Swordfish Computing - Innovators In Defence Science And Technology

INTERNSHIPS AND CAREERS

Build Your Future With Us

At Swordfish we're always on the look out for talented and motivated individuals to join our teams.

A career with Swordfish will see you working alongside industry-leading professionals who are excited by cutting-edge technology, committed to lifelong learning, and engage every day in solving challenging, mission-critical problems for our Defence and Space clients. We are proud to offer a supportive and collaborative environment that prioritises teamwork and ingenuity for those with a drive to do work that really matters.

If you are interested in;

an exciting and rewarding new career direction
a graduate or undergraduate position
a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement, or,
an internship,

please see our available positions or lodge an expression of interest by clicking on the vacancies button below!

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Why Swordfish

ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE

Our People Are Our Top Priority

Swordfish has a professional and respectful working environment that welcomes new ideas and alternative solutions. We love what we do and eagerly welcome newcomers to our teams. We believe work should be both rewarding and fun. We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Reaching Your Full Potential

Our people are our success. We support everyone on our team to reach their full potential and recognise that every career path is unique.

We place a high priority on understanding each of our team member’s professional goals and aspirations, and support their development through individually tailored career development plans.

We recognise and value both personal and team achievements.

ABOUT YOU

What You Need To Succeed

We employ experienced professionals and graduates with a variety of STEM qualifications.

Typical qualifications we look for include Bachelor’s or higher degrees in Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or related fields (physics and mathematics are advantageous).

We consider applicants with broader Engineering, Mathematics and Physics qualifications, however, software skills are core to our business activities.

Due to the importance of our work to national security, we can only employ Australian Citizens who are eligible for a Security Clearance.

MISSION

Transforming scientific research into capability

At Swordfish, our mission is to be a trusted industry partner to Australian Defence Research clients, supporting the research and development of future sovereign defence capability. By applying:

best practice Agile Software Engineering principles and DevOps,
AI and Machine Learning,
Data Science,
defence and space domain knowledge, and,
modern tool-stacks,

we can transform cutting-edge defence research into innovative software and computer systems, that can shape the future of Australian Defence capability and secure Australia's future.

Why We're Different

We're born and raised in Australia's Defence Research and Development environment.

We understand Defence, Science, and Technology.
We offer more than a transactional service.
We care about the intent of the client as well as the letter of the contract.
We thrive in diverse teams of researchers, engineers and technicians.

We collaborate openly and constructively with all stakeholders.
We share our discoveries. A rising tide lifts all boats.
We curate our team offerings according to the skills required.
Staff development and wellbeing is at the centre of our corporate culture.

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