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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
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
Salary bands 2026
Sydney base salary bands for the disciplines government and govtech teams hire most, drawn from our Salary Guide 2026.
| Discipline | Senior base | Principal base |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber engineer | AUD 170-200k | AUD 200-240k |
| Cloud / SRE / platform | AUD 170-210k | AUD 200-230k |
| Software engineer | AUD 160-190k | AUD 190-225k |
| Data engineer | AUD 160-190k | AUD 195-250k |
These are commercial Sydney bands. Public-service roles are pegged to APS classifications, with no equity and base plus super (typically 15.4% PSSAP); cleared roles run 15-25% above commercial bands.
Base only. 25th-75th percentile of accepted offers. Full Salary Guide 2026 ->
Hiring in govtech
Government technology hiring splits into two markets: APS roles priced on classification, and the systems integrators and govtech vendors that deliver government programs on commercial terms. Many strong candidates move between the two, so a govtech offer is often competing with both a classification band and a day rate.
Security requirements shape the pool. Cleared roles typically require Australian citizenship and an AGSVA clearance, and government security work increasingly calls for IRAP assessment and Essential Eight experience. Engineers with clearance, the technical depth and that assurance experience are scarce.
Go deeper
NV1, NV2 and TS-cleared engineers.
Cleared engineering for defence programs.
The clearance premium explained.
AGSVA levels and the search.
Bands by discipline, seniority and city.
The all-in cost of a senior engineer.
Common questions
Public-service roles are pegged to APS classifications with no equity and base plus super, typically 15.4% PSSAP. Systems integrators and govtech vendors pay commercial bands, and cleared roles carry a 15-25% premium.
Yes, including NV1, NV2 and TS-cleared cyber and cloud engineers for federal, state and government-adjacent programs.
Our median is 21 days from brief to signed offer. Clearance requirements are the biggest variable, so we calibrate them at intake.
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20 minute working session. No fee until placement. Replacement inside 90 days.