• Urgent Requirement for an IT Manager (hands-on technical role)
• Permanent full-time position
• Based in Adelaide CBD (on-site opportunity / No Work from Home)

Talent have partnered with a professional services firm in seeking an experienced IT Manager to lead the delivery, security and performance of its technology environment across multiple office locations. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring reliable, secure and high-quality IT services that support staff and organisational operations. You will provide strategic and practical guidance on technology, risk, and operational improvement, while also offering hands-on leadership across infrastructure, end-user support, cyber security, vendor management and project delivery.

What You’ll Lead

* Day-to-day IT operations, ensuring systems are reliable, resilient and well-supported

* End-user support, service management practices and continuous improvement

* Maintenance of core platforms including servers, networks, identity, storage, telephony and collaboration tools

* Asset lifecycle management, licensing, procurement and documentation

* Cyber security frameworks covering identity, patching, endpoint protection, monitoring, incident response and recovery

* Business continuity, disaster recovery planning and testing

* Vendor and supplier relationships, including SLAs, contracts and renewals

* Delivery of IT and infrastructure projects, ensuring quality, timeliness and effective risk management

* Contribution to organisational strategy, operational efficiency and cross-departmental collaboration

What You Bring

* Demonstrated capability in network and information security management

* Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business impact

* Experience managing vendors, contracts and service performance

* Proven project management experience across infrastructure and systems improvements

* Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment * A collaborative, solutions-focused approach with a strong customer service mindset

* Expertise across:

o Microsoft 365 and Intune

o Windows Active Directory and identity management

o Collaboration platforms and intranet/extranet environments

o Firewalls, secure networks and managed WAN environments

Additional Information

This role includes the supervision of an IT Support resource and may require occasional out-of-hours work to support operational needs or planned changes. A current driver’s licence and access to a vehicle are required for travel between sites.

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

• Project Manager – M365
• Initial 6 – 12 months contract with possibility of extension
• Adelaide Based Position

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, and delivering Microsoft 365 (M365) migration and/or tenant consolidation projects. This role ensures the successful transition of users, data, applications, and collaboration workloads (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID/Azure AD) from legacy or multiple environments into a target M365 tenant with minimal business disruption.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, technical understanding of M365 platforms, and disciplined project governance across scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of M365 migration or consolidation programs, from initiation through to hypercare and project closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, dependencies, and milestones.
• Manage scope, risks, issues, assumptions, and change requests using formal governance processes.
• Ensure migrations are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to agreed quality and security standards.
• Oversee migrations involving Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Manage tenant-to-tenant consolidation activities including identity alignment, domain consolidation, coexistence, and cutover planning.
• Coordinate data migration tools and partners (e.g., Quest, BitTitan, Microsoft FastTrack, or equivalent).
• Ensure appropriate testing, pilot migrations, cutover rehearsals, and rollback plans are in place.
• Act as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and system integrators.
• Translate technical activities into clear business impacts, timelines, and user outcomes.
• Manage executive-level reporting and steering committee updates.
• Drive user readiness activities including communications, training coordination, and change management support.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience delivering Microsoft 365 migration or consolidation projects.
• Strong understanding of M365 workloads: Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and Entra ID.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder IT transformation projects.
• Strong project governance, planning, and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

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

Role Purpose

The Data and Information Architect is accountable for leading the design and development of the Department’s data and information architecture, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s overall technology strategy and digital capability priorities.

The role contributes to the enterprise technology roadmap and drives initiatives that enable the organisation to become an insight-driven organisation. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, the role translates business needs into scalable, secure, and maintainable data and information solutions.

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Key Outcomes & Responsibilities

Architecture Strategy & Leadership

* Lead the design and development of the organisation’s data and information architecture across multiple viewpoints and levels of abstraction to support business, information, security, and technology decision-making.
* Assess current and target state architectures, identify gaps, and develop recommendations aligned to strategic and tactical objectives.
* Define transition roadmaps and architecture plans that align organisational mission and vision with innovative, value-driven outcomes.
* Act as a trusted architectural adviser to senior management, providing direction to delivery teams and thought leadership on emerging technology trends.

Design, Modelling & Standards

* Present architecture roadmaps and landscape views to senior stakeholders.
* Develop UML, ER, and other architectural models for application and database teams.
* Translate business and application requirements into component, interface, and integration specifications.
* Ensure solutions adhere to enterprise architectural principles including reusability, modularity, loose coupling, security, performance, scalability, availability, and integrity.

Data Management & Governance

* Design and implement data models, data integration patterns, and data governance frameworks to ensure data quality, consistency, and security.
* Develop and maintain data dictionaries, taxonomies, and data lineage artefacts to support governance and compliance requirements.
* Provide guidance, coaching, and training to teams on data management standards and best practices.

Technology Evaluation & Delivery

* Evaluate technologies, software, processes, and development methodologies to define best-practice approaches for application, data, and infrastructure solutions.
* Lead the implementation of data and information technologies including data warehousing, analytics platforms, and big data solutions.
* Collaborate with IT operations and development teams to design, implement, and maintain infrastructure and network solutions aligned with business and enterprise strategy.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

* Work closely with Data, Information and Analytics teams to deliver data visualisation and reporting solutions that enable insight-driven decision-making.
* Represent the organisation in cross-agency forums and oversee specialist consultancy services related to application and data architecture.
* Initiate, lead, and manage collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders including executives, clients, consultants, and service providers.
* Provide expert advice to Executive Leadership on solution boundaries, scope, and architectural impacts.

Work Health & Safety

* Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment by identifying and reporting hazards, incidents, and injuries in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
* Comply with reasonable WHS instructions from line management and WHS Officers.

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

Our client is looking for a highly proficient and dedicated data engineer professional who thrives in a fast-paced, supportive environment to assist with the development of a new data-driven, flagship IT system with high visibility in the sector.

Key Competencies:

• Minimum of 10+ years’ experience as a Data Engineer designing, developing and deploying domain-specific data solutions with high volume, complex disparate datasets on cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Demonstrated experience designing production, operational data solutions that underpin business critical applications.
• Experience developing data pipelines that meet availability, latency, and reliability requirements for business-critical processes.
• Proven ability to independently identify and translate complex requirements from a variety of sources (e.g. functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, etc.) into technical data solution designs.
• Proven experience implementing data quality controls, validation rules, reconciliation processes, and exception handling across different layers.
• Experience designing auditability, traceability, and reprocessing mechanisms to support operational assurance and compliance.
• Experience implementing data security controls, including role-based access control (RBAC).
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting for data pipelines and data services to ensure operational visibility and rapid issue resolution.
• Experience managing schema evolution, backward compatibility, and change impacts across multiple environments (development, test, and production).
• Proven experience designing, implementing and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines with complex transformations across Azure Data Factory, Databricks and SQL services that includes ingestion data from disparate datasets and sources (e.g. Databricks, SQL, API) and with various file formats (e.g. CSV, JSON, Excel, Parquet).
• Advanced SQL, Python, Apache Spark, Databricks and Azure service engineering skills.
• Extensive understanding of data lake and lake warehouse protocols, schema evolution and data-quality frameworks.
• Experience creating data models, including those associated with software/application design, administration functionality, data process (e.g. data mastery/MDM, data lake) and presentation in reports and dashboards.
• Experience with Azure DevOps (e.g. repositories, branching strategies, CI/CD, etc.).
• Understanding of Australian government data governance, security and compliance standards, policies and industry best practice.
• Experience with lineage mapping (source to target).
• Experience developing and maintaining dbt models that follow engineering best practice.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary internal and external teams, including technical staff (e.g. developers, data engineers, testers, etc.), product owners, and senior leadership to inform design decisions and to validate development outcomes.
• Experience working in agile, product-led delivery teams, while not essential is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to set and manage one’s own work activities to ensure that timelines are met and outputs are fit-for-purpose and of a high-quality.
• Communicates orally and in writing in a manner that is clear, fluent and holds the audience’s attention, and prepares and delivers information in a logical, sequential and succinct manner.
• Ability and willingness to work at a rapid pace in a supporting environment with no existing system to refer to and evolving requirements.
• Integrity, honesty, fairness, impartiality and commitment to values-based leadership.
• Relevant qualifications preferred (e.g. Computer Science, Data Engineering, etc.).

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

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Software Developer to join a major ICT reform program, contributing to the design, development, and delivery of modern, scalable digital solutions. This role is front-end focused, with a strong emphasis on Angular (v16+), while also requiring solid capability across the Microsoft technology stack.

You will work closely with architects, business analysts, and other developers to deliver high-quality applications that support organisational transformation initiatives.

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Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain front-end applications using Angular v16+

• Collaborate with back-end developers to integrate APIs and services built on .NET

• Build and maintain data-driven features using SQL

• Develop and deploy solutions within Microsoft Azure environments

• Contribute to system design, code reviews, and technical documentation

• Ensure solutions align with ICT reform objectives, best practices, and security standards

• Support testing, defect resolution, and continuous improvement activities

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Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Angular (v16 or above) in a production environment

• Experience developing applications using .NET

• Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases

• Experience working with Microsoft Azure cloud services

• Ability to work effectively within agile or delivery-focused project teams

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

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Desirable / Bonus Skills

• Experience with Azure Service Bus

• Experience with Azure API Management

• Exposure to large-scale ICT reform or transformation programs

• Government or enterprise-scale system experience (desirable)

• Scrum Master
• Initial contract until June 2026; with possible extension
• Adelaide Based Position

The Scrum Master works closely with the product manager to facilitate work, deliver value to the business and help optimise the performance of the team. The role will also assist with implementing Agile practices/methodologies for planning and prioritising of work at the portfolio/program level and work with the business stakeholders to provide them with guidance around Agile practices.

Key Skills & Experience

• Broad experience as a Scrum Master within a software applications development team.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, capable of inspiring and negotiating with others in a consultative and collaborative communication style.
• Skills and knowledge of facilitation, continuous improvement, ability to empower others, transparency and servant leadership
• Experience in management of a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure collaborative work practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, without excessive authority.
• Knowledge of agile approaches – Kanban, Scrum, XP, etc.
• Experience with large organisational level agile transformations will be highly regarded
• Demonstrated ability to exercise a high degree of independent problem solving and creative thinking, and a proven capacity to plan, prioritise and implement strategies for a large and complex organisation.

Qualifications

• A relevant certification in scrum and/or agile methodologies

  Postgraduate

• Tertiary qualifications in the field of computer science, engineering or management and/or equivalent experience

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

• Program Administrator
• Initial contract up until June 2026 with possibility of extension
• Adelaide Based Position

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Program Administrator provides administrative and coordination support to the Program. The role contributes to effective program delivery through coordination of agile ceremonies, preparation of program reports, overseeing program resources, documentation, and records.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and distribute program reports, including monthly status reports, quarterly plans, and
• reconciliations.
• Manage general administration including travel coordination, invoice processing, purchase card reconciliation, and approval workflows.
• Assist in preparing meeting packs, presentations, agendas, minutes, and action tracking.
• Support the coordination and facilitation of agile ceremonies (stand ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and PI planning).
• Assist with Jira administration and Jira reporting.
• Coordinate recruitment and onboarding activities, contract administration, and records management.

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

Procurement Specialist/Lead – Multiple roles

If you’re a strategic procurement professional who thrives on complexity, influence, and impact, this is your moment. Join a team where your expertise directly strengthens Australia’s defence future. This is a high‑impact role with visibility across multiple programs and capability areas.

The Opportunity

We’re searching for 3 x Procurement Specialists & 1 x Procurement Lead who can own full‑cycle procurement activities, lead category strategies, and drive commercial outcomes that deliver real value. You’ll partner with internal stakeholders, engage key suppliers, and influence decisions that shape operational success. If you love strategic sourcing, negotiation, supplier management and delivering measurable results – you’ll thrive in this role.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute category strategies that minimise risk and maximise value
• Lead cross‑functional teams through the full procurement lifecycle
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and key suppliers
• Manage contracts, performance, risks, and opportunities
• Drive cost savings, commercial improvements, and procurement best practice

What Success Looks Like

• Contracts delivered on time, on budget and to specification
• Stakeholders receiving goods/services that meet their needs
• Strong supplier performance and proactive risk management
• Clear communication, trusted relationships, and commercial excellence
• A procurement function that operates with discipline, integrity, and innovation

What You Bring

• Tertiary qualifications in commerce, law, supply chain, procurement or similar
• 5+ years’ experience in supply chain or procurement
• Proven ability to deliver cost savings and strategic sourcing outcomes
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation capability
• Expertise in category management, contract law, and risk management
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Eligibility for NV1 Security Clearance and ITAR compliance

Why You’ll Love Working for our client

• Work on nationally significant defence programs
• High‑performing, values driven culture
• Opportunities for growth, development, and leadership
• Real influence on commercial outcomes and strategic direction
• Additional 2 weeks leave, flexible working conditions and great workplace culture

• Editor
• 6 months initial contract with possible extension
• Adelaide Based Position

The Editor is accountable to the Team Leader, Exam Management for the skilled and efficient editing of complex information such as examinations, and curriculum and operational documentation and supporting continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Actively contribute as a member of a high performing team in building a customer focused and positive workplace culture to deliver the organisation’s strategic plan and priorities.
• Actively contribute to an agile and innovative workplace to achieve continuous improvement in agency processes, services, and systems to ensure they align with business needs.
• Actively embrace change through positive, open, and regular dialogue with stakeholders in our service delivery and continuously provide quality to achieve the organisation’s aspirational vision of leading educational change and student transformation.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships and cross-functional collaboration with all employees, and provide accurate advice, quality services and support in a professional and courteous manner.
• Coordinate the progress of material from receipt to publication, including liaison and negotiation with authors and staff on the content, structure, and presentation of material.
• Maintain and apply sound knowledge of current and changing editorial practices, publishing trends and principles in print and in digital environments.
• Identify and initiate process improvements in support of efficiency and effectiveness in customer service processes and negotiate and establish clear editing schedules, processes and documentation to deliver on time and with quality outcomes.
• Contribute to and comply with quality Assurance processes for production of print and online resources and track and report on service outputs, progress and risks that require mitigation and management to deliver on required service outcomes.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on English usage and apply the requirements of the publications style guide and contribute to its review and updating.
• Assist the Team Leader in initiatives and business integration of changes, and support onboarding and induction of new staff.
• Work collaboratively with other business units as required to deliver effective operational processes and systems.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in providing excellent customer service, responding to complex queries, and resolving issues with multiple layers to the satisfaction of customers and the business.
• Highly developed editorial skills and extensive experience in editing a range of complex publications, and experience in applying an editorial house style and using stylistic authorities effectively.
• Experience in Content Management Systems and authoring/editing publications electronically.
• Sound knowledge of current and changing editorial practices and publishing trends (print and electronic/online) and an understanding of copyright requirements.
• Strong team skills, including the ability to mentor and support others, and resolve conflict to achieve a reasonable outcome.
• Experience in using Microsoft Tools

• Multiple Permanent roles with ongoing career growth
• Australian Citizenship mandatory/ITAR compliance
• Relocation expenses covered for interstate applicants

A major defence-sector program is expanding its Defence Industry Vendor Qualification (DIVQ) team and is seeking multiple Supplier Qualification Engineers to support the qualification and development of Australian suppliers for integration into the complex, large scale program of work. These roles are central to ensuring Australian industry meets the stringent engineering, technical, and quality standards required for participation in a globally significant supply chain. Successful candidates will directly contribute to the uplift of industrial capability and the long-term resilience of Australia’s defence ecosystem.

About the Roles

As part of a growing national team, each Supplier Qualification Engineer will be responsible for the technical review of engineering standards and specifications, and for providing expert technical support throughout the supplier qualification and onboarding process.

You will work closely with supplier quality assurance specialists, the DIVQ team, and the In‑Country Qualification Team (ICQT). A major focus is harmonising international and Australian engineering standards and ensuring suppliers meet the technical requirements of the program.

These positions involve regular engagement with government agencies, primes, and suppliers across Australia, and require flexible domestic travel.

Responsibilities:

• Review and interpret engineering standards, specifications, and supplier technical documentation.
• Provide technical support during supplier qualification, capability development, and onboarding.
• Act as a technical interface to support supplier qualification for the Program.
• Develop, align, and harmonise international and Australian engineering standards to support program requirements.
• Support internal and external stakeholders in implementing technical engineering standards and specifications.
• Assess supplier systems, procedures, and technical quality frameworks to ensure compliance.
• Contribute to the uplift of Australian industrial capability through structured supplier development initiatives.

About You:

You are a technically strong engineer who enjoys working with suppliers, solving complex technical challenges, and contributing to national capability outcomes.

Qualifications:

• A degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Systems, or related Engineering disciplines.
• Strong understanding of engineering and technical standards, particularly in supplier qualification contexts.
• Experience with supplier systems, technical quality requirements, and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of components such as chemical reagents, valves, fittings, and fabrication processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically to support supplier visits across all states and territories.

If you’re motivated by technical excellence, supplier development, and contributing to Australia’s defence capability, these roles offer a rare and meaningful career opportunity.

Job Title

Cloud Engineer / Senior Cloud Engineer / Cloud Architect

Job Overview

We are seeking skilled and motivated cloud professionals across multiple levels to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions that support digital transformation and AI-enabled initiatives.

This role will contribute to the adoption, optimisation, and governance of cloud platforms, supporting AI proofs of concept and production deployments under the direction of a central delivery team. The position will work with whole-of-government AI platforms alongside existing enterprise cloud infrastructure and support the delivery of an organisation-wide Cloud Roadmap.

Depending on experience and level, the role may involve hands-on engineering, technical leadership, solution architecture, mentoring, and strategic guidance to ensure cloud services are secure, compliant, and aligned to organisational objectives.

Eligibility

• Must be an Australian citizen

• Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum Baseline security clearance

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities will be commensurate with experience and may include some or all of the following:

• Design, deploy, operate, and optimise cloud-based infrastructure and platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Provide input into, or lead, cloud architecture and solution design aligned with organisational strategy and government standards.

• Develop, maintain, and improve Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including contributing to or defining cloud engineering standards and patterns.

• Support secure cloud adoption in line with Australian Government security frameworks, including ISM and PSPF.

• Implement automation and orchestration to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

• Monitor and optimise cloud environments for performance, resilience, availability, and cost effectiveness.

• Provide technical advice to project teams, stakeholders, and leadership on cloud services, patterns, and emerging technologies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business and technical requirements into cloud solutions.

• Contribute to, or lead, cloud governance, architecture patterns, and best practices across the organisation.

• Mentor and support team members, fostering capability uplift and continuous improvement.

• Manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Technical Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience appropriate to their level across many of the following areas:

• Cloud engineering and/or cloud architecture within complex enterprise or government environments.

• Strong knowledge of one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated services.

• Networking, security, and identity management in cloud ecosystems.

• Infrastructure as Code, automation, and orchestration tools.

• Containerisation and orchestration technologies.

• Experience working in agile or delivery-focused environments.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.

• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Ability to provide guidance, mentoring, and technical leadership where required.

Essential Criteria

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in:

• Cloud engineering and/or cloud architecture within complex environments.

• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated services.

• Networking, security, and identity management in cloud environments, including alignment with Australian Government security frameworks.

• Automation and orchestration tools.

• Containerisation and orchestration technologies.

• Communication and stakeholder engagement.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

• Problem-solving and working effectively under pressure.

• Supporting, mentoring, or leading others in cloud technologies (as appropriate to level).

• Machine Learning Engineers
• 6 months initial contract with possible extension
• Adelaide Based Position

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Machine Learning Engineer to lead the deployment, automation, and optimisation of machine learning models in preproduction and production environments. This role is critical in enabling scalable, secure, and efficient ML workflows that support data-driven initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain ML pipelines for model training, deployment, and monitoring.
• Develop automation and CI/CD workflows for ML models using tools such as
• Ensure compliance with Australian Government security frameworks (ISM, PSPF) and agency policies.
• Optimise ML infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with data professionals to transition models from development to production.
• Implement monitoring and alerting for model performance and data drift.
• Provide technical advice and mentorship to team members and stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging ML Ops technologies and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in ML Ops or related roles within complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of ML lifecycle management and deployment strategies.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with ML Ops tools (Kubeflow, MLflow, Airflow) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of data engineering, version control (Git), and automation frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.

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