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Government agencies, mostly in Canberra but also in every state capital, hire many contractors through recruitment agencies on government panels. Roles usually state an APS or EL level and often require Australian citizenship and a security clearance. Here are the latest government contract roles that Freelance Radar found on LinkedIn: 70 roles live right now, with a median day rate of $760.

Updated on 6 October 2026

70

roles live

$760 /day

median day rate

+70

this week

Software Engineer – Java & Golang

Experienced Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver scalable software solutions across the full SDLC, with mandatory Australian Citizenship and current NV1/NV2 security clearance; advanced Ja…

Melbourne, VIC

Lead Business Analyst

12-month hybrid contract supporting a high-priority Australian government program in the care economy, requiring Australian citizenship, eligibility for Baseline clearance, and strong stakeholder enga…

Australia (Hybrid)

APS5 and APS6 Investigations

APS5/APS6 contract roles for experienced investigations professionals supporting a major Federal Government regulatory program, up to 12 months, Australian Citizenship and eligibility for Baseline cle…

Canberra, ACT · $52.78 to $65.48 per hour + super

APS5 and APS6 Compliance & Regulation

APS5/APS6 contract roles for experienced compliance and regulation professionals supporting a major Federal Government regulatory program, up to 12 months, Australian Citizenship and eligibility for B…

Canberra, ACT · $52.78 to $65.48 per hour + super

Experienced Data Analyst to lead high-impact data analytics across fraud, risk and integrity on a 12-month contract with potential extension, using Snowflake, SAS, Python and R; Australian citizenship…

Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne

Senior / Lead Azure Data Engineer

Long-term contract role for federal government clients, remote within Australia or Canberra based, requiring Baseline clearance with NV1 preferred, focused on Azure data engineering.

Remote within Australia or Canberra

Project Manager - ICT Infrastructure

Long-term contract role for federal government clients in Canberra/Hybrid, requiring Baseline clearance, focused on ICT infrastructure project management with ITSM, Agile, PRINCE2, PMP and ITIL.

Canberra/Hybrid

SAP Finance Business Analyst

Experienced SAP Finance Business Analyst needed to support a major Australian Government finance systems environment across SAP enhancements, business process improvement and transformation initiative…

ACT

Lead Data Engineer

Long-term contract for an experienced Lead Data Engineer with Australian citizenship and NV1 Security Clearance, working on data and analytics platforms with Azure, Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake…

Canberra preferred | Sydney | Melbourne

Funding Program Officer

6-month contract with extension potential to secure and manage state and federal funding for council infrastructure projects, including grant applications, funding agreements, milestone and compliance…

Inner North Brisbane · $52.59 - $54.82/hr + super

Lead Technical Business Analyst

Long-term contract to June 2027 with up to 18 months of extensions, leading discovery and analysis for an Identity and Access Management Modernisation (IAMM) project transitioning legacy identity syst…

Hybrid – Canberra, ACT

Senior Infrastructure Cloud Engineer

Infrastructure/Cloud Engineer needed for a major IAM Modernisation project working across Azure, Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory hybrid infrastructure, supporting a large-scale transition from…

EL2 Program Manager

Lead cross-functional projects within a major Federal Government integrity program, focusing on Agile program delivery, identity, payment/claims or integrity, roadmaps, backlogs and milestones; 12+12 …

VIC

Identity Solution Architect

12-month contract with potential 12-month extension to lead IAM solution architecture for a modernisation program transitioning from MIM and AD FS to Microsoft Entra ID, including HLDs/DSDs, identity …

Canberra, ACT

Lead Data Engineer

Long-term contract for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to work across data and analytics platforms for a government client, requiring Australian citizenship, NV1 security clearance and skills in Azu…

Canberra (preferred), Sydney or Melbourne

Project Manager (ICT Service Management & ICT Infrastructure Projects)

Contract Project Manager for ICT Service Management and ICT Infrastructure projects, 3 days on-site, open to Australian Citizens with or without Baseline clearance (Baseline preferred).

Cyber Security Architect

Long term contract Cyber Security Architect role, hybrid in Canberra, requiring an Australian Citizen with or without NV1 clearance (NV1 preferred).

Canberra / Hybrid

Senior System Administrator – EL1 Level

10-month contract with extension option for an onsite Senior System Administrator with NV2 clearance, strong RHEL, AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, Backup), Ansible, Semaphore, Grafana, ELK Stack and systems adm…

Senior Java Integration Developer

Federal client in Sydney seeking a Senior Java Integration Developer with skills in Java, Spring Boot, SOAP/XML and JSON; security clearance (Baseline/NV1/NV2) mentioned.

Wintel Infrastructure Engineer

Five APS6-equivalent opportunities for experienced Wintel Infrastructure Engineers to support secure enterprise systems, Essential Eight uplift, cyber security controls, automation and remediation act…

Enterprise Implementation Manager

Own end-to-end enterprise SaaS onboarding for large customers (scoping, UAT, rollout, go-live), running a pod with a Product Manager, Project Coordinator and Technical Lead, and mentor implementation …

South Melbourne

Senior RF Design Engineer

Own end-to-end RF design across the full product lifecycle including RF circuits, amplifiers, filters, mixers and oscillators, simulation, prototyping, bring-up and validation through to production an…

APS5 Project Officer

Project and program coordination role supporting national public health surveillance programs, working with scientific, laboratory and technical stakeholders on data governance, reporting and procurem…

Phillip, ACT

APS6 Senior Project Officer

Senior role taking greater ownership across end-to-end project and contract management, stakeholder engagement, data governance and reporting for national public health surveillance programs, contract…

Phillip, ACT

Multiple Senior Salesforce Developers

Looking for multiple Senior Salesforce Developers for a contract role in Canberra, open to Australian citizens with NV1 clearance; hybrid/remote work available.

Canberra, Australia - Hybrid / Remote

Cyber Security Architect

Seeking a Cyber Security Architect for a long term contract in Canberra (hybrid), for Australian citizens with or without NV1 (NV1 preferred).

Canberra / Hybrid

Business Analyst

Seeking 5 experienced Business Analysts (APS6 equivalent) for a 12-month contract with 2 x 12-month extensions on a major ICT transformation program, onsite 5 days/week in Canberra, requiring eligibil…

Canberra, ACT

Cyber Security Architect

12-month contract for a Cyber Security Architect based in Canberra, requiring an NV1 security clearance.

Casual structures AME role for about 6 months at RAAF Base Amberley performing structures inspections and repairs plus line and base maintenance in a DASR Part 145 environment, requiring Cert IV in Ae…

RAAF Base Amberley

Senior DevOps Engineer – Azure & Kubernetes

6-month contract for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to design and manage enterprise DevOps platforms, Azure cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes container orchestration; must be…

6-month contract for an experienced Java Developer with 5-7 years' hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, databases and cloud-native development; requires Australian citize…

Cyber Security Architect

Long term contract for an Australian citizen (NV1 preferred) to own cyber security architecture across SIEM and enterprise logging, Microsoft Entra/AD, Purview, Defender for Endpoint and Identity, Azu…

Canberra / Hybrid

Cyber Security Architect

Contract cyber security architect to design, integrate and uplift security technologies across complex enterprise environments, including SIEM and Microsoft Defender, with NV1 clearance and Australian…

APS5 Project Officer

Long-term labour hire contract to June 2028 delivering nationally significant public health surveillance programs; Canberra-based with remote options; public health, science, laboratory or project man…

Canberra, ACT

APS6 Senior Project Officer

Long-term labour hire contract to June 2028 delivering nationally significant public health surveillance programs; Canberra-based with remote options; public health, science, laboratory or project man…

Canberra, ACT

Cyber Security Accreditation SME (NV1)

Initial 2.5-month contract with high possibility of extension for an experienced Cyber Security Accreditation SME to support critical system accreditation and authorisation activities in a highly secu…

Sydney (Melbourne or Canberra considered)

Senior RF & Microwave Infrastructure Technician

Hands-on senior RF specialist for a federal government Emergency Communications Network project upgrading legacy radio networks at overseas sites, covering design, installation, tuning, calibration an…

Senior Salesforce Developers

Multiple contract Senior Salesforce Developer roles in Canberra, hybrid/remote, requiring Australian citizenship with NV1 clearance.

Canberra, Australia - Hybrid / Remote

Windows 365, Endpoint Security & Print Technical Engineer

Experienced Windows 365, Endpoint Security & Print Technical Engineer needed for a major technology transformation program involving detailed design, build, configuration, testing and implementation a…

Sydney · Up to $120ph incl. super

Project Manager - ICT Infrastructure

Long-term contract for a Project Manager with ICT infrastructure experience, working Canberra/hybrid, requiring Baseline clearance.

Canberra/Hybrid