{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"422b9f00a4e0a99f5b26bf9f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/422b9f00a4e0a99f5b26bf9f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/422b9f00a4e0a99f5b26bf9f","title":"IT Engineer","description":"Work with cutting edge 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 Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others.\n\nWith an approximately $1bn market capitalisation and having raised approximately $250m in 2024 alone, DroneShield is undergoing hypergrowth stage, fuelled by rapidly increasing use of drones for nefarious applications, from battlefield, to terrorism, to contraband delivery and commercial espionage.\n\nHeadquartered in Sydney with a subsidiary in Virginia (USA), DroneShield is a publicly listed global leader in counter-drone technology. Our team consists of experts in engineering and physics, with significant experience in government, defense, and intelligence. We are fast-growing, with about 160 employees in our Sydney office.\n\nAbout the role\nDroneShield is seeking an IT Engineer with relevant experience to join the operations team in Warrenton, Virginia.\nThis position will report to the Program Manager and represents an exceptional opportunity for a result-driven individual in a new niche but exploding market. This role is primarily focused on maintaining, expanding, and implementing new IT systems for the DroneShield U.S. office, to include resolving team member technical issues. There is a high degree of autonomy and growth potential for this role within the organization.\nResponsibilities, Duties and Expectations\nMaintain and elevate the performance of pivotal IT systems and infrastructure\nImplement IT infrastructure and services required for company operations\nAdminister Microsoft Office 365 domain and all other shared resources for U.S team\nImplement and administer office network to include maintaining adequate remote VPN solutions and enabling access to company resources\nExercise security best practices across IT systems\nIdentify opportunities for ongoing improvements to processes and systems\nQualifications, Experience and Skills\nBS degree in relevant technical discipline and 5 years of experience in IT or equivalent combination of education and practical experience\nPrevious experience designing and administering small office networks\nKnowledge of cybersecurity best practices\nAbility to provision and manage all company IT devices and infrastructure\nPreference for CCNA, Sec+, or other relevant certifcations\nComfortable operating in a fast-paced environment to accomplish customer deliveries and collaborating with a team\n\nNote for recruitment agencies: we do not accept floated candidates from external recruiters unless they were instructed to do so.","company":"Droneshield","rawCompany":"droneshield","city":"Warrenton","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T20:49:54.831Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"IT Engineer","description":"Work with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. 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We are fast-growing, with about 160 employees in our Sydney office.\n\nAbout the role\nDroneShield is seeking an IT Engineer with relevant experience to join the operations team in Warrenton, Virginia.\nThis position will report to the Program Manager and represents an exceptional opportunity for a result-driven individual in a new niche but exploding market. This role is primarily focused on maintaining, expanding, and implementing new IT systems for the DroneShield U.S. office, to include resolving team member technical issues. There is a high degree of autonomy and growth potential for this role within the organization.\nResponsibilities, Duties and Expectations\nMaintain and elevate the performance of pivotal IT systems and infrastructure\nImplement IT infrastructure and services required for company operations\nAdminister Microsoft Office 365 domain and all other shared resources for U.S team\nImplement and administer office network to include maintaining adequate remote VPN solutions and enabling access to company resources\nExercise security best practices across IT systems\nIdentify opportunities for ongoing improvements to processes and systems\nQualifications, Experience and Skills\nBS degree in relevant technical discipline and 5 years of experience in IT or equivalent combination of education and practical experience\nPrevious experience designing and administering small office networks\nKnowledge of cybersecurity best practices\nAbility to provision and manage all company IT devices and infrastructure\nPreference for CCNA, Sec+, or other relevant certifcations\nComfortable operating in a fast-paced environment to accomplish customer deliveries and collaborating with a team\n\nNote for recruitment agencies: we do not accept floated candidates from external recruiters unless they were instructed to do so.","datePosted":"2026-04-12T20:49:54.831Z","dateModified":"2026-04-12T20:49:54.831Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Droneshield","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Warrenton","addressRegion":"VA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"422b9f00a4e0a99f5b26bf9f"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/422b9f00a4e0a99f5b26bf9f"}}