The Role
The ASD Cadetship Program is for current university students who are studying an undergraduate or postgraduate degree. You must have a minimum of 12 months study remaining at the time of commencing the Program to be eligible.
You will work in a team with ASD mentors, coaches, supervisors and peers to support you as you work on a range of projects contributing to Australia’s national security. You will undertake training to improve your skills and get real-world experience in a unique environment. Putting your studies and skills into practice in a way that university cannot provide.
Cadets work on a part-time basis, working for a minimum of 2 days a week, while completing university study. You will receive an academic reimbursement of up to $800 per subject (capped at eight subjects per year), which is paid at the end of each semester upon successful completion of subjects.
Upon completion of the ASD Cadetship Program, you will be progressed into an ongoing full-time ASD4 position.
Positions within the ASD 2026 Cadetship Program will be located in all of our offices and you are able to nominate your preferred working location as Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, or Perth as part of the application process. Each location has a different number of roles available based on business need and available positions. The majority of positions are located in Canberra. If opportunities are not available in the location you preference, you will be contacted about opportunities available in other areas.
ASD are committed to the continued professional growth of our most important resource – our people.
Further information can be found at: I’m starting my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au)
About our Team
ASD is entering an exciting phase of growth, innovation and transformation. Our agency has committed to delivering REDSPICE, which is the most significant single investment in the Australian Signals Directorate’s 75 years.
ASD is seeking applications from highly talented university students who are currently studying an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
Our Ideal Candidate
As our ideal candidate you:
- are able to build and maintain positive working relationships,
- have excellent communication skills,
- work effectively as a productive member of a team,
- are able to work autonomously to achieve set outcomes, and
- enjoy working in the slim area between the difficult and the impossible.
Candidates should be interested in any of the following areas:
- Accounting and Finance
- Administration and Customer Service
- Auditing, Assurance and Fraud Control
- Cryptology
- Cyber Security
- Data
- Engineering and Technical
- Human Resources
- Information and Communications Technology
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Infrastructure
- Intelligence and Analysis
- Language Capability
- Legal
- Logistics
- Media and Communications
- Procurement and Contracting
- Project and Program management
- Psychology
- Security
- Strategic and International Policy
All successful candidates commence their cadetship on a salary of $68,541 plus a 4% service allowance and 15.4% superannuation. On successful completion, Cadets advance to the ASD4 level.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 6 April 2025. For further information please review the job information pack, reference ASD/00884/25 on www.asd.gov.au/careers.
