Twenty-five years ago, there was no such thing as a defence industry recruitment specialist in Australia. There was a gap between the people who’d served, the engineers who’d built, and the industry that needed them. Kinexus was the answer.
KINEXUS OVER THE YEARS - THE KEY MILESTONES
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2001: Founding Kinexus (then Kinetic Recruitment) becomes Australia's first agency dedicated to defence engineering and technical recruitment.
2004-05: Early growth Appointed to supply TSPV-cleared ICT professionals to ASD.
Launched the first Defence-specific salary surveys - the first organisation to do so.
2008: Global Financial Crisis Recruitment paused for three months, forcing us to build a resilience model we still rely on today.
2008-13: Government change. Funding withdrawn The Rudd and Gillard governments’ Defence budget cuts tested our resilience. We learned to stay lean and stay specialist.
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2016-22: Boom. Concurrent programs & critical shortages Concurrent programs drove unprecedented demand.
Critical shortages emerged across engineering, ICT, and security-cleared roles (NV1, NV2, TSPV).
Rebranded from Kinetic Recruitment to Kinexus.
Launched Defence Industry Insights (DII) white paper.
Supported multiple overseas clients establishing themselves in Australia.
2020: COVID. Managing the unmanageable. The pandemic tested every small business. We leaned heavily on the lessons and the blueprint we’d built coming out of the GFC and it showed us that preparation, not just instinct, is what gets you through.
2022 - now: Rationalisation. Doing more with less Defence budgets contract, with pockets of growth driving continued demand for highly cleared workers.
Demand continues for highly cleared engineers, ICT specialists, and project professionals.
Kinexus becomes DISP accredited and launches security clearance sponsorship services.
“We are most proud not of what Kinexus has done, but of what the people of Kinexus have done.”
THE PEOPLE OF KINEXUS OVER THE YEARS... A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
Defence
Roles across Australia’s defence industry, supporting programs in air, land, maritime and ICT domains. Opportunities include contract and permanent positions with primes, SMEs and government partners.
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ICT & Security-Cleared ICT
The ICT and cyber sector underpin digital systems, networks and security across government and industry.
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Intelligence & National Security
This sector encompasses intelligence collection, analysis and protection of Australia’s national interests in highly secure environments.
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Engineering
Engineering covers the design, development and sustainment of complex systems and infrastructure across multiple industries.
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Nuclear & Emerging Capability
This sector focuses on nuclear technologies and emerging capability programs that support long-term national infrastructure and security.
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OUR CURRENT SYDNEY TEAM
"When Kinexus began, there was no clear pathway for defence industry professionals to move within the sector or for ADF members transitioning into civilian defence industry careers. We helped build those connections, and the industry is stronger for it."
Raj Kutty - Kinexus Founder (pictured centre)
OUR CURRENT MELBOURNE TEAM
"Defence is rapidly shifting towards faster, more agile capabilities; the workforce and skills profile needed to deliver Defence capability is evolving just as quickly.
After twenty-five years in this market, we do not claim to have all the answers. But we do know how to navigate uncertainty, ask the right questions, and support the people behind Defence capability."
Raj Kutty - Kinexus Founder