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 counterdrone sector.  

Our customers are some of the most demanding in the world, including militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others. The counterdrone sector is rapidly changing, with DroneShield being in an arms race against state-backed drone manufacturers 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$190 million in 2025, representing growth of more than 400% year-on-year, with record profitability and cashflow. The total addressable global market for counterdrone 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

The C2 Support Engineering Team Lead will establish and lead a small, high-performance support team responsible for delivering advanced Level 2 support to DroneSentry-C2 systems deployed in the field.

You will oversee technical support operations, ensuring reliable, timely, and high-quality responses to issues raised by Field Service Engineers and customers. This includes remote diagnosis, system configuration, log analysis, and incident resolution.

This position will support production systems through an on-call rotation.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations 

• Lead, mentor and build the C2 Support Engineering team.
• Provide advanced Level 2 technical support for DroneSentry-C2 systems in the field.
• Assist with configuration, upgrades, and validation of deployed systems.
• Capture and escalate complex issues to Engineering or QA for resolution.
• Maintain documentation and contribute to internal troubleshooting guides.
• Manage escalation of complex technical issues from FSEs and customers.
• Drive the development of repeatable support and troubleshooting processes.
• Maintain operational readiness including system documentation, monitoring, and incident playbooks.
• Report on incident trends and identify areas for product improvement.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support production systems.

Who You Are 

• Experienced technical leader with a background in IT support, systems administration, or network engineering.
• Strong understanding of Linux environments and networking fundamentals (routing, firewalls, VPNs, etc.).
• Familiar with enterprise software deployment, integration, and monitoring.
• Capable of diagnosing complex distributed system issues using logs, metrics, and configuration data.
• Calm under pressure, with strong communication skills and a focus on rapid problem resolution.
• Able to participate in a roster that includes out-of-hours coverage.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years experience leading a technical team of engineers.
• Strong Linux administration and networking skills (routing, firewalls, VPNs, etc.) is required.
• Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker, Snaps) is desirable.
• Experience with one or more compiled or scripting languages (e.g. Python, Go, C++) is desirable.
• Ability to translate technical issues and operational objectives between engineering teams and leadership.
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including non-software engineers.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to incident triage and resolution.
• Ability to operate under rostered out-of-hours support requirements.

Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.