• Tax Manager
• 6 Month Contract
• Sydney CBD Fringe location – WFH Flexibility
• $80-$95 per hour

Talent is partnering with our longstanding client who are seeking an experienced Tax Manager to join a leading organisation for an initial 6-month contract. This role has been created to provide critical support during year-end reporting and compliance activities, with an immediate start available.

Working closely with the existing tax team, you will step into a busy environment and provide hands-on support across tax accounting, income tax, reconciliations, BAS preparation, and year-end deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support year-end tax reporting and compliance activities
• Prepare and review income tax calculations and tax effect accounting
• Assist with tax provisioning and statutory compliance obligations
• Partner with finance stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely tax reporting
• Provide hands-on support across a range of corporate tax matters

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a Tax Manager or Senior Tax Accountant capacity
• Strong corporate tax and tax accounting experience
• Proven experience preparing income tax calculations and tax provisions
• Experience with BAS, reconciliations, and year-end tax processes
• The ability to operate autonomously and add value from day one
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Essential Requirements:

• Previous experience using CCH Integrator is essential
• Ability to quickly step into an existing team with minimal training
• Immediate or short-notice availability preferred

What’s on Offer:

• Immediate start opportunity
• 6-month contract with a well-established organisation
• Flexible working arrangement
• Competitive hourly rate
• $12 per day staff parking
• Opportunity to make an immediate impact during a critical reporting period

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW!

Our client:
Our client is a large enterprise organisation undertaking significant investment in its integration and digital platforms. You’ll join a highly skilled engineering team responsible for building scalable, secure and reliable integrations that support critical business operations.

The role:
This is an opportunity for an experienced TIBCO Developer to work across enterprise integration initiatives, designing and delivering solutions that connect complex systems and applications. You’ll play a key role in modernising integration capabilities through TIBCO, Kafka and API-led architectures while collaborating closely with architecture, operations and delivery teams.

Key responsibilities:
* Design, develop and deploy integration solutions using TIBCO BusinessWorks
* Configure and support TIBCO EMS messaging services
* Build event-driven integrations using Kafka
* Develop REST and SOAP APIs and services
* Translate business requirements into technical integration solutions
* Troubleshoot and optimise integration performance
* Support production deployments and release activities
* Collaborate with architecture, QA and operations teams

Skills and experience:
* 8+ years’ experience in TIBCO development
* Strong hands-on experience with TIBCO BusinessWorks (BW 5.x/6.x) and TIBCO EMS
* Experience building integrations using Kafka
* Strong understanding of SOA, integration patterns and microservices
* Experience with XML, XSD, WSDL and REST/SOAP services
* Proven troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities
* Relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar

Benefits and additional information:

* 12-month fixed-term contract
* Sydney-based role with onsite/hybrid flexibility
* Exposure to large-scale enterprise integration programs
* Work with modern event-driven and API-led architectures
* Collaborative engineering environment with strong technical leadership
* Exposure to cloud and modern DevOps practices

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long standing client, one of the world’s leading music companies – home to some of the most iconic artists, labels and creative teams on the planet. We are seeking a Vulnerability Engineer

Role Title: Vulnerability Engineer

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary: $152,320 package + 10% annual bonus

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD | 4 days onsite, 1 day WFH

Role Details:

• Drive reduction of enterprise vulnerabilities within SLA, including backlog reduction and improved remediation velocity
• Own the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle (detect → prioritise → remediate → validate)
• Review, prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities across servers and endpoints
• Execute patching, configuration changes and mitigation actions
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud and application teams to coordinate remediation
• Communicate risk posture clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Drive accountability across teams and escalate where required

  Required Skills and Experiences:

• 3+ years’ experience in vulnerability management, remediation or related cybersecurity roles
• Experience with tools such as Nessus, Qualys, Tenable or OpenVAS
• Strong understanding of patching and remediation processes
• OS administration across Windows, Linux and/or macOS
• Scripting/automation experience (Python or PowerShell preferred)
• Exposure to AWS environments (Azure nice to have)
• Experience working in 24×7 production environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence outcomes

  Additional Details & Benefits:

• Join a globally recognised leader in the music industry
• High-impact, execution-focused operational security role (not architecture)
• Work closely with global stakeholders, including US-based leadership
• Opportunity to drive real improvements in enterprise security posture

  To Apply:

  If this sounds like your next opportunity or you would like to hear more, please ‘apply now’ and submit your resume.

Join a High-Performing Mortgage Brokerage | Eastern Suburbs | Up to $134,000 incl. super + benefits

The Business

This established and fast-growing mortgage brokerage is recognised as one of Australia’s leading firms, consistently delivering high-quality lending solutions and exceptional client outcomes.

With strong lender partnerships, a growing market presence, and an experienced leadership team, the business continues to expand year on year. Their success is driven by a high-performing internal team and a structured, scalable operating model.

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The Opportunity

Due to sustained growth and increasing deal flow, an opportunity has arisen for a Credit Specialist / Credit Analyst to join their high-performing credit function.

This role offers genuine end-to-end exposure across residential lending transactions. You will take ownership of applications from initial credit assessment through to unconditional approval, working on complex scenarios while being supported by a dedicated offshore processing and settlements team.

This structure allows you to focus on high-value credit analysis, loan structuring, and client engagement rather than administrative tasks.

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Key Responsibilities

• Manage residential loan applications from submission through to approval
• Conduct detailed serviceability assessments and structure lending solutions
• Analyse client financials including tax returns, income statements and supporting documentation
• Prepare lending proposals and credit recommendations
• Liaise with brokers, lenders and internal stakeholders to progress deals efficiently
• Communicate directly with clients to manage documentation and expectations
• Maintain accuracy and attention to detail across multiple concurrent applications

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The Team

You will join a collaborative, ambitious credit team led by an experienced manager who is focused on mentoring, development and scaling the function.

With strong operational support in place, credit specialists are empowered to focus on technical excellence and delivering outstanding client outcomes.

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About You

• 2 + years’ experience in mortgage lending, credit analysis, loan processing or a similar role
• Strong understanding of serviceability calculations and loan structuring
• Confident interpreting financial statements, tax returns and income documentation
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage clients professionally
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Motivated, team-oriented and eager to grow within a high-performance environment

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What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary package up to $134,000 including super
• Performance incentives
• Clear career progression pathway
• Strong and consistent deal pipeline
• High-performing, supportive team culture
• Eastern Suburbs office location

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If you’re looking to step into a role where you can truly own your files, work alongside top-performing brokers, and grow your credit career within a leading brokerage, this opportunity is worth a conversation.

Note: Applicants must have AUS/NZ permanent residency or citizenship to be considered.

Senior Project Manager

We’re partnering with a growing consultancy that is creating meaningful change through large-scale transformation programs. Known for its trusted advisory approach and commitment to delivering positive outcomes, the business is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to play a key role in a significant enterprise transformation while contributing to the ongoing growth of its delivery practice.

This is an opportunity to join a genuinely collaborative and people-centred environment where relationships are valued, ideas are encouraged, and individuals are empowered to make a lasting impact.

About the Role

You’ll be supporting a leading aged care provider through a significant business and technology transformation, helping modernise critical systems and processes that enhance both operational effectiveness and the services delivered to the community.

Working alongside client stakeholders, executives, vendor partners, and internal specialists, you’ll help coordinate and guide a multi-year program spanning ERP, CRM, integration, and business-critical applications. You’ll play an important role in bringing people together, fostering alignment, and ensuring successful outcomes throughout every stage of the journey.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience delivering complex transformation programs and enterprise application implementations.
• Exposure to ERP, CRM, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Business Central, or broader Microsoft technology environments.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working collaboratively with vendors, delivery partners, and multidisciplinary teams.
• High emotional intelligence, sound judgement, and a thoughtful, people-first approach to leadership.
• A passion for continuous improvement and helping organisations strengthen the way they deliver projects and change.

Why Join?

• Be part of a transformation that will make a meaningful difference within the aged care sector.
• Work alongside experienced Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Change Managers, Testing Specialists, and Technical Consultants in a supportive team environment.
• Join a consultancy that values collaboration, trust, and long-term relationships.
• Opportunity to grow your career and contribute to the evolution of the project management function.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements and an approachable leadership team.

If you enjoy building trusted relationships, bringing people together around a common goal, and supporting organisations through meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.

Talent International is currently recruiting for a Payroll Officer to work for the Local Government, based in Penrith. This position is a contract role for 3 months with a view to be extended, and the role pays $45.79 per hour + Super.

About the Role

Reporting to the Payroll Team, you will play a key role in supporting the accurate and timely delivery of weekly payroll while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, awards, and organisational policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll accurately and within required deadlines.
• Verify timesheets, payroll variations, leave applications, and payroll data.
• Maintain employee leave records and monitor leave balances.
• Assist with payroll reporting and statutory payroll obligations.
• Prepare employment-related documentation, including employment letters and separation certificates.
• Respond to payroll enquiries from employees, management, financial institutions, and external stakeholders.
• Maintain payroll records, filing systems, and documentation in accordance with recordkeeping requirements.
• Deliver high-quality customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with legislative, award, policy, and governance requirements.
• Contribute positively to team objectives and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

Essential Requirements

• Qualification in Payroll, Finance, Business, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Previous payroll experience within a large public sector or complex organisational environment.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and customer service skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Sound knowledge of payroll legislation, processes, and best practices.

Highly Regarded

• Previous Local Government experience.
• Knowledge and experience using UKG and/or Empower payroll systems.
• Understanding of the Local Government (State) Award.
• Current Class C Driver’s Licence.

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.

Join a global technology operations team supporting a large-scale, enterprise database environment, where you’ll play a key role in maintaining performance, stability and availability across critical systems in a 24/7, follow-the-sun model.

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long standing client, a leading entertainment organisation. We are seeking a SQL & Oracle DBA.

Role Title: SQL & Oracle DBA

Employment Type: Permanent

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD | Hybrid

Salary: $134k + super

Role Details:

• Support and administer SQL Server and Oracle database environments across global systems
• Perform BAU activities including patching, maintenance, upgrades and performance tuning
• Monitor database health, performance and availability across production environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents across dev, test and production systems
• Manage backup, recovery and high availability configurations
• Work closely with CloudOps, DevOps and SRE teams in a highly collaborative environment
• Operate within a global follow-the-sun support model across AU, UK and US
• Participate in an on-call rotation every 3rd week, including weekend coverage

Required Skills and Experiences:

• 5-10 years’ experience as a DBA in enterprise environments
• Strong hands-on experience across SQL Server and Oracle (Oracle highly valued)
• Proven experience with database maintenance, patching and performance tuning
• Strong troubleshooting capability in live, production environments
• Experience supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Comfortable working across development, test and production environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a global team

Technical Environment:

• SQL Server (core platform)
• Oracle (critical capability)
• AWS (RDS-heavy environment)
• Backup, recovery and HA/DR (e.g. Always On, RMAN, Data Guard)
• Exposure to open-source / NoSQL databases (nice to have)
• Scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python or similar – nice to have)

Additional Details and Benefits:

• Work in a global, enterprise-scale environment across US, UK and AUS
• Strong collaboration with CloudOps, DevOps and SRE teams
• High-impact role focused on stability, performance and reliability
• 4.5 day working week
• Exposure to modern cloud-based database environments (AWS RDS)
• Opportunity to operate at a deep technical level across complex systems

To Apply:

If this sounds like your next opportunity or you would like to hear more, please apply now and submit your resume!

Business Analyst – ServiceNow (HRSD)

6-Month Contract | Competitive Daily Rate | Hybrid Working

We are seeking an experienced ServiceNow Business Analyst to support a major service transformation program within a large and complex organisation.

This role is focused on working with business stakeholders to analyse, document and translate business requirements into effective ServiceNow configurations, with a strong emphasis on HR Service Delivery (HRSD) and exposure to ITSM and CSM modules.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and document business and functional requirements for ServiceNow enhancements and configuration.

• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to understand business needs, pain points and opportunities for improvement.

• Map current and future state business processes and service workflows.

• Define and document service catalogue items, request forms, knowledge articles and case management workflows within ServiceNow.

• Translate business requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria and configuration specifications for the ServiceNow platform team.

• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management and solution validation activities.

• Contribute to the development of SLAs, KPIs and reporting requirements that support measurable service outcomes.

• Work closely with business stakeholders and ServiceNow specialists to ensure solutions align with organisational standards and governance requirements.

About You

• Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst working with ServiceNow.

• Strong experience with ServiceNow HR Service Delivery (HRSD) and exposure to ITSM and/or CSM.

• Proven capability in requirements elicitation, process mapping and business analysis documentation.

• Experience defining ServiceNow service catalogues, forms, knowledge management content and workflow requirements.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills.

• Experience supporting UAT, change activities and backlog-driven delivery environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• ServiceNow certifications such as CSA or CIS (HRSD, ITSM or CSM).

• ITIL Foundation certification.

• Experience working within large, complex or highly regulated environments.

• Exposure to ServiceNow Performance Analytics, Virtual Agent, IntegrationHub or Now Assist.

• Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks.

If you have a strong ServiceNow background, particularly within HRSD, and enjoy partnering with stakeholders to shape and configure effective service solutions, we’d like to hear from you.

Program Architect

Initial 12-month Contract

CBD & Sydney Olympic Park – Hybrid

Contract Daily Rate: $1,189.43 p/day incl. super

Join a transformative initiative aimed at revolutionizing how a major organization delivers new capabilities and modernizes operational systems. This program will replace legacy platforms with an integrated, agile, and scalable architecture, supporting smarter operations, community safety, and organizational excellence.

The Program Architect will be a key leader responsible for developing and overseeing the program’s architecture and solution design. This role involves creating roadmaps, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, and guiding the technical implementations across multiple projects. The Program Architect will also establish standards, patterns, and methodologies, ensuring future-proof solutions that support strategic organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze current and planned program architectures, ensuring capabilities meet stakeholder needs.
• Lead the development of the program’s technical and solution architectures, aligning with enterprise architecture frameworks and standards.
• Define technology platforms, digital solutions, and future capabilities, ensuring scalability and adaptability.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including solutions architects and developers, to design and implement solutions within agreed timelines.
• Liaise with third-party vendors and external partners, providing technical guidance and advocating for solution adoption.
• Communicate architecture designs clearly to stakeholders and ensure delivery against SLAs and OLAs.
• Monitor project progress, provide reports, and adjust activities as necessary to meet objectives.
• Maintain enterprise architecture artifacts using tools such as System Architect, SPARX EA, ARIS, Nintex, or iServer.

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated knowledge of TOGAF (certification highly preferred).
• 15+ years’ experience in IT, with 10+ years in senior architecture roles, leading projects over $10 million, ideally within government sectors.
• Large enterprise experience is crucial.
• Strong understanding of enterprise standards, frameworks, and composable architecture.
• Extensive experience in defining application, integration, infrastructure, cloud, and network architectures.
• Proven expertise in:
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Digital technology and development
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Integration architecture (iPaaS, API Gateways, ETL, ESB, REST, JSON, etc.)
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and hybrid environments
• Knowledge of MS Dynamics, Salesforce, BPM platforms (highly desirable)
• Emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and ICT trends.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with senior stakeholder management experience.
• Data domain expertise preferred but not mandatory; broader enterprise architecture experience also valued.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply promptly. Join us in shaping the future of organizational technology and making a real impact. Apply now with your updated resume or send it to anna.au@talentinternational.com

📍 Sydney | Hybrid | 12-month contract with potential extension

We’re seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join a major enterprise transformation program and help shape the future-state Data & Analytics capability that will underpin strategic business outcomes for years to come.

Working within a large-scale technology transformation, you will provide architectural leadership across enterprise data, analytics, integration, application and technology domains, while helping establish architecture standards, governance frameworks, roadmaps and target-state architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise architecture outcomes across a major Data & Analytics initiative.

• Develop target-state architectures, standards, principles and roadmaps.

• Establish and uplift enterprise architecture governance and frameworks.

• Partner with business leaders, architects, delivery teams and vendors to deliver strategic outcomes.

• Lead architecture reviews, workshops and governance forums.

• Identify and manage architecture risks, dependencies and future-state opportunities.

About You

• 10+ years’ experience as an Enterprise Architect within large, complex enterprise environments.

• Strong experience in Data & Analytics architecture, enterprise data platforms, data governance and information management.

• Proven experience delivering architecture outcomes across large-scale transformation programs.

• Strong knowledge of TOGAF (certification highly regarded), architecture governance and enterprise frameworks.

• Experience across cloud, integration and modern enterprise technology ecosystems.

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence from technical teams through to executive leadership.

Highly Desirable

• Experience within government or other highly regulated environments.

• Experience establishing architecture standards and maturing Enterprise Architecture capabilities.

• Knowledge of composable architecture, API-led integration and modern data platforms.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in a high-profile transformation program, shaping enterprise architecture strategy and the foundational Data & Analytics capabilities that will support future organisational outcomes.

Join a global technology operations team supporting a large-scale, enterprise network environment, where you’ll play a key role in keeping critical infrastructure running across a 24/7, follow-the-sun model. This is a strong entry point into networking for someone looking to step up from service desk or IT operations into a hands-on engineering role with real exposure to enterprise technologies.

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long standing client, a leading entertainment organisation. We are seeking an Associate Network Engineer

Role Title: Associate Network Engineer

Employment Type: Permanent

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD | 4 days onsite, 1 half-day WFH

Salary: $92,000 + super + 10% bonus

Role Details:

• Provide Level 1 and 2 support across LAN, WAN and Wi-Fi environments in a global network
• Troubleshoot connectivity, routing and performance issues across enterprise infrastructure
• Perform BAU tasks including VLAN changes, switch configuration, firewall patching and network updates
• Support firewalls and VPN environments, including configuration and performance troubleshooting
• Investigate incidents using logs, trace routes and monitoring tools, working closely with global teams
• Participate in a 60-day shift rotation (early/late shifts with ~1 hour difference)
• Weekend work required: 1 day onsite (Saturday or Sunday) as part of a roster
• Operate in a follow-the-sun model with no after-hours or on-call

Required Skills and Experiences:

• 2-3 years’ experience in Service Desk or IT Operations, looking to step into networking
• Strong networking fundamentals (routing, switching, TCP/IP, troubleshooting)
• Hands-on exposure to router/switch configuration and network troubleshooting
• Comfortable working with CLI
• Experience working within ITIL environments (incident + change management)
• Exposure to monitoring tools and working to SLAs
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a structured shift environment

Technical Exposure (Highly Valued):

• SD-WAN architecture (key focus area)
• Palo Alto firewalls
• BGP (highly regarded)
• Network monitoring and observability tools
• VPN and remote access technologies
• Nice to have: AWS (Route 53), PowerShell, Terraform, MPLS

Additional Details and Benefits:

• Clear pathway from Service Desk into a Network Engineering career
• Strong mentorship from senior network engineers
• Exposure to enterprise-scale, global network environments
• No after-hours work or on-call (rare for network ops roles)
• 4.5 day working week
• Additional leave including Christmas shutdown + wellbeing days
• Opportunity to gain exposure to automation and engineering work over time

To Apply:

If this sounds like your next opportunity or you would like to hear more, please apply now and submit your resume!