market

Where defence engineering concentrates.

Defence and defence-adjacent technology hiring concentrates in Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Major employers include the primes (BAE Systems, Boeing Defence, Lockheed Martin Australia, Saab Australia, Thales Australia), the SIs (Babcock, Serco, KBR), and a growing tail of dual-use Australian scale-ups (Anduril Australia, Saber Astronautics, Penten, DroneShield).

Security clearance is a hard gate. NV1, NV2 and TS-cleared engineers are scarce; the candidate pool is small enough that direct outreach and trusted-network referral matter more than open-market sourcing.

Most-recruited defence roles

What defence teams actually hire.

Senior cleared software engineers for prime contractor programs
Senior cleared cloud and platform engineers
Cyber engineers and security architects (NV1, NV2, TS)
Senior software engineers for dual-use scale-ups (clearance not always required)
Engineering leads for SI-routed program teams

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30 minute working session. No fee until placement. Replacement inside 90 days.

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