Electronics manufacturer serving government, defense, and emergency response globally
Codan manufactures rugged electronics and communications systems for government, military, and humanitarian markets across 150+ countries. The company is mid-stage in a critical systems overhaul: SAP S/4HANA upgrade, enterprise IT integration, and group-wide compliance rollouts are all active simultaneously. Hiring spans finance, product, security, and engineering with mid-level and senior roles across UK, US, Canada, and Australia—indicating both operational consolidation and expansion into new geographies.
Codan Limited is a publicly listed Australian electronics manufacturer founded in 1959, headquartered in Mawson Lakes, South Australia. The company designs and manufactures metal detection, tactical communications, critical communications, and broadcast systems sold through a global network of sales offices and distributors. Primary markets include government agencies, military, security groups, NGOs, humanitarian organizations, and emergency response teams. The product portfolio spans hardware, software, and embedded systems engineered for extreme environments. With 501–1,000 employees and operations spanning the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, the company is managing complexity across multi-entity financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and supply chain optimization.
Codan runs SAP S/4HANA for enterprise resource planning, Azure AD and Active Directory for identity management, VMware and Nutanix for virtualization, Ubuntu and Windows for operating systems, and Python and Bash for scripting and automation.
Active projects include SAP S/4HANA upgrade, enterprise IT systems integration, new product introduction, group-wide contract management and compliance program rollouts, and cybersecurity and data governance initiatives.
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