The opportunity:
Our highly valued client is a federal government agency. They are seeking a Mid to Senior Release Manager to take responsibility for the establishment and execution of Release Management processes for the release schedule of their core enterprise system.

• Richmond or Geelong location plus hybrid work-from-home
• 12 month initial contract + 12 month extension, rates neg (circa 750-900)
• Role only open to Australian Citizens – Federal government client

The role:
Your duties will include:

• Establish and maintain release management processes in in consultation with relevant Technology Services Division (TSD), business stakeholders, and third-party suppliers
• Manage the release schedule, ensuring alignment with technical dependencies, business priorities, and compliance requirements
• Conduct release impact assessments, ensuring the successful coordination and execution of releases for multiple applications across various portfolios
• Oversee readiness criteria and go/no-go checkpoints, working closely with the business and technology teams.
• Liaise with delivery partners for system implementation including internal teams, partners and commercial vendor teams
• Ensure adherence to ICT change management processes, including cyber assessments, penetration testing, and change advisory board (CAB) representation
• Manage and report on release status, identifying risks, dependencies, and key decisions to stakeholders
• Serve as a key connector between release, environments, CICD, and delivery teams
• Be a champion for continuous improvement, leveraging deep experience in ICT Release Management
• Drive automation efforts within the release management processes

Skills and experience:
To succeed in this role you will need:

• Proven experience of at least 3 to 5 years in establishing and managing Release Management processes in an enterprise business system context
• Enterprise-level experience in managing Releases and delivering systems based on contemporary platforms and architectures (e.g. MuleSoft and Salesforce) including high level of integration to internal and external systems
• Proven experience in, and strong knowledge of, contemporary project management, software development/configuration, testing, system delivery, governance frameworks and methodologies
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives within release management processes, streamlining workflows, reducing manual intervention, and enhancing operational efficiency
• Relevant tertiary qualifications; and an industry recognised qualification in project management, such as Diploma of Project Management; or SAFe Agile
• Release and/or Project Management in Federal or State Government environments

Please note that our client is a federal government organisation and can only consider Australian Citizens who are eligible to obtain a Baseline security clearance.

Apply:
Submit your resume, or for further information please contact kylie.mcmanus@talentinternational.com / 0408 388 680

Our client is a federal government organisation with offices throughout Australia. Due to growth, they are seeking a Junior Release Manager to join the team in their Richmond or Geelong office.

This will be a 12-month initial contract with a further 12-month extension, 37.5-hour week and subject to negotiations with the line manager, hybrid working arrangements in line with current client policy are available (minimum of 3 days each week in the office, with flexible arrangements in place for the remaining 2 days).

Expected pay rate is dependent on candidate experience and expectations but circa $500-700 per day inc super.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Assist in the execution of the Release Management processes inclusive of scheduling, coordinating and the management of releases across the OCIO for multiple applications across various portfolios, i.e. Salesforce, MuleSoft, EDW, SAP, APIC, Environments, Data. Releases may be inclusive of Projects and Programs, application changes, operating system patches, security improvements, and hardware upgrades.
• Assist in the coordination of recurring review and refinement of release content based on the prioritised business and non-functional backlogs, service requests, third party applications, or operating system/environment updates.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of the Release schedule, balancing technical dependencies and business requirements, compliance and other priorities.
• Assist in the Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews.
• Assist in the coordination of the production of Release, Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans.
• Work with release engineers to understand impacts of branches and code merges.
• Produce regular Release Reporting and represent the Release program and status in OCIO ICT Change Management activities and release planning.
• Ensure all OCIO ICT Change Processes are followed including Cyber assessments, Penetration testing, Go/No-Go gates.
• Attend daily stand ups to review and discuss improvements.
• Assist senior team leaders in any ad hoc activities to maintain best practice.

To apply for this opportunity, you will need as following level of experience:

• At least 1 to 2 years’ experience working in a Release Management processes in an enterprise business system context.
• Working knowledge of the SDLC, DevOps and CI/CD, with proven experience of release management tools like JIRA, Confluence and Agile Methodologies.
• Experience managing release-related interdependencies, ensuring adherence to key governance processes and milestone management, and maintaining the integrity of releases.
• Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal, along with good collaboration, time management and negotiation skillset
• Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal, along with good collaboration, time management and negotiation skillset
• Relevant tertiary qualifications; and an industry recognised qualification in project management, such as Diploma of Project Management; or SAFe Agile.
• Release and/or Project Management experience in Federal or State Government environments.
• Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiastic about accessible design & development will be highly regarded.
• Understanding of the Solution Delivery Lifecycle and relationship to Change Management & Release Management.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and implementing mitigation strategies to protect against potential security threats

Apply
Please contact Kylie.McManus@talentinternational.com for further information or call 0408 388 680.

Shortlisted will be contacted and applicants will be required to address and complete the above Selection Criteria and clear national police and federal background checks. As part of the eligibility and suitability requirement, the client seeks Labour Hire Workers who will be required to furnish valid evidence of Australian citizenship during the Pre-engagement Check.

Our client is a federal government organisation with offices throughout Australia. Due to growth, they are seeking 4 x Salesforce Administrators to join their team in Richmond or Geelong.

• 12-month initial contract plus 12-month extension
• Hybrid with 3 days per week onsite
• Federal government role – Australian citizenship required

The role:
We are undertaking a major program of work involving multiple projects spanning several current industry-leading technologies, including Salesforce as a core component. The Technology Services Division seeks an experienced Salesforce Administrator to join our dynamic fast-paced team. The position reports to Environment Manager EL1 of Scheme Platforms Environment & Release.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Salesforce environment plans.
• Execute hands-on critical and complex Salesforce administration tasks to support releases, CI/CD and new projects and environment changes.
• Ensure standards and support processes are continually reviewed and improved.
• Seek out automation opportunities for improved management of the Salesforce landscape.
• Troubleshoot Salesforce issues and work with internal teams and vendor partners to resolve them.
• Develop environment and code management plans to support Release plans to deploy projects and BAU fixes into Production.
• Manage support tickets with Salesforce & maintain platform security.
• Ensure documentation on processes, policies, and configuration is developed and maintained.
• Evaluate new releases of Salesforce to determine functionality requirements and provide detailed information on how changes will apply to all affected departments/users.
• Assign work activities, mentor and provide support to the environments team.
• Provide support for Salesforce projects and work with team members including Developers, Testers, Project Managers, Cyber Security, Architects and Business Analysts.

To apply you will need the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Certified Salesforce Administrator with a minimum of 2 years’ experience within Salesforce eco-system.
2. Salesforce product knowledge, and a strong understanding of Salesforce sharing and security (roles, profiles, permissions, OWD, sharing rules).
3. Experience in Data Loader, Service Cloud and other salesforce tools.
4. Experience of working with cross-functional teams and vendor partners for troubleshooting and incident resolution.
5. Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and quality.
6. Strong documentation and technical skills.
Desirable criteria
1. ITIL Foundation Certification and experience.
2. Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.
3. Strong understanding of Scrum/Agile methodologies.
4. Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiasm about accessible design & development will be highly regarded.
APPLY:
Submit your resume or contact Shelley at shelley.harrison@talentinternational.com or call on 0418 572 482 for further information. Shortlisted will be contacted and applicants will be required to provide an overview of your experience addressing each in a cover letter up to 5000 characters.

Opportunity

• Market Day Rates
• 2-year term (12 months + 12 months)
• Melbourne or ANY major city (remote considered)

Long-term day rate contract for large federal agency undergoing significant reform with multiple transformation programs underway, anticipated to run for the next 3-5 years. This nationally distributed team operates Agile SAFe across Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane. Other locations may be considered including regional. Highly flexible with work from home and office model.

This is the largest public-sector implementation of Salesforce in the southern hemisphere, a career defining opportunity as a new squad (the 10th) is built out.

Day to Day
Joining a growing delivery environment of 8-10 cross-functional MDT’s to develop re-usable, efficient solutions in the Salesforce ecosystem which consists of Service, Health, Sales, Community Clouds, Lightning and Vlocity/Omnistudio.

• Develop quality Vlocity Components
• Support code deployment CI/CD
• Support creation of design standards, patterns and frameworks

Success Measures

• Experience developing components in Salesforce Service Cloud, Health Cloud, Communities, Lightning, Apex, LWC, Flexcards, DataRaptors, and Vlocity/Omnistudio
• 4+ Salesforce Implementation Projects – end to end greenfields and/or upgrades
• Experience in DevOps, CI/CD, API’s and modern engineering practices – GitLab, VSCode
• Salesforce Certifications – Platform Developer I, II, Omnistudio Developer preferred
• Strong team work and ability to work in cross functional nationally distributed teams

Application Process
Please send your CV in confidence to kylie.mcmanus@talentinternational.com and call Kylie on 0408 388 680.

Successful applicants will be required to complete a Key Selection Criteria response to be provided if shortlisted. Proof of Australian Citizenship is required along with national criminal history and federal background checks.

Join this Managed Services organisation as a Network Operations Manager and lead a critical function at the heart of the business.

Reporting to the Head of Networks, in your brand-new role, you will be responsible for the performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of the Network Operations Centre (NOC). Leading two experienced NOC Team Leads and a dedicated support team, you’ll ensure seamless network monitoring, incident response, and service delivery across a dynamic and growing organisation.

This role is equal parts technical expert, strategic thinker, and people leader, driving a high-performance culture focused on operational maturity, customer satisfaction, and proactive network assurance.

Key activities

• Oversee 24/7 NOC operations, ensuring prompt incident resolution and clear communications during critical events.
• Collaborate with Engineering to prepare for future technologies and deliver best-in-class network observability and tooling.
• Act as the key escalation point, champion root cause analysis, and drive excellent service outcomes.
• Mentor Team Leads, inspire a culture of continuous improvement, and manage resource planning and shift structures.
• Track KPIs, enforce compliance, and lead operational reporting.

Skills and experience

• Minimum 5-7+ years’ experience in NOC or network operations leadership, ideally in a carrier-grade or wholesale telco environment.
• Deep technical knowledge of IP networking (BGP, MPLS, VPN), Cisco/Juniper infrastructure, and tools like SolarWinds, PRTG, Zabbix.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to empower and develop high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with ITIL-aligned processes and ticketing systems such as ServiceNow or Remedy.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant certifications (CCNP, JNCIP, ITIL Foundation) preferred.
• Understanding of GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) will be highly regarded.

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Dylan Tasker on 0408 804 929 for a confidential discussion.

Opportunity
Long-term contract for Transition Manager within large, complex 12+ stream program. This is an initial 12-month hourly rate contract with ongoing potential and can be based in any location with eastern state operating hours. Victorian offices in Melbourne and Geelong with hybrid work model (1-2 in office).

This is a pivotal leadership role for the Agency’s highest priority transformation program. You will be leading a team of 4 Release Managers (people and project based), and operating within the program’s context, whilst representing and driving the future state for operations as the program transitions from project to BAU.

Role
Leading a team of 4 x Release Managers, this is a pivotal role suiting someone with state or federal government experience within operations, and as a Transition Manager within a large transformation programs (12+ streams). You’ll be planning run sheets, monitoring, alerting, designing and implementing support models, security access, release and implementation planning, PIR’s (post implementation reviews). We are seeking a highly experienced operator to define and realise the vision for support 2-3 years into the future and operational readiness.

Requirements

• Transition Management from projects to BAU operations for complex multi-stream programs
• Federal or State government experience
• Background in operational support environments
• Leadership of small teams of release managers or operations staff
• Significant experience in stakeholder management from CxO down and across multiple business units and technology
• Strong operational experience within ITIL and project experience within Agile SAFe
• Experience defining run models
• Proof of Australian Citizenship to clear federal background checks

Apply
Please contact Kylie McManus on 0408 388 680 and/or email your CV to kylie.mcmanus@talentinternational.com

The opportunity:
Our highly valued client is a federal government agency. They are seeking an APS6 level Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Engineer to develop, implement and support Identity and Access Management solutions focused on external customers and consumers.

• Richmond location plus hybrid work-from-home
• 12 month initial contract + 12 month extension, rates fully negotiable
• Role only open to Australian Citizens – Federal government client

The role:
Join the Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) team building out the NDIA’s newly established CIAM platform. As a CIAM Engineer, you will work within the CIAM team and alongside architects and business stakeholders to design, implement and maintain CIAM solutions. Work with us to combat fraud and keep participants and their carers safe and thriving. The Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) team is responsible for delivering and operating large-scale authentication, access and identity services across participants, providers, partners and more, using a modern technology stack.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing consumer identity and access management solutions, leveraging emerging technologies and CIAM best practice
• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand business requirements and design effective solutions in-line with regulatory obligations and best practice
• Optimising CIAM solutions for scalability, performance, and user experience
• Rotations through the CIAM Operations team, investigating incidents and maintaining the platform
• Develop and implement automations and integrations to enhance CIAM capabilities and operations
• Possible after-hours on-call

Skills and experience:
To succeed in this role you will need:

• Demonstrated software development experience implementing customised Consumer Identity and Access Management solutions
• Technical experience with ForgeRock, PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud, PingAM or PingIDM experience
• Ability to design CIAM solutions in alignment with business requirements and industry best practice
• Experience maintaining CIAM solutions, including investigating and resolving production incidents.
• Experience with CIAM products and platforms, such as Auth0, Okta, ForgeRock, Ping or equivalent.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and independently manage workload and priorities.
• Proven ability to adapt to the changing conditions of a newly established platform.
• Experience engineering in a microservice architecture
• Frontend development experience is desirable

Please note that our client is a federal government organisation and can only consider Australian Citizens who are eligible to obtain an NV1 security clearance.

Apply:
Submit your resume, or for further information please contact jarrodd.edwards@talentinternational.com.

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The opportunity:
Our highly valued client is a federal government agency. They are seeking a highly experienced APS6 Test Lead to manage and lead testing for a major cloud-based enterprise data warehouse initiative.

• Richmond location plus hybrid work-from-home
• 12 month initial contract + 12 month extension, rates fully negotiable
• Role only open to Australian Citizens – Federal government client

The role:
This is a Test Leadership role working with the team that develops, governs, and maintains an enterprise data warehouse as well as the Agency’s reporting platforms and production content. They design and build Business Intelligence (BI) interventions and prototype analytic solutions and reports, identifying trends and drivers of performance. Your duties will include:

• Develop Test Strategy and Test Planning documents to align with project release plans and delivery methodology
• Manage the testing information system repository and team access or connectivity required as part of the overall testing toolset
• Manage business user engagement to participate in test activities (e.g. UAT)
• Identify and plan test activities for the testing resources for the various testing deliverables for the project
• Plan, monitor, and manage the day-to-day test testing team activities and deliverables
• Author test summary reports necessary as required and reports on the progress of testing
• Provide a daily and weekly status report for testing activities
• Manage and deliver testing activities as per the approved Test Acceptance Plan / Test Plan for the project
• Coordinate with Application Developers, Business Analysts, Test Analysts, SMEs, 3rd party vendors
• Facilitate defect triage meetings

Skills and experience:
To succeed in this role you will need:

• Extensive experience as a Test Manager or Test Lead on a Cloud Data Lake and Enterprise Data Warehouse implementations
• Experience reconciling large datasets to confirm source to target reconciliation, explaining any differences identified
• Expert with JIRA, Confluence and contemporary testing tools (e.g. X-Ray)
• Ability to query datasets using SQL and other common scripting languages
• Proven track record managing and leading testing deliverables
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience working in an industrialised cloud Data Lake and/or EDW environment.
• Experience working within project management frameworks, the tools, and phases of the project lifecycle

Please note that our client is a federal government organisation and can only consider Australian Citizens who are eligible to obtain a Baseline security clearance.

Apply:
Submit your resume, or for further information please contact jarrodd.edwards@talentinternational.com.

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The opportunity:
Our highly valued client is a federal government agency. They are seeking a highly experienced EL1 Senior Automation Test Consultantto uplift automation testing practices, capabilities, testing tools and technology, and test code development standards.

• Richmond or Geelong location plus hybrid work-from-home
• 12 month initial contract + 12 month extension, rates fully negotiable
• Role only open to Australian Citizens – Federal government client

The role:
As an El1 Senior Automation Test Consultant, you will take the lead in establishing effective test automation technologies, practices and execution across a suite of new leading-edge strategic technology solutions being delivered by the Strategic Projects branch, including cloud hosted platforms, Mobile applications, CRM portals and more. Working closely with the branch’s Test Manager, the Senior Test Automation Consultant establishes approaches for test code development and integrates test automation with Scrum workflow and build processes. You will also help complement and uplift testing practises in some “legacy” testing streams through introduction of automation and transition into DevOps.

Your duties will include:

• Evaluate and recommend test automation technology selection and strategy (including framework selection and coding language)
• Design and implement automation frameworks, ensuring usability, effectiveness, efficiency and maintainability are met. Frameworks must support backend and UI components, with a particular emphasis on Accessibility
• Set standards for writing test code and automation coding principles to be used across the team
• Support in-Sprint delivery of automated tests meeting acceptance criteria and enable Definition of Done
• Write tests and supporting automation code
• Oversee the continual improvement of automation testing practices
• Manage risks and issues related to the provision of automated tests
• Support the Test Manager to grow the team of automation testers and breadth of coverage

Skills and experience:
To succeed in this role you will need:

• Extensive experience in a senior or lead automation testing role
• Previous examples of uplifting testing practices and standards, uplifting capability, and influencing testing technology and tool selection
• Expert “hands-on” technical proficiency in the principles and practical application of automation testing, test frameworks, CI/CD, across a variety of tools
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of role autonomy and “can do” attitude
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Engineering, Computing Science or Mathematics or another relevant technical field
• Demonstrated analytical skills and attention to detail
• Passion for driving quality through testing and automation
• Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiastic about accessible design & development will be highly regarded

Please note that our client is a federal government organisation and can only consider Australian Citizens who are eligible to obtain a Baseline security clearance.

Apply:
Submit your resume, or for further information please contact jarrodd.edwards@talentinternational.com.

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Opportunity
This is a 12-month initial hourly rate contract with a further 12-month option to extend with high profile government clients on a multi-year transformation program.

Our client is seeking a Senior Technical Leader in Salesforce Vlocity to support 8-10 cross-functional delivery squads operating in a SAFe model.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure solutions adhere to governance and coding standards via reviews.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements.
• Support design standards creation and design reviews, and develop Salesforce Vlocity solutions that ensure robustness, re-useability, performance, and quality of the solution.
• Deliver quality Salesforce Vlocity components and solutions in concert with other developers, UI/UX experts, solution architects, and accessibility experts.
• Bring your expertise of Salesforce Vlocity to help guide best practice solution delivery and mentor junior salesforce Developers.
• Support the code deployment process through all environments including Production.
• Adopt and support the rollout of CI/CD, code/performance optimization, DevOps and test automation practices.
• Help build the capability of the team through close collaboration and knowledge sharing with colleagues.
• Actively participate in daily scrum activities.

To apply for this opportunity, you will need:

• Experience working with OOP, frameworks & design patterns, in building and working with integration design patterns (example REST APIs, Platform Events). Experience on design, develop and refactor of Salesforce Apex Enterprise Frameworks such as fflib, at4dx, trigger framework, error logging frameworks: Selector, Domain, UnitOfWork, ApexMock etc. Working with Source Control tools (e.g. GitLab) & package-based development.
• Experience in Salesforce platform technologies such as Apex, Lightning Components, Salesforce APIs as well as Vlocity package/Omnistudio platform using Ominiscripts, Flexcards, Integration procedure and DataRaptors.
• Experience in Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud, Health Cloud implementations.
• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I and II, Omnistudio Developer/Consultant, Salesforce Architect Domain) are highly desirable.
• Experience in helping build team capability, establishing/refining and influencing processes/practices, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working with Source Control tools (e.g. GitLab) & package-based development.
• Experience with Atlassian Jira, VSCode and DevOps practices.
• Demonstrable experience successfully implementing minimum 5+ Salesforce platform-based CRM projects using an agile methodology.
• Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiastic about accessible design & development will be highly regarded.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a pre-employment National Police History check and provide evidence of Australian Citizenship.

Submit your resume, or for further information please contact shelley.harrison@talentinternational.com or call Shelley on 0418 572 482 for more information. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Collections Officer role is with a Tier 1 Telecommunications provider. You’ll manage end-to-end actions and decision-making within Enterprise Collections and their managing the full customer life-cycle and ensuring timely debt recovery, dispute resolution, and positive customer outcomes.

Rate: $400/day to $450/day + Super
Location: Melbourne CBD
Duration: 12 months
Flexible work: 3 days office / 2 days work from home

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop a thorough understanding of payment policies and processes for enterprise customers
• Identify the cause of payment issues
• Investigate and track complaints and disputed claims
• Provide high-quality customer service
• Ensure knowledge and compliance with legislative, financial and administrative frameworks
• Develop procedural and technical expertise in relation to claims and plan funding management
• Meet key performance indicators

Requirements:

• Previous experience in customer service environments
• Proficiency with IT systems
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team and autonomously
• Must posses valid working rights in Australia
• Anyone from a claims / insurance / Collections background highly encouraged to apply

Our client is seeking an experienced Design Manager to oversee the design process for Renewable projects. This role will provide technical development, leadership, and advice on all aspects of a projects design including electrical, civil, and structural. Experience in HV design of Substations will be highly regarded. This role is focused on electrical design, but a general understanding of other engineering disciplines will be highly valuable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering design for substations and network connections, ensuring compliance with standards and customer requirements.
• Continuously improve design processes for efficiency, quality, and safety.
• Ensure designs consider the entire asset lifecycle and liaise with stakeholders.
• Review and approve engineering solutions, proposals, and manufacturer drawings.
• Drive innovation in design practices and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Mentor design personnel and provide technical guidance.
• Develop and implement design-related policies and procedures.

Key Requirements:

• Proficient in AutoCAD design and solving complex engineering problems.
• Expert in substation design up to 500kV, with knowledge of Australian Standards.
• Experience integrating renewable power generation and BESS into grids.
• Strong skills in design scoping, estimating, and preparing bids.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, OH&S Act, and ‘Safety in Design’ guidelines.
• Experience with electrical design studies (e.g., cable rating, short-circuit forces).
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and leadership skills

Benefits

• Strong career opportunities
• Regular bonus on top of your salary package
• Work for a growing company within the renewables industry.

If you would like to know more, please contact Milly Kerei-Keepa at milly.kerei-keepa@talentinternational.com /0476865411 or hit Apply Now