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Work with cutting edge AI technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world’s most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counter-drone sector.
Our customers operate in some of the most challenging and high-stakes environments in the world, including military organisations, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure operators, and law enforcement. Protecting airspace in these settings requires technology that performs under pressure and teams that understand what’s at stake. At DroneShield, employees work at the leading edge of counter-drone innovation, helping to address real-world security challenges as drone threats continue to evolve globally.
With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia, now part of the ASX200 index, DroneShield is experiencing a period of hypergrowth. Revenue has surged from A$57 million in 2024 to over A$217 million in 2025, representing growth of more than 400% year-on-year, with record profitability and cashflow. The total addressable global market for counter-drone is assessed at approximately $100 billion, and is currently at the nascent stage with much of the growth still to come, with DroneShield well positioned as a global market leader, and the only public listed pure-play business in this sector.
The company has grown from 11 employees in 2017 to over 450 staff globally today, and is on track to reach around 550 by the end of 2026. This expansion includes investment of over A$50 million annually in R&D, a global pipeline exceeding A$2.5 billion, and continuous scaling of production capacity to meet accelerating demand.
The role is based at DroneShield’s central Sydney headquarters. Overseas on-the-ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries worldwide.
About the role
DroneShield is seeking a Corporate Security Engineer to join the Security team in Sydney, NSW. This is a mid-level role with genuine opportunities for growth and progression for the right candidate.
The Security team is a nimble team responsible for protecting DroneShield's assets and users. Our adversaries are sophisticated and use state-of-the-art tooling. To protect DroneShield, we need to focus on the biggest risks, eliminate threats, focus on automation to scale our efforts and continually increase the cost for the attackers.
Key responsibilities for this role include supporting and improving our existing corporate security solutions, deploying security controls on endpoints, and partnering with Detection & Response to build detections. This role will also contribute to build controls across office networks, data centres and remote access for our internal infrastructure.
Corporate Security should be viewed as a partnership with IT and Detection & Response, with each team enabling each other to be more effective. IT builds the foundational tools for asset management and internal services; Corporate Security automates deployment of security controls and enables telemetry so that Detection & Response can create detections and playbooks to respond to incidents effectively.
The ideal candidate will be building their strategic understanding of IT and Detection & Response and will be an eager, capable contributor to both teams. This role requires a foundation in programming and automation, with an eagerness to expand those skills. An interest in how LLMs can be leveraged to improve security operations is a strong plus.
Strong communication skills and being a hands-on engineer are a must have.
Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
Growth Path
This role is designed for someone who already brings a degree of autonomy and can take real ownership of initiatives. Working closely with the Senior Corporate Security Engineer, the right candidate will deepen their technical expertise and broaden their strategic thinking across the corporate security program. Progression will be recognised and rewarded as capability and contribution are demonstrated.
Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.