Overview­

The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is Australia’s national geospatial intelligence agency and is part of the Department of Defence portfolio. As part of the Australian Intelligence Community, AGO makes a critical contribution to protecting the lives and safety of Australians by providing geospatial intelligence to support high-level decision-makers including the Minister for Defence and the Prime Minister. As a member of AGO, they will play a crucial role in supporting Australia’s national security efforts and the Australian Defence Force.AGO has recently been supporting the efforts of Operation Floods Assist 2022.

With offices in Canberra, Bendigo, Wollongong and overseas, AGO is expanding its workforce and capabilities.

Pursuing a Career with AGO

AGO offers exciting and rewarding job opportunities for people who want to make a difference. Our workforce comprises people who are enthusiastic, committed, loyal, and enjoy a challenge. As part of a team, they will enjoy: flexible working arrangements and work-life balance; opportunities for domestic and international travel; specialist training; a workplace committed to diversity; and excellent promotion and development opportunities.

Our Graduate and STEM Cadetship Programs

Applications for the Department of Defence/AGO Graduate and STEM Cadetship Programs are now open www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers. We seek highly skilled and motivated graduates and STEM cadets to apply their skills and knowledge to achieve AGO’s strategic goals.

At the completion of our programs, they will take pride in contributing to Australia’s national security efforts and supporting the Australian Defence Force, as well as enjoying opportunities to strengthen their confidence, initiative, communication skills and decision-making ability.

Take the Quiz

As part of AGO’s engagement strategy to promote our entry level programs, we have released a series of career postcards which include a unique quiz. Below is one of our quizzes. We encourage students to take the quiz and a few more of these on our website www.defence.gov.au/ago. Our website also provides lots of interesting information about the organisation and our graduate and STEM cadetship programs.