• Government Department – Contract until 19th of April
• Ballarat Location
• Level 1 and 2 IT Support

This position requires an experienced and customer focused Service Desk Analyst to be the first point of contact in a service desk environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct customer support via phone, email, instant messaging or any defined Service Centre communication method.
• Analyse incidents and service requests for correct prioritisation, classification and initial support requirements.
• Provide and maintain a strong customer focus and support services
• Provide support for applications, email and technology services
• Troubleshooting Samsung and IOS Devices

Skills & Competencies

• Minimum 12 months as a Service Desk Analyst
• Excellent customer service skills
• Experience supporting Microsoft Environment
• Samsung and IOS Device Knowledge
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, including a personable and professional phone manner

What’s in it for you:

• Government Agency
• Supportive Team Environment
• Strong chance of extension

Express your interest to Donal McCann by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ button below or contact on 9236 7716.

As the Project Manager – SASE Cybersecurity for this leading University, you will lead the project from initiation through to implementation and closure, working closely with security architects, engineers, business stakeholders, and external vendors.

Experience delivering Zero Trust-aligned initiatives (such as identity-centric security, secure access, or least-privilege models) will be highly regarded, as the SASE project forms a key foundation of the Zero Trust and NIST maturity strategy.

Key accountabilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the SASE cybersecurity project in 2026
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, risks, and dependencies
• Develop and maintain detailed delivery plans and implementation roadmaps
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT, cybersecurity, business units, and vendors
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and statements of work
• Identify and resolve risks and issues, escalating where required
• Provide regular reporting via PPM tools, dashboards, and executive briefings
• Ensure project outcomes reduce cyber risk and uplift Zero Trust and NIST maturity

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience leading end-to-end delivery of enterprise cybersecurity projects
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, including secure access technologies
• Demonstrated success managing complex stakeholder environments
• Experience across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies
• Proficiency with project management tools (PPM platforms, MS Project, JIRA, Confluence)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and vendor management skills
• Experience delivering SASE, Zero Trust, or identity-centric security initiatives
• Familiarity with Zero Trust concepts such as least privilege, identity-based access, and secure connectivity
• Experience in an Australian tertiary education environment highly regarded

Apply now to secure an interview or email Alistair.barr@talentinternational.com for further information

This leading higher education provider is seeking an experienced Project Manager to deliver enterprise-scale cloud based initiatives.

In your brand new role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of cloud migration, deployment, and optimisation projects, ensuring outcomes are secure, cost-effective, and aligned to organisational strategy. You will work closely with technical teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders in a complex environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of cloud migration, deployment, and optimisation initiatives.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and resources using Microsoft Project (MPP).
• Manage stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams, providing clear status, risk, and issue reporting.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Ensure compliance with cloud security, governance, and regulatory standards.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and cost controls.
• Oversee quality assurance, testing, and successful handover of cloud solutions.

Skills and experience

• Proven delivery of complex IT or cloud transformation projects.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and/or AWS (knowledge of GCP desirable).
• Solid understanding of cloud architecture, networking, security, and virtualization.
• Advanced project scheduling skills using Microsoft Project (MPP).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and vendor management capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience managing risk, issues, and interdependencies.
• Knowledge of cloud governance, compliance, and security frameworks.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience with hybrid cloud or VDI environments highly regarded
• Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence highly regarded
• Agile, PMP, PRINCE2, and/or cloud certifications (Azure/AWS) preferred

Appy now to secure an interview or email Alistair.barr@talentinternational.com for additional information.

• Permanent Full-Time opportunity
• Canberra location only – onsite
• Must hold minimum NV1 clearance

The Role

This role provides frontline technical support to critical cyber capability platforms that underpin training, exercises, and operations. As a Systems Administrator (Field Service Representative), you’ll work hands-on across infrastructure, environments, and endpoints-supporting maintenance, upgrades, and operational readiness while engaging closely with product, maintenance, and operations teams nationwide.

Your duties will include:

• Provide Level 1 and Level 2 support across supported systems and product lines
• Maintain and administer DCR and SDTE infrastructure and endpoints in line with defined maintenance frameworks
• Perform scheduled maintenance, monitoring, patching, and fault resolution in accordance with the Maintenance Management System
• Support upgrades, updates, testing, and evaluation activities across environments
• Conduct auditing and asset management of materiel at unit locations
• Deliver on-site and remote support, including participation in exercises and operational activities as required

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Demonstrated experience in IT / Systems Administration across physical and virtual network devices
• Prior experience working within ADF systems and networks
• Ability to operate effectively in cross-functional or project-based teams
• Strong customer focus with the ability to work productively under limited supervision
• Certified SAFe® Practitioner (mandatory – can be completed upon engagement)
• Ability to hold and maintain PV security clearance

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

• Permanent Full-Time opportunity
• Canberra location only – onsite
• Must hold minimum NV1 clearance

The Role

This role supports the operation and sustainment of critical technology environments. As a Network Administrator, you’ll provide hands-on support across infrastructure, endpoints, and networks-working closely with cross-functional teams to keep systems stable, secure, and operational.

Your duties will include:

• Provide Level 1 and Level 2 support across all supported products and environments
• Log, triage, and assist with resolution of support requests
• Maintain and administer DCR and SDTE infrastructure and endpoints
• Support upgrades, updates, and maintenance activities across environments
• Conduct auditing and asset management of ICT materiel at unit locations
• Participate in product testing, evaluation, and maintenance activities in line with defined processes

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Demonstrated experience in IT administration, including physical and virtual network devices
• Experience working within ADF systems and networks
• Proven ability to operate effectively in cross-functional or project-based teams
• Strong foundational understanding of network and infrastructure support
• Certified SAFe® Practitioner (mandatory for COSPO personnel – can be completed upon engagement)

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

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

• Permanent Full-Time opportunity
• Canberra location only – onsite
• Must hold minimum NV1 clearance

The Role

This role supports a mission-critical program by ensuring ICT hardware, consumables, and logistics operations are managed accurately, safely, and efficiently. As a Warehouse Officer, you’ll play a hands-on role enabling operational readiness-working closely with maintenance teams, stakeholders, and international partners to keep systems moving and accounted for.

Your duties will include:

• Maintain ICT hardware stores, consumables, and warehouse facilities across multiple sites
• Perform end-to-end warehouse operations including receipt, storage, picking, packing, dispatch, and transport
• Manage asset records, ensuring all items are accurately updated in TAMIT and related systems
• Conduct scheduled audits, stocktakes, spot checks, and disposals in line with Defence policy
• Action and triage support tickets and assist with hardware procurement
• Operate forklifts and provide logistical support to stakeholders, exercises, and operational activities

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Forklift licence, Driver’s licence, and Test & Tag certification (mandatory)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Defence or government logistics and warehouse operations
• Strong working knowledge of Defence logistics processes and asset management systems (e.g., TAMIT)
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation with a high level of detail and data integrity
• Physically capable of manual handling tasks and compliant with WHS and dangerous goods requirements
• Clear communicator able to work collaboratively with Defence stakeholders and internal teams

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

Salesforce Developer
ACT | 12-month contract | NV1

We’re seeking an NV1-cleared Salesforce Developer to support the development and enhancement of a Salesforce CRM within a government environment. Working alongside a Senior Salesforce Developer, you’ll help deliver scalable solutions using agile methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, configure and customise Salesforce solutions
• Build and implement workflows, Flows, Apex and Lightning Web Components
• Support integrations, testing and release activities
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders in an agile (Scrum/Kanban) environment

Skills Required

• Strong Salesforce administration and development experience
• Hands-on experience with Apex, JavaScript, LWC and Salesforce Flows
• Experience with Salesforce core platform technologies and Experience Cloud
• Salesforce certifications: Platform Administrator, Platform App Builder and Platform Developer I
• Experience using JIRA or Azure DevOps
• Exposure to Service Cloud, OmniStudio or Service Cloud Voice (desirable)

To apply for this position, please hit “APPLY”. For more information, please reach out to Emma on 0480 804 408 or emma.gibbons@talentinternational.com

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

• Permanent Full-Time opportunity
• Canberra location only – onsite
• Must hold minimum NV1 clearance

The Role

This is a high-impact role supporting a cyber mission program that sustains critical information warfare products. As the Deputy Product Manager, you’ll be the key link between users, product teams, and operations-ensuring in-service support needs are planned, prioritised, and delivered, while strengthening stakeholder relationships and keeping product reporting and events running smoothly.

Your duties will include:

• Manage in-service product support including problems, issues, and defects, coordinating across delivery and support teams
• Liaise regularly with user units to capture support needs and ensure the right outcomes are delivered
• Plan and schedule user support requirements into team sprint cycles and coordinate operational demand with the Operations Team
• Produce accurate product line reporting and maintain accountability, traceability, and compliance
• Develop product collateral (slides, diagrams, brochures) and support product demonstrations and stakeholder communications
• Support the Product Manager across the product lifecycle, including triage of user stories/defects, risk management, documentation review, and acting for the PdM when required

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Bachelor degree in ICT (or related discipline) plus Project Management qualifications
• Experience in project management within technology-focused environments
• Strong working knowledge of ICT and/or cyber security, with the ability to engage confidently with technical teams
• Proven capability using Agile processes to interpret stakeholder user stories and manage expectations
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills, able to build relationships across complex communities
• Ability to deliver outcomes in tight timeframes, with a proactive leadership style and strong teamwork approach

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

• Permanent Full-Time opportunity
• Canberra location only – onsite
• Must hold minimum NV1 clearance

The Role

Step into a pivotal cyber leadership role supporting a program that acquires and sustains information warfare systems for critical outcomes. You’ll lead a team focused on reducing cyber risk across multiple products-driving security operations, strengthening detection and response capability, and providing specialist advice that directly influences engineering delivery.

Your duties will include:

• Lead vulnerability management activities, reporting, and stakeholder communications across multiple products
• Maintain and execute the Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Plan and associated assessments
• Manage and develop SOC capability, including uplift of processes and mentoring SOC analysts
• Lead threat hunt planning, execution, and reporting, applying threat models and adversary techniques
• Own cyber security operations deliverables including development and maintenance of SOPs and processes
• Drive incident response readiness by maintaining and executing the Incident Response Plan (IRP) and advising product teams through security-focused design and delivery

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Cert IV (or equivalent) in Cyber Security / Intelligence Operations / Security & Risk Management
• Capability in ICT Security GRC (or equivalent) with strong risk assessment and technical reporting skills
• Demonstrated SOC-based incident response experience (as both analyst and manager)
• Proven experience in threat modelling, threat hunt planning/execution, and CTI application
• Hands-on experience with SIEM optimisation/tuning and vulnerability tooling (e.g., Splunk, Nessus)
• Strong stakeholder leadership and communication skills, with the ability to operate with limited supervision in complex, matrixed environments

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

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

• Permanent Full-Time opportunity
• Canberra location only – onsite
• Must hold minimum NV1 clearance

The Role

Join a high-performing cyber security team delivering assurance outcomes for a complex and mission-critical environment. This role is ideal for a Security Analyst who enjoys leading security documentation and accreditation deliverables end-to-end, partnering closely with engineering and stakeholders to ensure systems meet ISM requirements and are ready for certification.

Your duties will include:

• Lead the planning and delivery of ISM certification and accreditation artefacts to agreed timelines and budgets
• Drive consistent communication and information flow across the project team and stakeholders
• Produce core accreditation documentation including System Accreditation Plan, SRMP, SOA, SSP, and SOPs
• Contribute to IT security architecture analysis and design, supporting secure solution outcomes
• Support the development of the Incident Response Plan (IRP) and System Overview Document (SOD)
• Monitor progress, risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure delivery quality and assurance outcomes

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Degree in IT/Computer Science (or equivalent transferrable industry experience in Engineering/IT)
• Demonstrated experience conducting security assurance activities against the ISM or related frameworks
• Strong hands-on capability preparing security artefacts (SRMP, SOA, SSP, SOD, SOPs, IRP)
• Ability to work with limited supervision, using strong analytical and conceptual skills to deliver outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with proven stakeholder management in complex environments
• Desirable certifications or equivalent experience: IRAP, CISSP, CISM, or ISO27001 Lead Auditor

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

Our client is seeking a Senior Quantitative Analyst with strong Market Risk Model & C++ experienceexperience to join their project team on an initial 12-month contract. This role will focus on the development, validation, enhancement, and support of market risk models used across trading and risk management functions.

The successful candidate will work closely with Risk, Front Office, Technology, and Model Governance teams to ensure market risk models are robust, compliant, and aligned with regulatory and business requirements.

This role will start in late Feb 2026.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain market risk models, including VaR, Stressed VaR, Expected Shortfall, sensitivities, and stress testing frameworks.

• Perform model validation, back-testing, benchmarking, and ongoing performance monitoring.

• Analyse market data, model assumptions, and limitations to ensure models remain fit for purpose.

• Support regulatory and internal model reviews, including documentation, audit responses, and remediation activities.

• Collaborate with trading desks, risk managers, and technology teams to implement model changes and improvements.

• Provide expert quantitative input into risk methodologies, capital calculations, and scenario analysis.

• Produce clear, concise documentation and present findings to senior stakeholders and governance forums.

• Assist with incident investigations and remediation related to model or data issues.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantitative Analyst within Market Risk (A MUST)

• Strong hands-on experience with market risk models (e.g., VaR, Expected Shortfall, stress testing).

• Solid understanding of financial instruments across equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives.

• Experience with model validation, back-testing, and governance processes.

• Strong programming skills in C++ (A MUST)

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently in a contract role while collaborating effectively with multiple stakeholders.

• Degree (or higher) in Mathematics, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Postgraduate qualification (e.g., MSc, PhD) or professional certifications (FRM, CFA) highly regarded.

If you think you have the above skills and experiences, click the ‘Apply’ button or send your resume to alex.nguyen@talentinternational.com

This well-established utilities organisation is shaping the future of essential services for generations to come. As part of a major, customer-focused transformation, they are driving meaningful change across their digital and technology landscape and are now seeking an Agile Project Manager to help bring this vision to life.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy working with diverse stakeholders, and know how to balance Agile delivery with strong project governance, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver IT projects of varying size and complexity using iterative, Agile ways of working
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, showcases, and retrospectives to keep teams aligned and outcomes on track
• Maintain a clear, prioritised backlog with well-defined, testable user stories ready for upcoming sprints
• Coordinate sprint execution, manage dependencies, resolve blockers, and oversee release planning
• Partner closely with business stakeholders to confirm scope, validate progress, and manage expectations
• Define and control project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and issues throughout the project lifecycle
• Support UAT, training, and change management activities to ensure smooth transition into operations
• Provide clear, insightful reporting on delivery progress, risks, costs, and outcomes to Sponsors, PMO, and governance forums
• Assist with vendor engagement, contract tracking, and procurement activities as required
• Champion continuous improvement by applying lessons learned and Agile principles in a practical, value-focused way
• Drive clarity and confident decision-making through strong facilitation and communication

Skills & Experience

• 5-7 years’ experience in project management, with hands-on delivery in Agile or hybrid environments
• A pragmatic Agile mindset, with the ability to adapt Agile principles to suit organisational context and delivery maturity
• Strong analytical and lateral thinking skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, facilitate, and manage competing priorities
• Confidence navigating ambiguity, resolving conflict, and maintaining delivery momentum
• A service-oriented, delivery-focused approach aligned to customer and business value

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Alistair Barr via email alistair.barr@talentinternational.com for further information. Applications close on the 9th of January 2026.