Australian consulting with No More Half Measures.

Founded in Perth, Steltek partners with organisations that need senior technology expertise onshore, from strategy and architecture through implementation and long-term support.

Built by practitioners, not passengers.

Steltek is an Australian technology consultancy led by senior consultants and engineers who were tired of seeing technology and cyber security delivered poorly.

Too many organisations are sold generic strategies, bloated reports and vendor-led solutions that do not survive contact with the real environment. Steltek was created to do the opposite: practical advice, senior technical delivery and security built into the work from the start.

Practical advice

Guidance designed to survive contact with real environments, not slide decks.

Senior delivery

Consultants and engineers who stay close to architecture, delivery and operations.

Security by design

Security embedded into the work from the start, not bolted on at the end.

Who we are

We are an Australian technology consultancy based in Perth, working with organisations across cyber security, infrastructure, cloud, networking and enterprise technology delivery.

Our team brings deep experience across demanding sectors including healthcare, government, resources, utilities, critical infrastructure and enterprise environments.

We are technical first. That matters. The people advising on strategy also understand architecture, delivery, operations and the constraints that show up once a project leaves the slide deck.

Steltek team and Perth office

What we believe

Good consulting should make things clearer, not more confusing.

Our job is to help clients make better decisions, reduce risk and deliver meaningful improvement. That requires honest advice, technical depth and a willingness to challenge weak assumptions.

  • We do not believe in box-ticking exercises
  • We do not believe in selling technology for the sake of it
  • We do not believe a report is an outcome
Enterprise technology environment

Depth behind the work

Steltek engagements are not built around a single consultant. Clients get access to senior practitioners across cyber security, infrastructure, cloud, networking, software and architecture, with shared oversight when work needs escalation.

That continuity matters for long-running programmes, regulated environments, and product platforms such as Constant, which is supported by Steltek's broader Australian technical capability rather than a standalone founder team.

Cross-skilled coverage

Software, security, infrastructure and architecture capability sit behind delivery, support and assurance.

Shared senior oversight

Key technical decisions can be reviewed and escalated beyond a single SME when continuity matters.

Longer-term support

From advisory through implementation and ongoing uplift, clients stay supported by an onshore Australian team.

Senior practitioners

Selected senior profiles across cyber security, infrastructure, software and enterprise delivery. They are not a complete staff directory. Steltek work is backed by a broader practitioner team with shared technical coverage.

  • Aaron Kelder, Chief Executive Officer at Steltek

    Aaron Kelder

    Chief Executive Officer

    Aaron has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years. He brings leadership skills from leading large organisations at board and enterprise level.

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  • Damien Derby, Cyber Security Architect at Steltek

    Damien Derby

    Cyber Security Architect

    Damien has worked in the IT security and networking industry for over 20 years. With extensive experience and a history of successful project delivery, he helps drive quality and results across security engagements.

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  • Daniel Kelder, Software Architect at Steltek

    Daniel Kelder

    Software Architect

    Daniel brings over 20 years of experience as a software developer, architect and designer. He has worked extensively across enterprise and product environments, including significant experience in cyber security platforms.

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  • David Watt, Security Architect at Steltek

    David Watt

    Security Architect

    Dave has worked in the IT security and networking industry for over 20 years. He combines interpersonal, investigative, technical and business acumen to deliver high quality outcomes.

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Why Steltek

  • Senior people on the work
  • Security embedded by design
  • Experience across critical sectors
  • Shared coverage beyond a single SME
  • Documented delivery and handover
  • Australian-owned and operated

Our approach

We work closely with client teams to understand the environment, define the outcome, design the right path forward and support delivery through to completion.

  1. 1

    Understand

    Map the environment, constraints and what success looks like in practice.

  2. 2

    Define

    Align on outcomes, scope and the right level of engagement.

  3. 3

    Design

    Shape a practical path forward that can be delivered and operated.

  4. 4

    Deliver

    Stay close through implementation, uplift and completion.

That can mean:

The model changes. The standard does not.

Need a consultancy that can actually deliver?

Talk to Steltek.

Talk to Steltek