Job Title: Senior Tester (Automation & Manual)

Location: Auckland CBD
Duration: 6 months minimum
Start Date: ASAP
Work Style: Hybrid (3 days on-site, remainder flexible)

Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Senior Tester to join our clients team focused on driving transformational digital projects in Auckland CBD. In this role, you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality solutions across diverse platforms through both manual and automated testing. If you excel in a collaborative environment and have a passion for quality assurance, this is a significant opportunity to contribute to impactful projects.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Contributing to various digital initiatives, including client portals, workflow enhancements, and CRM implementations.
• Performing extensive manual and automated testing with an emphasis on integration and end-to-end functionality.
• Conducting testing on APIs, message queues, data transformations, and file integrations.
• Supporting regression testing and managing automation suites within CI/CD pipelines.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven expertise in API and integration testing within Spring Boot, Mule, or Java environments.
• Proficiency in manual and automated testing using JUnit and Cucumber/BDD frameworks.
• Experience with REST API testing tools, particularly Postman.
• Solid understanding of test automation practices in CI/CD pipelines and regression suite management.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Familiarity with MuleSoft, Data Management Solutions (DMS), or SaaS platforms.
• Experience within the finance or insurance sectors is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies is advantageous.

If you are a proactive tester with a blend of manual and automation skills who is eager to work on digital transformation projects, we encourage you to apply! Please note we can only consider candidates in New Zealand with relevant work rights who are available within 2 weeks.

Opportunity knocks…

We are recruiting a Senior Business Analyst to join a key initiative within a financial services environment. This role will support a Salesforce project.

This role requires someone who can operate at a senior level, acting as the bridge between business and technology teams, confidently navigating both technical and business conversations to ensure successful delivery.

Why you’re special…

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst within banking environments.
• Salesforce experience is essential, ideally within transformation or system migration initiatives.
• Ability to operate confidently between business and technology teams.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple teams.
• Strong technical analysis capability as well as business documentation, including experience producing integration requirements documentation.

What’s in it for you…

• Play a key role in a Salesforce implementation.
• High stakeholder engagement across business and technology teams.
• Opportunity to contribute to a critical system migration initiative.

Please note we are only able to consider candidates in NZ with relevant working rights for this role.

Opportunity knocks…

Our client is recruiting a Lead Business Analyst to work as part of an enterprise wide platform implementation. This role not only involves overseeing a team of Business Analysts but also requires a hands on approach to business analysis. You will play a crucial role in influencing and managing stakeholders and ensuring the successful alignment of cross-functional teams in this critical project.

Why you’re special…

• Proven experience as a Lead Business Analyst, you are able to lead a team whilst remaining hands on.
• For this role you must have banking, and more specifically, lending experience.
• You have worked on large transformation projects.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across a variety of teams including vendors.
• Strong hands-on business analysis capabilities, including the ability to document comprehensive business requirements.

What’s in it for you…

• Play a key role in a major enterprise transformation programme.
• Lead and mentor a team, whilst shaping how analysis is delivered across the programme and ensuring continuous improvement.
• Strategic and hands-on role – with high stakeholder visibility.
• Long-term project with strong runway.

Please note we are only able to consider candidates in NZ with relevant working rights for this role.

Opportunity knocks…

Are you ready to make a significant impact in a market leading, technology driven organisation? Our client builds digital platforms for practice management and are seeking talented Principal and Senior Engineers to join their expanding team. As they expand their customer base and enhance their platform, your expertise and innovative thinking will be pivotal in solving complex challenges and driving their growth.

Why you’re special…

• Senior or Principal level experience in Java and React; alternatively experience with Node.js or C# is considered.
• Demonstrated ability in architectural design, system thinking, and logic-driven problem-solving.
• Proven ability to use AI tools for coding assistance.
• Holistic understanding of both front-end and back-end development.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ideally you will have experience in a software company, particularly in a growth-oriented environment.
• Previous involvement in cloud-based software solutions is required.

Other Requirements:

• Flexibility to work 2-3 days a week in-office on the North Shore.
• Availability to start between 6 AM and 8 AM would be ideal to ensure alignment with overseas teams.

What’s in it for you…

• 6 month contract with potential to extend
• We payroll fortnightly
• Access to Talent hosted networking events and market insights
• Join an organisation with a culture of trust, autonomy and technical excellence

Shape the future of data, AI and modern data platforms

Talent’s client is looking for an experienced Customer Advisory Architect – Data & Analytics to help organisations unlock the full value of their data platforms and AI capabilities.
This is a senior pre-sales architecture role where you’ll partner with business stakeholders to understand complex problems, translate them into modern data architectures, and shape solution strategies that deliver measurable outcomes.

You’ll sit within a specialist pre-sales architecture team and collaborate closely with account managers, solution specialists, architects, and consulting leaders to design impactful solutions for customers across New Zealand.
If you enjoy working with senior stakeholders, running discovery workshops, and shaping modern data platform solutions, this role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of enterprise data transformation.

The team
You’ll be joining a highly collaborative architecture and consulting environment, including:

• A pre-sales architecture team of 8 specialists
• A wider data and integration practice of around 60 people
• Close collaboration with architects, SMEs, consulting managers and the CTO

The organisation is a recognised Microsoft Fabric partner in APAC, with many projects currently centred around Fabric-based data platforms, alongside Databricks and modern analytics ecosystems.

What you’ll be doing

• Engage with senior business stakeholders to understand strategic goals, challenges and data opportunities
• Lead discovery sessions, workshops and demos to shape modern data and analytics solutions
• Design data platform architectures across technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Databricks and Snowflake ecosystems
• Translate business requirements into solution designs, commercials and proposal inputs
• Support the development of statements of work, solution sizing and delivery handover
• Partner with sales, technical and consulting teams to build strong solution strategies and go-to-market approaches
• Stay across emerging trends in data platforms, AI and analytics to help customers adopt modern capabilities

What you’ll bring

• Around 7-10+ years’ experience in data platform architecture, analytics consulting, or solution architecture
• Strong experience engaging with senior business stakeholders and executive audiences
• Expertise designing modern data platforms using technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Databricks or Snowflake
• Strong technical foundation including SQL, Python, data modelling and data engineering practices
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes
• Experience running workshops, discovery sessions, demos or proofs of concept
• Exposure to pre-sales activities including solution sizing, proposal inputs and commercial thinking

The ideal profile
The team is looking for someone who can bridge business and technology.
Many candidates are either:

• Strong technologists without stakeholder advisory experience, or
• Great consultants without deep data platform expertise.

The ideal person brings both – technical credibility and strong consulting capability.

What’s in it for you

• Flexible working arrangements and hybrid work options
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Birthday leave and volunteer days
• Regular team events and social activities
• Clear professional development pathways
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge data and AI transformation projects

Please note: Applicants must be based in New Zealand and have full legal rights to work in NZ.

If you enjoy helping organisations turn complex data challenges into impactful solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

Join our client as an IT Portfolio Manager, a role designed for a project professional who eager to step into a pivotal position that drives transformation. You will play a crucial role in overseeing the lifecycle of strategic initiatives and project delivery.

Required Skills:

• A foundational understanding of enterprise portfolio management or experience in project management roles.
• Ability to contribute to complex projects or programs across various business units, with a focus on delivering valuable outcomes.
• Strong financial understanding and the ability to investigate business cases.
• Excellent communication skills is a must, with the ability to work effectively with C-suite.
• Familiarity with project and portfolio management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Lean, PRINCE2) and a willingness to learn more.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to distil complex information into actionable insights.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Exposure to change management principles and a desire to develop coaching skills.
• A background in the financial services sector is an advantage.
• Experience in mentoring or supporting cross-functional teams is a plus.

This is an environment that rewards ownership and innovation. You will need to be a great influencer and storyteller as they are on an exciting journey of change.

If this sounds like you, please apply to JP Browne for a confidential chat.

Auckland City | Hybrid | 9-10 Week contract

We’re seeking a Matauranga Maori Advisor to uplift Maori representation across a nationally used education platform accessed by Years 6-10 students across Aotearoa.

This short-term contract will focus on reviewing existing content, identifying gaps, and strengthening resources through a Te Ao Maori lens, ensuring material is culturally grounded, curriculum-aligned, and age-appropriate.

What you’ll bring:

• Strong grounding in Matauranga Maori / Te Ao Maori
• Experience in library services (reference, curation, collection development) in an educational context desired
• Experience in seeking, evaluating, and curating online resources for specific audiences – eg: school-aged students will be a plus
• Experience in education, libraries, museums, tertiary, or community knowledge environments
• Confident in research and content curation capability
• Ability to apply a Maori worldview to digital or educational material

This is not a publishing role, you’ll prepare and recommend high-quality content ready for upload.

If you’re passionate about strengthening authentic Maori representation in education and want to make meaningful impact in a focused contract – apply now!.

For over 30 years Talent has been redefining the contracting experience with industry leading support, exclusive contractor benefits & a world-class digital platform ENGAGE to access it all. Apply today to see how we can elevate your career

Opportunity knocks:

Our client is seeking a hands-on Senior Data Engineer for an initial 3-month contract. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative, high-impact projects within a small technical team. They’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can work both collaboratively and independently to deliver strong, automated data solutions.

About the Role:

You will play a key role in designing, building, and automating data pipelines to drive efficiency and ensure reliable delivery.

Key focus areas include:

• Building and automating data feeds
• Extracting and transforming NZ data
• Delivering structured outputs via SFTP
• Automating end-to-end data pipelines to streamline operations

Key Responsibilities:

• Extract data from internal databases
• Design and structure datasets through Dimensional modelling, preferably using the Kimball methodology
• Build and automate Azure DevOps pipelines for seamless data flow
• Write and maintain YAML-based pipeline code to ensure strong data solutions
• Create automated data feeds to ensure timely delivery to target systems via SFTP
• Engage in hands-on collaboration within a small, dedicated technical team

Tech Environment:

• SQL / Relational databases
• Dimensional Modelling (Kimball)
• Azure DevOps
• YAML pipelines
• SFTP automation
• No SSIS / No Databricks required

If you’re ready to take on a short-term contract where you can make an immediate impact, apply today and let’s have a conversation.

Please note: Only applications based in New Zealand will be eligible for this opportunity.

Opportunity knocks…

We’re recruiting a Business Analyst to join our government client on a permanent basis. You’ll be working in a highly collaborative environment, contributing to large-scale initiatives across data, systems, and digital transformation.

Why you’re special…

• You’re a Business Analyst with 3-5 years’ experience (this is not a senior role), bringing strong documentation and process-mapping skills, plus a genuine ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• You communicate clearly, collaborate naturally, and build trusted relationships across technical and non-technical teams.
• You have delivered data-centric projects, including data warehouse implementations, migrations, integrations, or privacy and compliance initiatives.
• You’ve contributed to complex, enterprise-scale projects, including ERP or CRM implementations, cross-platform integrations, or large web projects (new builds or major enhancements).
• Bonus points if you’ve worked with Salesforce.

What’s in it for you?

• Join a purpose-led organisation with a diverse and active project pipeline.
• Auckland CBD location.
• Supportive, close-knit team environment.
• Permanent opportunity.

Please apply now to register your interest.

We are only able to consider candidates with relevant NZ work rights who are currently based in New Zealand.

Join an industry leader developing innovative solutions for customer and client front-line portals.

You will play a pivotal role in architecting, designing, and implementing solutions that connect diverse systems and APIs.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience with MuleSoft and Java for backend development
• Strong proficiency in RESTful API development and integration
• Familiarity with end-to-end integration testing protocols
• Expertise in version control systems (preferably Git) and CI/CD pipelines
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to teamwork
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• Experience working within an agile squad and familiarity with associated documentation and processes

This is an initial 6 month contract with opportunity for extension.

Please apply with an updated CV for a confidential chat.

Overview:

Are you a Senior Project Coordinator looking for your next contracting opportunity? Our client is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator ideally with financial services experience (or similar large environments) who will play a key role in leading project coordination activities for a variety of technology projects.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of proven project coordination experience, gained across multiple projects and teams, and within a financial services context preferably.
• Expert knowledge of delivery frameworks and project governance methodologies.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, with an ability to facilitate financial oversight within projects.
• Experience and understanding of risk & issue management and reporting.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Confluence & Jira.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Other Requirements:

• Location: Must be based in Auckland and willing to go to the office 3 days per week.
• Ideally, a notice period of 2 weeks or shorter, however 4 week notice periods will be considered

Please not we are only able to consider candidates based in NZ with work rights in place.

For over 30 years Talent has been redefining the contracting experience with industry leading support, exclusive contractor benefits & a world-class digital platform ENGAGE to access it all. Apply today to see how we can elevate your career

About the role

This role suits an analyst ready to step up – taking responsibility for investigations, supporting response coordination, and contributing to SOC maturity.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead investigation of security alerts and incidents
• Coordinate and support incident response
• Identify gaps and improvements in detection and response
• Contribute to playbooks and continuous improvement
• Support on-call operations

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience in a SOC role
• Strong incident investigation and response capability
• Experience with SIEM, EDR and cloud platforms
• Clear communicator who works well across teams and is highly adaptable