Backend Developer (Python / API Integration) - Contract

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • Negotiable

Location: Sydney (Hybrid – 2 days WFH)
Duration: 6-month contract

We’re partnering with one of Australia’s leading universities undergoing a major digital transformation, and they’re looking for a Backend Developer with strong API and integration experience to join their team.

This is not a typical CRUD backend role – you’ll play a key part in building and optimising a central API layer that connects multiple enterprise systems and powers critical digital platforms.


🔧 What you’ll be doing

  • Design, build and maintain scalable APIs using Python (FastAPI preferred)
  • Develop a unified API / middleware layer to integrate multiple internal and external systems
  • Ingest and transform data from third-party platforms and integration services
  • Implement secure authentication and authorisation (OAuth2, JWT, etc.)
  • Optimise API performance, caching, and response times
  • Work closely with frontend teams, integration specialists, and business stakeholders
  • Contribute to system design, best practices, and performance improvements

🧠 What we’re looking for

  • Strong backend development experience with Python (FastAPI, Flask, or Django)
  • Proven experience building and working with APIs and system integrations
  • Experience handling data ingestion, transformation, and external system connectivity
  • Solid understanding of API security, authentication, and best practices
  • Experience working in integration-heavy environments (middleware, webhooks, ETL, etc.)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and modern development practices (CI/CD, Git)

➕ Nice to have

  • Experience integrating with Microsoft Dynamics / Power Platform
  • Exposure to CMS or forms platforms (e.g. Squiz or similar)
  • Experience with enterprise integration tools (e.g. Talend, Boomi, MuleSoft)

💡 Why apply?

  • Work on a large-scale digital transformation within a leading university
  • Own and shape a critical API layer across multiple systems
  • Collaborative, cross-functional environment
  • Hybrid working model with flexibility

If you’re a backend engineer who enjoys solving integration challenges and building scalable APIs, this is a great opportunity to make a real impact.

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Business Analyst - AI

  • Australia
  • Brisbane
  • Contract
  • Negotiable
  • Brisbane Based
  • 6 Month Contract
  • Day Rates

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage with senior stakeholders across the aviation business to understand current operating models, challenges, and opportunities for improvement
  • Elicit, analyse, and document business requirements related to AI-driven solutions and process transformation
  • Support the design and implementation of new ways of working, including agile and product-led delivery models
  • Translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements for technical and data teams
  • Collaborate with data scientists, AI engineers, and architects to ensure solutions align with business objectives
  • Facilitate workshops, process mapping sessions, and stakeholder interviews across multiple departments
  • Develop business process models (As-Is / To-Be) and identify optimisation opportunities
  • Support change management activities, including impact assessments and stakeholder communication
  • Ensure alignment between AI initiatives and broader enterprise strategy and governance frameworks
  • Contribute to roadmap planning, prioritisation, and benefits realisation tracking

Key Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst within large, complex organisations (aviation or transport industry experience highly desirable)
  • Demonstrated experience working on AI, data, or advanced analytics initiatives
  • Strong understanding of operating model design and organisational transformation
  • Experience implementing or supporting new ways of working (e.g., Agile, Scrum, SAFe, product operating models)
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Experience with business process modelling tools (e.g., BPMN, Visio, Lucidchart)
  • Ability to translate technical concepts (AI/ML) into business-friendly language
  • Familiarity with data governance, data strategy, and AI ethics considerations

Desirable

  • Experience in commercial aviation or airline operations
  • Exposure to AI use cases such as predictive maintenance, customer personalisation, or operational optimisation

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Change Manager

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • AU$900 - AU$1008 per day + super

Change Manager (Contract starting ASAP | 6-Month Contract likely to extend to Feb 2027)

  • Central location + regular site travel (stations/depots)
  • Hybrid: minimum 3 days onsite
  • 6-month contract (potential extension)

We’re seeking a hands-on, delivery-focused Change Manager to join a newly established Planning & Improvement function, driving structured change across a large, complex operational environment.

This role is suited to someone who can translate strategy into practical delivery, working closely with frontline teams to embed change across people and processes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver clear, structured change plans
  • Support delivery of operational and technology initiatives
  • Take a hands-on role to ensure change is embedded on the ground
  • Engage stakeholders across frontline teams and leadership
  • Manage resistance and adoption in a high-risk, operational environment
  • Apply established frameworks (including Prosci)
  • Deliver clear, concise communications and presentations

About You

  • Proven experience in delivery-focused change roles (not purely advisory/consulting)
  • Background in complex operational or industrial environments
  • Strong stakeholder engagement across all levels
  • Excellent communication skills – clear, direct and structured
  • Confident presenting with focused, high-quality messaging
  • Resilient, proactive, and able to work under pressure
  • Ability to connect strategy to execution

Apply now if you’re a practical Change Manager who thrives in fast-paced environments and delivers real, on-the-ground outcomes.

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Guest Services Officer - JP2014

  • Australia
  • Parramatta
  • Contract
  • AU$35 - AU$40 per hour

Talent International is currently recruiting a Guest Services Officer to work for the NSW Government, based in Parramatta/Potts Hill. This is a 6-month contract with a view to be extended. The role is paying $35 – $40/hours + Super.

Hours – 7.6 hours per day, 38 hours per week

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver exceptional, customer-centric guest services to staff and visitors
  • Greet, sign in, and assist visitors in a professional manner
  • Manage incoming calls, requests, and queries efficiently
  • Coordinate meeting room bookings, set-ups, and pack-downs
  • Conduct regular site and floor walks to ensure safety, cleanliness, and compliance
  • Log and follow up on maintenance and tenancy service issues
  • Provide support for car park operations when required
  • Assist in staff communications, updates, and internal announcements
  • Support general administration and logistics tasks
  • Monitor workload to meet service standards and KPIs
  • Identify opportunities to improve user experience and service delivery
  • Maintain compliance with building codes, fire, and emergency procedures
  • Handle confidential information with integrity and discretion
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
  • Promote and uphold workplace safety and wellbeing standards

About You

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in Facilities Management or similar role
  • Strong customer service and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Experience in operational and transactional support services
  • Proficient in MS Office and facilities/asset management systems
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to service excellence
  • Diploma in Facilities Management, Customer Service, or related field (or equivalent experience)

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

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Desktop Support Officer

  • Australia
  • Brisbane
  • Contract
  • INC Super

Ready to step into a role where your impact is felt every day? We’re working with a leading mining organisation to bring on a Desktop Support Officer who thrives in fast-paced environments and takes pride in delivering seamless IT support.

This is your chance to join a large-scale, enterprise setting where no two days are the same. You’ll be at the heart of the business, ensuring users stay connected, productive, and supported across modern Microsoft technologies.

Mining experience is a bonus but is not essential. If you’ve got the technical capability and the right attitude, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Deliver high-quality end-user support aligned to SLAs
  • Troubleshoot Windows desktops, laptops, and hardware issues
  • Support Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint)
  • Manage endpoints via Intune (device lifecycle, policies, apps, updates)
  • Administer users, access, and devices across AD, Entra ID, and M365
  • Support onboarding/offboarding and device provisioning
  • Maintain peripherals (printers, scanners) and assist with security remediation
  • Log, track, and resolve incidents while contributing to continuous improvement and documentation

What You’ll Bring

  • Proven experience in desktop or end-user support roles
  • Strong knowledge of Windows environments
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 and Intune
  • Solid understanding of Active Directory and Entra ID
  • Experience supporting hardware, devices, and peripherals
  • A proactive mindset with strong problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and a customer-first approach

Nice to Have

  • ITIL Foundation or exposure to service management frameworks
  • Microsoft Modern Workplace or Endpoint certifications
  • Experience in enterprise or structured IT environments

Why This Role?

  • 12-month contract with potential for extension
  • Competitive market day rates
  • Opportunity to work with a leading mining organisation
  • Exposure to modern workplace technologies and enterprise environments
  • Supportive, high-performing team with strong delivery standards
  • Immediate start available

If you’re someone who enjoys solving problems, helping people, and working with modern tech Apply now or reach out to ray.stewart@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

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Senior Change Analyst

  • Australia
  • Brisbane
  • Contract
  • INC Super

Big transformation. Real impact. Immediate start.

This is your chance to step into a high-profile enterprise transformation program, helping deliver a major shift to a modern, cloud-based SAP platform. If you enjoy working in complex environments and know how to drive change that actually sticks this role is worth a look.

The Role

You’ll take ownership of end-to-end change and communications delivery across a large-scale program, supporting the rollout of new systems, processes, and ways of working.

This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who enjoys being in the detail while still influencing at a senior level.

What you’ll be doing

  • Drive change planning and delivery across the full project lifecycle
  • Develop practical, high-quality artefacts (impact assessments, comms plans, readiness plans)
  • Deliver clear, engaging communications to diverse stakeholder groups
  • Partner with stakeholders to embed change and improve adoption
  • Support business readiness, training, and transition activities
  • Work closely with senior leaders to influence and guide outcomes

The Environment

You’ll be working on a major finance transformation program, moving from legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA Cloud and introducing more standardised, efficient ways of working.

SAP experience is highly regarded – but not essential.
What matters most is your ability to deliver change in complex environments and bring stakeholders on the journey.

What you’ll bring

  • Strong experience in change management within complex programs
  • Proven ability to deliver end-to-end change outcomes (not just frameworks)
  • Confidence working with senior stakeholders and navigating ambiguity
  • Excellent communication skills – you know how to land a message
  • Experience in large-scale system or digital transformation environments
  • Exposure to ERP or SAP programs is a bonus, not a requirement

Why this role?

  • $123PH inc super
  • 7-month contract with immediate impact and chance to extend
  • Hybrid working flexibility
  • Work on a program that will elevate your experience and profile

If you’re a delivery-focused Change Analyst who can cut through complexity and drive real outcomes, apply now or reach out to ray.stewart@talentinternational.com

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Business Analyst - Telephony

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Contract
  • AU$700.00 - AU$800.00 per day

Our client is an iconic Australian organisation currently seeking a Business Analyst with a background delivering across a range of Telephony projects.

Your new role will see you working a SME within the Telephony space to drive improved contact centre solutions. Ideally you will have worked with Genesys and/or Verint products previously and have a broad understanding of their capabilities. You will help support the deliver of uplift and implementation projects across the contact centre landscape. Ultimately, the work you deliver will improve the contact centre experience for both internal teams as well as the businesses national consumer base.

Skills and Experience:

  • Demonstrated experience delivering as a Business Analyst or Technical Business Analyst within the Contact Centre domain
  • Prior project experience working with Genesys, Verint and/or Salesforce
  • Ability to engage directly with 3rd party vendors to drive project delivery
  • Knowledge or exposure to AI or chatbot usage in a Contact Centre is advantageous
  • BABOK certification or practical experience is highly regarded

Our client is offering an initial 6 month contract with the view to extension. Offices are based near the Melbourne CBD with a requirement to be onsite 3 days per week.

For more information feel free to contact Ben Austin at ben.austin@talentinternational.com

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IT/OT Solution Architect

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Permanent
  • Eastern suburbs/WFH hybrid

We’re looking for an experienced IT/OT Solution Architect with strong Maximo expertise and broader IT architecture experience to lead the design of integrated solutions across complex asset environments.

This role sits at the intersection of enterprise IT, operational technology (OT), and asset systems, where you’ll connect platforms such as Maximo, GIS, SCADA, and enterprise applications to deliver scalable, future-ready solutions.

Key activities

  • Lead end-to-end solution architecture across asset and operational domains
  • Design and deliver solutions centred on IBM Maximo, integrated with wider enterprise systems
  • Architect integrations between Maximo, GIS (ESRI / ArcGIS), SCADA, and enterprise IT platforms (cloud, data, integration layers)
  • Drive modernisation of legacy systems and improve asset performance and reliability
  • Translate business needs into scalable, secure, and resilient architecture designs
  • Provide architecture governance, standards, and technical leadership across programs
  • Work closely with stakeholders to align technology decisions with business outcomes

Skills and experience

  • Proven experience as a Solution Architect
  • Strong experience with IBM Maximo (essential)
  • Broad exposure to enterprise IT technologies (e.g. cloud platforms, integration, data, APIs, enterprise systems)
  • Experience integrating Maximo with GIS (ESRI / ArcGIS)
  • Experience working with IT/OT environments, including SCADA or operational systems
  • Background in utilities, energy, mining, or other asset-intensive industries
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
  • Familiarity with architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)

Apply now to secure an interview or contact carly.llorente@talentinternational.com for further information.

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Cyber Security Specialist

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Permanent
  • ASAP start | hybrid role

We’re looking for a Cyber Security Specialist who can hit the ground running and lead key security and compliance initiatives. You’ll play a critical role in maintaining this education provider’s ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISMS, driving audit readiness, and strengthening the overall security posture.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead ISMS governance, including SoA management and audit readiness
  • Ensure alignment with RFFR, ASD ISM, and Essential Eight
  • Provide technical leadership in secure network architecture (segmentation, Cisco ISE)

About You

  • Proven experience managing an ISO 27001 ISMS
  • Strong background in cyber security and network security
  • Experience with compliance frameworks and audit processes
  • Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP highly regarded

Apply now to secure an interview for an ASAP start or contact carly.llorente@talentinternational.com for further information.

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Security Engineer / SecOps Engineer

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Contract
  • Negotiable

We are seeking an experienced Security Engineer / SecOps Engineer for a 2-year fixed term contract to support and enhance enterprise security systems within a highly secure, large-scale environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for the configuration, monitoring, and operational support of critical security platforms to ensure compliance, performance, and resilience across the organisation. Australian Citizenship is required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide Level 2/3 support across enterprise security platforms and tools
  • Configure and maintain firewalls, VPNs, and access control systems
  • Support and manage SIEM, vulnerability management, and endpoint security platforms
  • Perform vulnerability scanning, analysis, and remediation planning
  • Monitor security events and respond to incidents across the environment
  • Support identity and access management controls (MFA, AAA, PAM)
  • Collaborate with network and infrastructure teams to integrate security solutions
  • Assist with security testing, upgrades, and system improvements
  • Maintain security baselines, configurations, and compliance controls
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of security operations and processes

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience – Mandatory
  • Must be an Australian citizen (eligible for NV1 clearance)
  • 5-7+ years’ experience in Security Engineering / SecOps / Network Security roles
  • Hands-on experience with firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and security controls
  • Experience with SIEM and security tools (e.g. Splunk, Rapid7, Tanium, SentinelOne, CyberArk or similar)
  • Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security operations
  • Experience working in enterprise or highly regulated environments
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, switching)
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills

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Senior Cost Controller

  • Australia
  • Brisbane
  • Permanent
  • AU$862 - AU$1071 per day + + super

About the Client

Our client is a leading energy organisation with a strong presence in upstream operations, focused on safe, reliable and sustainable production. Their PNG Operations Division manages both operated and non-operated assets, with a strong emphasis on project delivery, stakeholder engagement and long-term asset performance.

About the Role

As Senior Cost Controller, you’ll support a suite of brownfield projects, providing leadership across project controls, cost management and performance monitoring.

You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Contractors and Finance teams to ensure accurate reporting, identify risks early and influence project outcomes-ensuring delivery within budget and schedule.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead project cost control activities across multiple brownfield projects
  • Develop and manage detailed project budgets and forecasts
  • Monitor cost performance, analyse trends and report on variances
  • Identify cost overruns and recommend mitigation strategies
  • Provide accurate, timely reporting to support decision-making
  • Partner with contractors to ensure reliable cost and progress reporting
  • Maintain strong commercial awareness across contracts and variations
  • Ensure compliance with financial processes and reporting standards
  • Contribute to monthly project reporting and stakeholder presentations

What’s in it for you?

  • Work on complex, high-value projects in a leading energy business
  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic project decisions
  • Broad, multi-project portfolio offering variety and challenge
  • Strong team environment within a well-established project services function

About You

  • Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Accounting/Commerce or similar
  • 10+ years’ experience in major capital project environments
  • Strong background in cost control, forecasting and change management
  • Experience across different contract types (lump sum, reimbursable, unit rate)
  • Exposure to oil & gas or extractive industries highly regarded
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience with systems such as SAP, PRISM or P6 (desirable)

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Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Data Governance Consultant // CPG 235

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • AU$900 - AU$1000 per day

We’re seeking an experienced Data Governance Consultant to lead the design and implementation of a practical, fit-for-purpose Data Management Framework within a growing financial services company.

This is a hands-on contract role where you’ll play a key part in establishing the structure, policies, and processes required to manage data effectively and meet regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and implementation of an enterprise Data Governance / Data Management Framework
  • Conduct a current-state assessment to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
  • Define governance structures including roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes
  • Develop core policies across data governance, data quality, lineage, privacy, retention, classification, and security
  • Create clear, practical procedures and standards to support day-to-day operations
  • Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements (APRA, ASIC, Privacy)
  • Provide a roadmap and guidance on embedding governance practices across the organisation

Requirements:

  • Proven experience delivering data governance frameworks end-to-end
  • Must have experience in CPG 235
  • Strong knowledge of APRA standards including CPG 235, CPS 234, CPS 230
  • Solid understanding of data quality, metadata, lineage, and data lifecycle management
  • Experience within financial services or insurance environments highly regarded
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills across business and technology teams
  • Ability to translate complex data concepts into clear, practical documentation

If you’re a hands-on Data Governance professional with strong regulatory knowledge and a track record of delivering practical frameworks, we’d love to hear from you.

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