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Govtech tech recruitment.

Re:Sourced supports federal, state and government-adjacent SI teams hiring senior engineering talent. Coverage spans Services Australia, Department of Defence-adjacent work, state digital teams (Service NSW, Service Victoria) and the consultancy tail.

The Australian govtech market

Where govtech engineering concentrates.

Government technology teams concentrate in Canberra (federal), Sydney (state, banking-adjacent agencies), Melbourne (state, Service Victoria) and Brisbane (state, defence-adjacent SIs). Engagement models vary widely: APS direct hires, contractor day rates, panel placements and SI-routed engagements.

Security clearances (Negative Vetting 1 and 2, Top Secret) are increasingly material to senior search briefs. Cleared candidates command meaningful premiums and have shorter shortlists.

Most-recruited govtech roles

What govtech teams actually hire.

Senior cloud and platform engineers (cleared and uncleared)
Cyber engineers and security architects for regulated workloads
Senior data engineers for inter-agency data programs
Engineering leads for state digital service teams
Senior software engineers on contractor day rates for project teams

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Hire govtech engineers.

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

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