We are looking for graduates from almost every discipline to work in analyst, corporate or technologist roles.

As an analyst, you can undertake a diverse range of complex tasks – from foreign language analysis to data analysis. Your role will vary, depending on your skills and the role of your team in supporting either ASD's foreign intelligence, cyber security or offensive cyber operations mission.

In corporate roles, you will have the opportunity to develop and shape ASD’s future. We have roles in business management, communications, governance, finance, people management, policy, security and recruitment, just to name a few.

As a technologist, you can work in areas as diverse as software development, database administration, system design, architecture, testing and maintenance through to cyber security roles including reverse engineering, forensic analysis and intrusion detection. You could have the opportunity to build and maintain everything from secure workstations to high-end supercomputers or develop innovative tools to enable our offensive cyber operations.

The ASD Graduate Program is part of the Defence Graduate Program Intelligence Pathway. It runs for 12 months, with graduates completing three four-month placements. You will have a permanent role within ASD upon successful completion of the program. Graduates are paid a Graduate ASD 4 salary of $68,442 plus 15.4% superannuation.

Applications for the 2022 graduate intake are open 9 March to 7 April 2021. Apply now!

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the ASD-ANU Co-lab at co-lab@anu.edu.au.