Posted: 25/08/2026
Closing Date: 30/09/2026
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Adelaide and Edinburgh
Job Category: Software & Computer Systems Engineering
Swordfish Computing is an Australian sovereign Defence science and technology professional services company building next-generation AI-enabled, software-driven systems that deliver tactical and strategic advantage.
Since 1999, we have worked with Defence, DSTG, academia and industry to undertake innovative R&D and accelerate promising technologies into trusted operational systems.
Our technologies help Defence understand, decide and act faster, enable integrated effects, strengthen mission resilience and create asymmetric advantage.
What we are looking for
Talented DevOps / Platform Engineers who desire to apply their skills to Defence projects in areas such as Electronic Warfare, Future Military Cloud Native Systems, Machine Learning, Command, Control, Communications, Computing & Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber Security. We seek passionate people who enjoy technical challenges, problem solving and want to keep improving both individually and as part of the team. People that enjoy the culture of a smaller company and value collaboration to ensure the success of our teams in achieving client's goals will find working at Swordfish rewarding.
What you will do
- Development and deployment of prototype Defence systems and capabilities using a wide variety of cloud-native technologies using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Work within a team to consult with Defence clients to identify their requirements and then plan development and delivery activities.
- Work with a wide variety of state-of-the-art technologies and practices - E.g. Microservices, Data-Centric Security, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, Kafka/NATS, Containers (Docker), Kubernetes.
- Learn and adopt existing Automation practices into the development (e.g. Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD) environment to more effectively develop, test and deliver software.
- Contribute to the technical quality of the team through code reviews, design reviews and collaborative development.
- Continue to develop your technical ability through both on-the-job training and professional development opportunities.
Location
Swordfish is headquartered in the Adelaide CBD with our teams operating from both Adelaide and Edinburgh.
Benefits
- Technically challenging work with real impact
- Supportive management and collaborative team members
- Flexible work arrangements and work-life balance
- Support for your professional development
- Attractive remuneration
- Relocation support if you live interstate
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Containerisation in Docker.
- Orchestration using Kubernetes.
- Experience with Helm (version 3) desirable.
- Microservice architectures.
- Automation using Ansible.
- Continuous Integration pipelines (preferably GitLab) and Continuous Deployment technologies.
- Experience with Data Pipeline and Data Lakehouse technologies (e.g. Dagster, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop) would be highly valued.
- Agile practices and development methodologies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Systems Engineering.
- Australian Citizenship
- Australian Security Clearance - PV clearance is highly desirable otherwise NV1 clearance. Please see the following URL for eligibility requirements - https://www.agsva.gov.au/applicants/eligibility-and-suitability
