Cyber Security Technical Lead (Hands-On)
Adelaide, SA | Permanent Full-Time

Talent International is proud to be supporting Journey Beyond in the search for an experienced Cyber Security Technical Lead to join their Adelaide-based technology team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly hands-on cyber security professional who wants broader ownership while remaining close to the technology. The role is expected to be approximately 80% hands-on, with technical capability and implementation experience prioritised over extensive people-management experience.

About Journey Beyond

Journey Beyond is one of Australia’s leading experiential tourism groups, bringing together a diverse portfolio of iconic travel and tourism experiences across rail journeys, touring, cruising, lodges, attractions and dining.

With operations spanning multiple locations and businesses, Journey Beyond provides a complex and varied technology environment where this role can have genuine Group-wide impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Hands-on implementation and improvement of cyber security controls and initiatives.
• Manage vulnerability identification, remediation, threat detection and incident response.
• Strengthen security across network, application and cloud environments.
• Contribute to and execute the Group’s cyber security strategy and roadmap.
• Undertake PCI DSS reviews, cyber risk assessments, security assurance and third-party security reviews.
• Embed security-by-design across technology projects and platforms.
• Provide cyber security advice and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to the existing Cyber Security team.

What We’re Looking For

We’re particularly interested in candidates who have progressed through a technical cyber security/security engineering background and still enjoy being hands-on.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Strong hands-on experience across cyber security engineering and security operations.
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation, threat detection and incident response.
• Strong understanding of network, application and cloud security, along with security architecture.
• Experience personally implementing, configuring and improving security controls and technologies.
• Knowledge of Essential Eight, ISO 27001 and NIST, with PCI DSS experience highly regarded.
• Ability to communicate technical security risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to operate autonomously, take ownership and drive security improvements.
• Previous team leadership or mentoring experience is advantageous; however, deep technical capability is the priority.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This isn’t a traditional management role where you’ll move away from the technology. Journey Beyond is specifically seeking someone who wants to remain technically hands-on while gaining broader ownership and influence across an enterprise cyber security function.

Based at Journey Beyond’s Head Office on North Terrace, Adelaide, you’ll have the opportunity to directly contribute to the implementation and ongoing maturity of cyber security across a unique and diverse group of businesses.

If you’re currently working as a Senior Cyber Security Engineer, Cyber Security Lead, Security Engineering Lead, Senior Security Consultant or hands-on Cyber Security Manager and are ready for broader ownership, we’d be keen to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Talent International for a confidential discussion.

Alternatively, if you would like to have a chat about the role, please contact Sam Scarfo, or reach Shilpa Sharma on 08 8228 1501.

Senior Manager – Technology Solutions | CIO Succession Opportunity

Permanent | Torrensville, Adelaide | Executive Technology Leadership

Based in Adelaide (5 days in Office / No WFH)

An exciting opportunity has become available for an accomplished Senior Manager – Technology Solutions to join Drakes Supermarkets at their Head Office in Torrensville.

Reporting directly to the CIO, this is a senior technology leadership position with responsibility for leading key technology initiatives, managing and developing a high-performing team, and building strong relationships across the organisation and its technology partners.

Importantly, this role has been identified as a CIO succession opportunity. The successful candidate will act as Acting CIO during periods of CIO leave and will have the opportunity to develop broader executive-level technology leadership capability.

The Role

Drakes operates a diverse and fast-moving technology environment, with multiple major initiatives typically underway at any given time. These can span Point of Sale (POS), warehousing and supply chain, finance systems, BAU technology, vendor solutions, commercial contracts and technology transformation projects.

As Senior Manager – Technology Solutions, you will provide leadership across these initiatives while ensuring technology continues to effectively support the organisation’s operational and strategic priorities.

You will have 8 direct reports and work as a senior leader within a broader IT team of approximately 35 people.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the delivery of multiple significant technology projects and initiatives.
• Providing leadership, direction and mentorship to technology teams and developing internal capability.
• Partnering with business leaders to understand operational requirements and translate them into practical technology solutions.
• Managing senior stakeholders and building strong relationships across technology, operations, finance and other business functions.
• Overseeing strategic technology vendors, commercial relationships, contracts and negotiations.
• Providing leadership across technology operations and BAU priorities alongside major project delivery.
• Supporting the CIO with technology strategy, planning, governance and key business decisions.
• Identifying opportunities to improve technology capability, processes and service delivery.
• Acting as the CIO when required, providing leadership and executive-level oversight of the technology function.

About You

This role will suit an experienced technology leader who combines a strong technical foundation with outstanding people and stakeholder leadership skills.

You may have started your career in infrastructure, applications, software, architecture, systems or another technical discipline before progressing into technology management and leadership. While you need to understand technology at a meaningful level, this is not a hands-on technical position.

You will ideally bring:

• Significant experience leading technology teams in a complex commercial environment.
• A strong technical background with the ability to confidently engage with technical specialists, vendors and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience delivering large or business-critical technology projects.
• Strong people leadership skills with a genuine focus on coaching, mentoring and developing staff.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capability.
• Experience managing technology vendors, contracts and commercial negotiations.
• Exposure to enterprise applications, infrastructure and operational technology environments.
• The ability to manage multiple competing projects and priorities.
• A pragmatic, collaborative and can-do approach to solving business and technology challenges.
• The credibility and leadership maturity to step into an Acting CIO capacity when required.

Experience within retail, FMCG, distribution, warehousing, supply chain or another high-volume operational environment would be highly regarded.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is more than a traditional technology management position. It provides the opportunity to join one of Australia’s well-established independent retailers, take ownership of significant business technology initiatives and work closely with the CIO while developing towards broader technology executive leadership.

For an experienced technology leader looking for their next step towards a CIO position, this represents a particularly compelling career opportunity.

Strong employee retention and culture: Drakes has a highly stable and loyal workforce, with 13% of employees having been with the business for more than 10 years. This reflects the organisation’s strong culture, employee commitment and long-term career opportunities.

If interested APPLY NOW, or call Aparna on 08 8228 1560 for a quick chat.

• Full Stack .Net Developer
• Full Time Permanent Role
• Adelaide Based Position

The Full Stack .NET Developer is responsible for the development, enhancement, and maintenance of our client’s software solutions. The role contributes to delivering scalable and reliable systems across both internal products and client environments.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain applications using C# and .NET technologies
• Deliver full stack development across frontend, backend, and database layers
• Support migration of legacy systems into modern .NET architecture
• Develop RESTful APIs and backend services
• Write and optimise SQL queries and stored procedures
• Collaborate with onshore and offshore development teams
• Participate in code reviews and follow development standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues
• Support deployment and CI/CD processes

Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience with .Net Development (C# and .Net Core)
• Experience with SQL Server
• Experience with JavaScript and modern frameworks
• Ability to work across the full stack

Apply now or reach out to Zahrah Wood at 0480 804 546 for a chat.

This role sits within a very large, highly complex ICT infrastructure program with multiple concurrent workstreams, critical dependencies, and tight governance expectations. We’re looking for a senior, seasoned Program Controller (5-10 years’ experience) who can confidently manage integrated schedules, financial tracking, and delivery reporting at scale.

Experience in health (or similarly regulated, high-stakes environments) is strongly preferred, as the work supports enterprise systems and services that require strong discipline around controls, audit trails, and stakeholder management across technical teams, vendors, and operational business areas.

What you’ll be doing

• Build and manage an integrated program schedule across multiple infrastructure projects (MS Project)
• Maintain baselines, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths
• Track progress vs plan, highlight variance, and produce forward delivery forecasts
• Coordinate schedule updates with Project Managers, technical leads, vendors, and delivery teams
• Manage program-level budget tracking (actuals, commitments, accruals, forecasts) and monthly reporting
• Support change impacts across schedule/financials (scope, delays, procurement, vendor performance)
• Produce governance reporting for program leadership and forums (e.g., Program Board)
• Maintain controls, registers, templates, reporting standards, and audit trails
• Monitor cross-program risks and interdependencies (projects, applications, vendors, business initiatives)

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience in a complex ICT program environment (infrastructure/networks highly regarded)
• Strong MS Project scheduling expertise (WBS, dependencies, critical path)
• Solid financial controls capability: budgeting, forecasting, milestone/deliverable tracking
• Strong reporting and documentation skills; confident stakeholder engagement
• Experience working within PMO / program governance frameworks
• Relevant certification desirable (PRINCE2 Foundation / PMI / AIPM / PMBOK)

We are seeking a commercially minded Pricing Analyst to support pricing, cost modelling and bid activities across complex projects and service contracts for one of our Defence Client based in Adelaide.

You will work closely with Commercial, Finance, Business Development, Program Management, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to develop accurate, competitive and compliant pricing solutions.

Security Requirements

Australian citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain an Australian Government security clearance are required. Candidates holding Baseline or NV1 clearance are encouraged to apply.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your pricing and commercial career while supporting complex, high-value projects within a collaborative team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop pricing models and cost estimates for tenders, proposals and contract variations.
• Build cost models covering labour, materials, subcontractors, overheads, escalation, risk and margin.
• Conduct financial modelling, cost analysis, sensitivity analysis and scenario modelling.
• Review actual costs and forecasts to improve pricing accuracy.
• Support bid submissions, pricing reviews, negotiations and commercial decision-making.
• Maintain pricing assumptions, supporting documentation and audit trails.
• Work with stakeholders to gather and validate pricing inputs.

About You

You will ideally have:

• Experience in pricing, estimating, commercial analysis, finance, contracts or bid support.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capability.
• Strong attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Ability to interpret financial, contractual and technical information.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience within defence, government, engineering, construction, infrastructure, manufacturing or professional services will be highly regarded.

Knowledge of government contracting, defence pricing, ASDEFCON, ERP systems or program financial controls is desirable.

If interested APPLY NOW or call Aparna Malik at 08 8228 1560 for a quick chat.

• Data Architect
• 12 months initial contract; with possible extension
• Adelaide Based Position

Seeking an experienced Data Architect / Data Technical Lead with strong Snowflake experience to lead a major data platform program. You’ll own data modelling and Snowflake platform design patterns, including layering, historisation and load patterns, while providing hands-on technical leadership and resolving complex data challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical oversight to Data Platform team including working out any issues with the conceptual or logical models.
• Collaborate with Enterprise architect to ensure project governance and contribute to required documentation for example Data Strategy documentation.
• Report and ensure adherence to the data capabilities policies
• Strong experience with Snowflake.
• Report in to Project Manager.
• Raise any risks, dependencies and blockers with Project Manager.
• Resolve technical blockers and complex requirements with a hands on approach in collaboration with the team.
• Owns the conceptual-to-logical design and the modelling patterns the program builds to.
• Sets the shape: entities, boundaries, mastering, keys and relationships.
• Owns the design and patterns for how the model is implemented on the platform – layering, historization and load patterns.

Apply now or reach out to Ivan Aureus at 0480 806 152 for a chat.

L3 Network Engineer – Unified Communications Experience
Adelaide, SA | Permanent Full Time

Please note: Applicants must have full Australian working rights. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

We’re partnering with an established organisation to find an experienced L3 Network Engineer with strong networking fundamentals and exposure to Voice / Unified Communications (UC) environments.

This is a hands-on technical role suited to someone who enjoys troubleshooting complex network issues while also working across modern voice and collaboration technologies.

What you’ll be doing:

• Configure, support and troubleshoot enterprise network and voice environments
• Deploy and configure Unified Communications and cloud-based voice solutions
• Troubleshoot VoIP, connectivity and network performance issues at an L3 level
• Configure networking to support voice services, including routing, switching, VLANs and QoS
• Support customer implementations, upgrades and technical issues
• Work predominantly from an Adelaide-based office, with occasional customer site visits as required

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience as a Network Engineer, ideally at L3 level
• Solid routing, switching and network troubleshooting skills
• Experience supporting VoIP, IP Telephony or Unified Communications
• Understanding of SIP, QoS, VLANs and voice networking
• Exposure to platforms such as RingCentral or similar cloud telephony/UC solutions
• Microsoft Teams / Teams Calling and Webex experience would be highly regarded
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Confident communication skills and the ability to work with customers and technical teams

Experience within an MSP, telecommunications, systems integrator or managed services environment would be particularly valuable.

Why consider this opportunity?

You’ll join a technically focused environment where you can work across both networking and Unified Communications, with exposure to enterprise customers and modern cloud-based voice technologies.

Interested? Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion. You can reach out to Shilpa Sharma at 08 8228 1501

• Senior IT Governance Officer
• Initial contract up until March 2027; possibility of extension
• Adelaide Based Position

Join us as an IT Governance professional, strengthening governance, risk and assurance practices. You’ll maintain frameworks, policies and risk registers, coordinate audits, support governance boards and advise stakeholders. Relevant qualifications are required; higher education or public-sector experience is desirable.

Skills & Experience:

• Executing IT governance and quality assurance activities, including designing, implementing, and maintaining IT governance frameworks
• Collaborating with risk and assurance functions to monitor and improve IT risk management practices
• Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of IT governance frameworks and processes
• Conducting research and analysis to support governance processes and prepare documentation
• Drafting, establishing, and maintaining governance standards, policies, and procedures
• Drafting and maintaining terms of reference for governance bodies and boards
• Capturing, analysing, and administering risks, maintaining and reporting on risk registers
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders on updates to risk registers and governance committee actions
• Managing involvement in internal audit activities, including coordinating, reviewing, and tracking audit actions
• Providing advisory services on IT governance and promoting a culture of effective governance

Qualifications:

• Relevant professional qualifications or certifications in governance, risk, audit, compliance, information technology or a related discipline

Apply now or reach out to Ivan Aureus at 0480 806 152 for a chat.

We are seeking an accomplished Head of Manufacturing Programs & Growth to lead a significant portfolio of complex engineering and advanced manufacturing programs within a sophisticated defence environment.

This is a senior leadership role combining manufacturing operations, program delivery, and commercial growth. You will lead 3 Operations Managers and have broader responsibility for approximately 300 indirect reports across Engineering, Machining, Electrical, Electronics and specialist trades.

The Role

You will be responsible for:

• Leading manufacturing performance across safety, quality, cost, and schedule
• Providing strategic oversight across a portfolio of complex, interdependent programs
• Leading and developing 3 Operations Managers, with oversight of a multidisciplinary workforce of approximately 300 people
• Managing priorities, resources, risks, and program-level trade-offs to optimise delivery
• Driving strong governance, assurance, and cross-functional performance reviews
• Embedding APQP, quality excellence and continuous improvement
• Building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, customers, and internal leadership teams
• Identifying and shaping opportunities to expand manufacturing capability and support future business growth
• Bringing a strong commercial and growth mindset to operational and strategic decision-making

About You

We are looking for a senior leader who brings a strong blend of manufacturing leadership, complex program management, and commercial capability.

You will ideally bring:

• Significant leadership experience within complex manufacturing, engineering, or operational environments
• Proven delivery of large-scale programs or portfolios
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary technical teams through senior operational leaders
• Strong commercial acumen with experience identifying growth, capability expansion, or new business opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex risks, interdependencies, budgets, and resources
• Strong senior stakeholder engagement, influencing, and decision-making capability
• Experience within Defence, Aerospace, Electronic Systems, Electronic Warfare, Sensing, or similarly complex technology environments will be highly regarded

This role will suit a commercially minded manufacturing leader who can operate at both the strategic and operational level driving current program performance while helping shape future capability and growth.

Australian Citizenship is essential, along with eligibility to obtain and maintain an NV1 Australian Defence Security Clearance and meet applicable export control requirements.

• Change Lead
• 6 months initial contract with possible extension
• Adelaide Based Position with Hybrid working arrangement

An experienced Change Lead is required to support a key project and help restore momentum from an organisational change perspective.

Working closely with project leaders, business stakeholders and impacted teams, you will assess the current change environment, identify barriers to progress and establish a practical plan to rebuild engagement and move the project forward.

This role would suit a confident and pragmatic change professional who can quickly build trusted relationships, navigate competing priorities and communicate effectively across all levels of an organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Assess the project’s current change position, risks and stakeholder landscape
• Develop and implement a practical change and engagement approach
• Re-engage stakeholders and build support for project outcomes
• Provide clear and consistent communications to impacted teams
• Identify resistance, adoption challenges and barriers to progress
• Facilitate workshops, briefings and stakeholder discussions
• Support leaders and managers through the change process
• Monitor change readiness, engagement and adoption
• Work collaboratively with project and business teams to help return the project to a clear and achievable path
• Provide regular updates, insights and recommendations to project leadership

Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrated experience leading organisational change within complex projects or programs
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to quickly understand project challenges and establish a clear way forward
• A practical, outcomes-focused approach to change management
• Confidence working with senior leaders and diverse stakeholder groups
• Experience managing resistance and rebuilding stakeholder engagement
• Strong facilitation, influencing and problem-solving capabilities
• The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across a project team

Apply now or reach out to Ivan Aureus 0480 806 152 for a chat.

Product Owner
Adelaide, SA
18-Month Fixed-Term Engagement
Australian Working Rights Required (No Visa Sponsorship Available)

We’re seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead product backlog management and drive the delivery of customer-focused digital solutions within an Agile environment.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the business to define priorities, shape product roadmaps, manage backlogs, and translate business needs into actionable user stories. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality outcomes while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role
• Strong backlog management and prioritisation skills
• Agile delivery experience (Scrum/SAFe preferred)
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to translate business and customer needs into product requirements
• Experience working with cross-functional delivery teams in a fast-paced environment

If you’re passionate about delivering customer value and driving product success, we’d love to hear from you.

For more details, reach out to Aparna Malik at 08 8228 1560

• Senior Test Analyst
• Initial contract up until February 2027; possibility of extension
• Adelaide Based Position

Seeking experienced Senior Test Analysts/Test Leads to support a major higher education transformation across student systems, enrolment and digital platforms. Lead functional, integration, E2E, regression, accessibility and UAT activities. Requires 8+ years’ experience and ISTQB Foundation certification.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Familiarisation and experience with one or more of the followings skillsets, Adobe Experience Manager, Student Systems Portal, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and CRM.
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage stakeholder involvement in the testing effort.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) to report on product quality, testing performed, and testing quality.
• Experience working as a Test Practice specialist in high-pressure and demanding environments.
• Accountable for test planning, execution, monitoring, reporting for efficient delivery timelines.
• Monitor, measure, control and report to management on Test progress, product quality, test results and test completion.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities, and balance the demands of a complex working environment.
• To define, design, drive and deliver all testing work, including Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, E2E, Regression and UAT.
• Collaborates across parties involved in product, systems or service design and development to enable comprehensive test coverage. Identifies improvements in requirements, design or specification processes to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of testing.
• Experience in writing and executing Test cases for different phases of testing like System Testing, E2E Testing, UAT testing.
• Experience in Functional Testing, UI Testing, and Cross-browser testing, accessibility testing in System Testing, SIT, and UAT.
• Hands on testing work prior to facilitating UAT and sign off from business areas.

Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of all testing deliverables from day one, working self-sufficiently and proactively.
• Prepare Test Scenarios covering affected legacy majors and student cohorts
• Complete functional, integration, regression and accessibility testing.
• Complete User-acceptance testing with Curriculum, Student Administration and relevant academic stakeholders.
• Lead complex testing activities on large, highly integrated solutions.
• Create, execute, and document functional, non-functional, business acceptance, and regression test cases.
• Produce test deliverables documentation, including Master Test Plans, Detailed Test Plans, Test Summary Reports, Test Incident
• (Defect) Reports, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, and Traceability Matrices.
• Worked as part of an agile, cross-functional team.
• Formulate robust test plans and guide the project team to achieve set objectives.
• Report testing progress precisely and concisely to program teams and clients regularly.
• Maintain current knowledge of testing and quality assurance concepts and practices.
• Manage defect management and reporting, bug tracking and defect triage using JIRA Test Management Tool
• Using Jira and Zephyr testing tool for creation and execution of test cases, creation of testing dashboard, traceability matrix, and defect management

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or Postgraduate in Information System or Information Technology.
• Must have ISTQB Foundations or equivalent.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Previous Higher Education experience is desirable.
• Familiarisation with Learning and Student systems application.
• Familiarisation and experience with Peoplesoft Campus Solution
• Familiarisation and experience with Adobe and or CRM
• Progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• 8+ years demonstrated, hands-on testing experience in a Senior Tester or Test Lead position.

Apply now or reach out to Ivan Aureus at 0480 806 152 for a chat!