12-Month Contract | Up to $1300 per day | Brisbane Based

Are you an experienced cyber security professional looking to contribute to national infrastructure protection? This is a rare opportunity to play a vital role in a high-impact cyber program focused on uplift, assurance, and resilience across critical systems and services.

As the Senior Cyber Security Assurance and Risk Analyst, you will be responsible for driving the delivery of enterprise-wide security governance, risk, and assurance initiatives across a complex and evolving technology landscape. This role supports major transformation programs and works collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure systems are secure, compliant, and resilient.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert assurance and risk management support across ICT and OT environments.

• Deliver cyber security governance, audit, and compliance activities aligned to enterprise security strategy.

• Assist in the certification and accreditation of systems and provide security input for RFQs/RFIs.

• Monitor the effectiveness of security controls and recommend improvements.

• Participate as a security SME in change advisory boards, procurement panels, and project delivery forums.

• Develop and maintain key security documentation including System Security Plans and Statements of Applicability.

• Work closely with GRC and CIRRIS tools to manage risk, compliance actions, and reporting.

About You:

• Proven experience in cyber assurance and risk management within a large-scale enterprise environment.

• Strong understanding of cyber risks in both traditional ICT and operational technology environments.

• Skilled in translating technical risk into business language to influence stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Comfortable working across geographically dispersed teams and complex project ecosystems.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of NIST frameworks (800-37, 800-39), ITIL, and risk-based security practices.

• Experience with security certification & accreditation, including working with GRC platforms.

• Industry-recognised certifications (at least one required):

  • CISSP (or ISSAP, ISSEP, ISSMP)

  • CISA, CRISC, CGEIT

  • ICS410 (ICS/SCADA Security Essentials)

• Tertiary qualifications in ICT, Cyber Security, or related field (preferred).

Security Requirements:

• Must be an Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain (or already hold) NV1 Security Clearance.

To be considered for this role please click apply now or email david.reynolds@talentinternational.com to organise a time to discuss confidentially.

Talent International is currently recruiting for a Recruitment Officer to work for the NSW Government based in Darlington (Hybrid). This position is a contract role for 6 months initially with the view to be extended and is paying an hourly rate of $70.63/hour + Super.

7 hours a day / 35 hours per week

Primary function:

The Recruitment Officer coordinates the recruitment process, ensuring clarity in role requirements and adherence to established procedures. They collaborate with Hiring Managers to develop and implement tailored recruitment strategies and engage actively with candidates. They maintain organised recruitment documentation and continually seek ways to enhance the recruitment process.

Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate the recruitment process from role identification to onboarding, ensuring understanding of specific role requirements and adherence to processes.
2. Consult with Hiring Managers to devise effective recruitment strategies, ensuring alignment with the client’s goals.
3. Proactively manage candidates, ensuring clear communication and building talent pools of evaluated individuals.
4. Maintain recruitment documentation and achieve individual recruitment KPIs while promoting best practices.
5. Collaborate within the HR team, upholding the client’s values and fostering a culture of operational excellence.
6. Take the lead in handling stakeholder communications, ensuring that concerns are addressed effectively and timely while fostering a culture of trust and collaboration within the work area and beyond.
7. Facilitate timely report submission, uphold data integrity according to the client’s systems, and partner with managers to advance compliance initiatives.
8. Coordinate purchasing processes and resolve any discrepancies in payment schedules.
9. Champion a proactive approach to health and safety, review and provide feedback on work area protocols, and collaborate cross functionally to ensure consistent safety standards across tasks and projects.
10. Perform work activities relevant to the role’s key accountabilities as approved by the Manager and commensurate to the role’s classification level.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree – In a relevant field

Other – An equivalent combination of relevant training and experience

Additional information:

• Want someone with a minimum of 3 years of recruitment end-to-end experience in a large organisation. Not really from agency recruitment, more from internal recruitment.
• If you have worked at a university would be a bonus
• 5 people in this recruitment team- sitting in the team that supports the Faculty of Science and Engineering and focusing a lot of Academic recruitment (so recruiting for university Lecturers, professors, research academics etc)
• Come to the office in Darlington once a week on a Wednesday and then every 3rd Thursday as well. (so the week they come in every 3rd Thursday will be required to attend the office twice that week)
• No specific system skills required for the role but if they have used Workday would be a huge bonus
• Must be self-motivated as this role is highly self-managed
• Will be working on around 30 different roles at any given time so if they have experience working in large organisations in internal recruitment would be ideal

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.

A leading Financial Services provider is seeking a Senior Network Engineer with strong SD-WAN (Viptela) experience to join their team on a permanent basis.

Joining an established, collaborative team, you will be responsible for the support, development and design of their SD-WAN / SDA Campus networking environment. Working across both BAU / Operations and project initiatives, you will be responsible for level 3 / 4 troubleshooting and configuration, along with designing and deploying new solutions.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant vendor certifications (CCNP, CCIE etc.)
• Demonstrated network engineering experience gained within large, complex environments
• Proven knowledge and experience of SD-WAN (Viptela) and SDA network infrastructure
• Advanced knowledge and experience in the support, troubleshooting and configuration of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) and DNS / DHCP
• Python scripting experience with hands-on experience with Ansible, Jenkins or Bitbucket highly regarded
• Superior troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to work independently as required
• Proven experience working in project environments with tight timeframes

Please note this is a Sydney-based role which will require you to be in the office at least two – three days per week.

An attractive salary package is on offer. To be excited for this exciting opportunity, please apply online today.

• 12 months contract
• Canberra, ACT
• Must have NV1 security clearance

Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Cyber Security Assurance and Risk Analyst to join our client. In this role, you will play a critical part in delivering enterprise-wide security governance, risk assurance, audit, and compliance. You will work closely with stakeholders to ensure the organisation’s cyber security strategic objectives are achieved, while enabling the business to operate effectively.

Duties

• Provide expert cyber security advice to stakeholders to support their security assurance and risk management responsibilities.
• Manage and produce quality reports and advice on control effectiveness.
• Assist programs of work through the certification and accreditation process.
• Participate as a security subject matter expert (SME) on RFQ/RFI panels and attend Change Advisory Board meetings as the security representative.
• Perform quality control of vendor security-related deliverables and assist in maintaining information security standards.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills and Experience Required

• Formal industry or academic qualifications in an ICT discipline or Cyber Security are highly desirable.
• Industry-recognised qualifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or CGEIT are essential.
• Strong understanding of information security risk and control environments.
• Experience in using GRC and CIRRIS toolsets to manage risk and assurance outcomes.
• Proven ability to provide specialist cyber security assurance and risk management advice.

Application Process
If you would like to apply, please contact Deep Ahluwalia on 0480 804 775 or email deepika.ahluwalia@talentinternational.com.

• Initial 12 month contract + 12 Month extension
• CBD Location – Hybrid Work Arrangement
• Victorian Government Agency

The purpose of the Infrastructure Architect is to lead the development of our Victorian government clients infrastructure and Oracle Cloud architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of major infrastructure strategy
• Analyse existing system infrastructure and identify areas of improvement
• Provide strategic and practical specialist guidance, advice and support to a diverse range of internal stakeholders
• Develop and manage documentation to support the data architecture framework including standards, policies and procedures
• Set and ensure data quality and controls are in place to support data ingestion
• Provide advice and recommendations for dashboards and reporting to provide oversight and performance information

Key Skills:

• Strong Infrastructure Achitecture experience across:
  – Oracle Cloud, IDAM, databases, Data centres and storage
• In-depth understanding of cloud infrastructure structure principles
• Knowledge and experience with Oracle Cloud
• Knowledge and expertise of best-practice architecture frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and a consultative approach

What’s in it for you:

• Initial 12 month contract + 12 Month extension
• CBD Location – Hybrid Work Arrangement
• Victorian Government Agency

Please apply today to secure an interview or email Sarah Jordan at sarah.jordan@talentinternational.com

A leading Financial Services provider is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.

Joining a fast-paced, collaborative team environment, you will be working across a number of project engagements responsible for the build, configuration and deployment of network security devices within their complex network environment. Their network security fleet of devices include F5 load balance along with Juniper SRX, Fortinet, Palo Alto and/or Checkpoint firewalls and you will be expected to possess an advanced expertise across a number of these.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant vendor certifications
• Demonstrated network engineering project experience gained within large, complex network environments
• Proven knowledge and experience configuring, deploying and troubleshooting network security devices with advanced knowledge and experience with F5 (LTM / GTM / APM or ASM) and firewalls (Checkpoint, Juniper SRX, Fortinet or Palo Alto)
• Strong knowledge and experience of routing and switching including BGP, OSPF etc
• Previous experience with IPS tools is highly regarded, as is any experience writing Python scripts or using Ansible
• Superior troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to work independently as required

This is a Sydney-based role which will require you to be in the office at least two – three days per week.

An attractive salary package is on offer. To be excited for this exciting opportunity, please apply online today.

Talent International is currently recruiting for an Assurance Analyst to work for the NSW Government based in Sydney (Hybrid). The position is a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension and pays $530 per day + Super.

7.6 hours a day / 38 hours a week

Primary Purpose –

The role will provide support to the General Manager, Assurance and Fraud Prevention and the Head of Assurance to execute on the second line assurance activities which provide monitoring and evidence-based assurance on the design and operating effectiveness of the enterprise Risk and Compliance Management Frameworks and other enterprise policies and activities. The Assurance Analyst will assist in implementing the assurance program for monitoring, testing and reporting on the control framework supporting the client’s risk and compliance obligations at an enterprise level, leveraging any first line assurance activities and providing objective challenge on the robustness of the controls. The team is also responsible for assisting the business to identify improvement actions and strategies to strengthen risk and compliance controls where assurance activities indicate weaknesses or gaps.

Responsibilities –

• Support the effective implementation of the enterprise-wide compliance management framework, risk management framework and broader risk and governance policies across the client business, through a systematic and thorough assurance program.
• Undertake key control testing and reporting on design and operating effectiveness of the control framework.
• Support the business to identify key controls and implement testing plans to identify control gaps and weakness.
• Support the Head of Assurance to provide other assurance activities, including quality assurance over Line 1 Control Self-Assessment testing and annual attestations.
• Undertake risk-based deep dives on high-risk areas to assess the strength of the control framework.
• Develop relationships with staff and risk coordinators to influence and foster a compliance culture.
• Engage with and foster internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure effective engagement with the client’s risk and governance strategy, appetite and tolerances.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualification & Skills

Experience

• A range of experience in conducting assessments over risk and compliance activities.

Desirable

• Understanding of financial services industry or government entities
• Ability to work autonomously to deliver assignments and initiatives on time, to high level of quality
• Experience in compliance and/or risk frameworks
• Experience in assurance functions such as internal audit, or first or second line assurance function
• Experience in controls assurance testing or auditing

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Opportunity

Full Mentorship program provided

Brilliant opportunity to build a career within technology.

• ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER TRAINEESHIP
• No experience is needed as ongoing training and support is provided.
• Open to all ages

About Outback Talent:
Outback Talent is a leading national Indigenous Business specialising in IT and Digital transformation.

We are passionate about ensuring that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have opportunities to engage in business and commerce to have their own journey of self-determination. Our organisation creates innovative programs, resources, and activities to engage young people (and those young at heart) to consider jobs in technology – Jobs of the future! Working with our customers, we build strong support systems and guide you along your best career pathway.

About the opportunity:
Outback Talent is seeking a motivated individual to join our team. You will provided with full training, support and mentorship thoughout this opportunity. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is eager to work in Technology industry and gain hands-on experience, and contribute to Australia.

We are looking for someone that is:

• Wanting a career in Technology
• Open-minded and willing to learning new skills.
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Most important a team player
• Everything about the opportunity can be trained on the job.

Requirements:

• Must indientify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

How to apply:
Click “Apply now” or to fast track your application, send your resume to Luther at luther.borgas@outbacktalent.com

• Work for a renowned financial service
• Immediate start on a high-impact, visible rebranding project
• Work alongside a technically strong, collaborative team

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Workplace Engineer for a 6-week engagement to support both project and BAU activities. The ideal candidate will bring expert-level knowledge in Active Directory and Entra ID, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to drive technical change in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Project Overview:

This engagement forms part of a rebranding initiative (e.g. abc.com to xyz.com). The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing the impact of the change across critical infrastructure components such as Active Directory, Email, DNS, UPN, Certificates, and Websites. They will also be expected to coordinate and/or execute the necessary changes to support a smooth go-live.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and analyse current Active Directory (AD) environments to support migrations, improvements, and remediation activities.
• Provide technical leadership and coordination for the rebranding initiative (domain transition from abc.com to xyz.com).
• Perform day-to-day administration of AD, Entra ID hybrid identities, Group Policies, and access management.
• Evaluate and implement changes across DNS, email domains, UPNs, certificates, and web properties.
• Use PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API to automate administrative tasks.
• Troubleshoot and assess the impact of changes to AD objects and identity configurations.
• Provide technical support and administration across Microsoft 365, including Teams, SharePoint, Intune, SCCM, and Windows OS.
• Engage with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and provide end-to-end technical solutions.
• Document requirements, design, as-built configurations, and support procedures.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience with Active Directory architecture and administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Entra ID hybrid identity management.
• Experience with domain transitions, including changes to email, DNS, UPNs, and certificates.
• Proven ability to assess impact, plan, and coordinate changes for major IT transformations.
• Proficient in PowerShell scripting and using the MS Graph API.
• Strong skills in troubleshooting, analysis, and remediation of AD-related issues.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills-able to balance strategic planning with hands-on delivery.
• Experience supporting and administering Microsoft 365 suite, including Teams, Intune, SCCM, SharePoint, and endpoint devices.

Why Join:

• Work for a renowned financial service
• Immediate start on a high-impact, visible rebranding project
• Work alongside a technically strong, collaborative team

Apply today to secure your interview! For more information, email Bini James at bini.james@talentinternational.com or call 0480 804 925.

Are you a passionate and experienced Iteration Manager ready to lead one of the most high-impact digital transformations in Australian education?

This leading University is embarking on a cutting-edge initiative to implement a new Salesforce platform purpose-built for the education sector. This program forms a cornerstone of the University’s Student Services Transformation, redefining how Recruitment, Admissions, Student Success, and Alumni & Donor Relations are delivered at scale.

We’re seeking a seasoned Iteration Manager who thrives on agile delivery, empowering teams, and creating a high-performance environment where people and platforms flourish.

Key activities

• Facilitate and lead high-energy agile ceremonies across sprint planning, stand-ups, retros, and release cycles
• Drive the adoption of modern agile practices, leveraging frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean, and DevOps
• Champion a metrics-driven culture of continuous delivery and improvement
• Remove blockers and resolve cross-team impediments to maintain momentum
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Release Coordinators, and Stakeholders to align on priorities and release goals
• Ensure seamless release management, hyper-care support, and transition to BAU
• Work across project teams to manage dependencies, risks, and stakeholder engagement
• Foster a collaborative and transparent team environment that enables growth, agility, and quality outcomes

Skills and experience

• Proven experience as an Iteration Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach in complex enterprise environments
• Deep knowledge of agile and flow-based delivery frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, DevOps)
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to influence and inspire at all levels
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence to their full potential for agile team efficiency
• Demonstrated success driving cross-functional delivery and solving team-wide challenges
• A passion for continuous improvement, backed by practical coaching and leadership skills
• Strong documentation, reporting, and risk tracking skills
• Experience working on Salesforce project highly desirable

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Dylan Tasker on 0480 804 929 for a confidential discussion.

A leading Financial Services provider is seeking an Observability Manager with solid experience leading technical teams to join their team on a permanent basis.

This is a newly created leadership role responsible for driving the strategic direction and transformation of observability across the enterprise. You will manage a small SME team who are responsible for the level 3 support, design, build and management of their observability tools which include Splunk, App-D, Elastic and OTEL to deliver enterprise-wide insights and enable AI-Ops capabilities. You’ll be key in leading the adoption of modern observability tooling while enhancing monitoring capabilities and customer experience outcomes.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant industry certifications
• Demonstrated experience managing observability or platform teams in large, complex environments
• Strong knowledge and experience managing tools such as Splunk, App-D, Elastic and/or OTEL
• Proven experience driving the transformation of an observability function
• Superior stakeholder engagement skills, with a proven ability to negotiate and influence
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Please note this is a Sydney-based hybrid role where you will be required to be in the office two days per week.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please apply online now!

Information Security Engineer
Location: Sydney (Hybrid – 2-3 days in office, Tuesday-Thursday anchor days)
Salary: Competitive (based on seniority and experience)

Additional Benefits:

• 3 extra days of paid leave between Christmas and New Year

• Annual leave loading

• Flexible working environment within a collaborative team

A leading education institute in Sydney is seeking a senior Information Security Engineer to lead cyber operations across a multi-cloud environment (AWS & Azure). This role will also have a Cyber Security Analyst reporting to them.

Ideal candidates will have broad infrastructure, networking and consulting or MSP backgrounds, with experience transitioning into cybersecurity roles – not just siloed in one area.

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Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary engineer managing the cyber security function

• Monitor and respond to security threats and incidents using SIEM tools and security platforms (Palo Alto, Cortex, etc.)

• Design, implement, and manage security controls including firewalls, VPNs, group policy, AD, MFA/SSO

• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability management aligned to Essential 8 and ISO 27001

• Lead security incident investigations, provide forensic analysis and support continuous improvement

• Collaborate with internal teams to embed cybersecurity in infrastructure, cloud platforms, enterprise apps

• Develop and maintain security policies and ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory standards

• Mentor and support the Cyber Security Analyst while operating autonomously

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Key Requirements

• 10+ years’ IT experience with a background in infrastructure, consulting, or security engineering

• Strong knowledge of networking protocols, Palo Alto (or equivalent) firewalls, Active Directory, MFA/SSO

• Experience working with SIEM platforms and performing investigations

• Exposure to Essential 8, ISO 27001, NIST or other cybersecurity frameworks

• Experience in cloud environments (AWS & Azure)

• Familiarity with risk registers and secure system development lifecycle

• Able to lead projects and work independently while escalating issues when necessary

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Preferred Background

• Experience in an MSP or consultancy with a broad and adaptable skillset

• Strong communication skills and ability to engage cross-functionally

• Experience mentoring junior staff or cyber analysts

• Familiarity with ITIL, Agile, or TOGAF frameworks

• Certifications desirable: CISSP, CISM, CEH, CCSP, CompTIA Security+, or similar

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Recruitment Process

• 2-stage interview process (virtual + face-to-face, or fully remote if required)

  • Stage 1: Technical interview with the Architecture & Security Manager and peer

  • Stage 2: Leadership and cultural alignment with senior IT management

This is a high-impact position in a dynamic, tight-knit IT team, where staff collaborate across domains. The incoming Security Engineer will play a key role in both strategy and hands-on execution.