Senior Applied AI Engineer

Join a major digital transformation initiative focused on improving complex operational planning and scheduling.

The role sits within a small, highly collaborative product team developing an AI-enabled decision-support platform that combines operational data, mathematical optimisation and agentic AI.

A big focus initially will be working closely with Data Engineers to get the underlying data models right, before helping build optimisation and AI capabilities that allow users to interrogate complex operational information using natural language.

Key areas include:

* Data modelling and analytical workflows
* Mathematical optimisation, planning and scheduling
* AWS Bedrock and AgentCore
* Agentic AI workflows and tool integrations
* Python and production-grade software engineering
* Natural language interfaces over operational data
* Building practical, user-facing decision-support products

This is not a traditional AI Engineering role focused purely on LLM architecture or prompt engineering. The team is looking for someone who understands how optimisation models, operational data and AI can work together to solve complex planning problems.

A strong product mindset will also be important. They want someone who can challenge assumptions, ask what will genuinely create value for users, and help keep the solution aligned to the broader product vision.

Must-have experience:
* AWS Bedrock and AgentCore
* Strong data modelling experience
* Python / software engineering capability
* Experience building enterprise AI solutions
* Ability to work across data, optimisation and application engineering

Experience in optimisation, scheduling, industrial environments, mining/resources or other complex operational settings would be highly regarded.

If this sounds aligned with your background, feel free to reach out for a confidential conversation.

Technical Delivery Lead

Contract Opportunity

Sydney CBD | 4 days on-site |

The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to become one of the first key hires in Australia for a highly regarded global technology consultancy as they establish and grow their local presence.

The business has been built by technology leaders whose experience spans high-growth startups through to Fortune 50 organisations. They’ve taken that collective experience and created a different kind of consultancy – one centred around deep technical expertise, integrity, transparency and long-term client partnerships.

You’ll join at an exciting stage of their Australian growth, initially taking a lead role on a high-profile PropTech engagement in Sydney. You’ll act as the local technical and delivery leader, working directly with senior client stakeholders while coordinating with global engineering teams.

This isn’t a traditional delivery role. You’ll combine technical leadership, architecture, stakeholder engagement and delivery ownership, with the opportunity to have a genuine influence on the company’s future in Australia.

What You’ll Do

• Own technical delivery and become a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders.
• Lead and influence engineering teams across Australia and globally.
• Provide technical direction across TypeScript, Node.js, GCP and modern cloud architectures.
• Translate business priorities into pragmatic technical solutions and delivery plans.
• Guide architecture and engineering decisions, review solutions and challenge technical assumptions.
• Identify risks and dependencies early and drive projects through to successful outcomes.
• Help establish the organisation’s reputation and presence in the Australian market.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be an experienced Technical Lead, Engineering Lead or Technical Delivery Lead who can comfortably move between an executive conversation and a technical design discussion.

You’ll bring:

• Strong TypeScript and Node.js experience.
• Experience with GCP or another major cloud platform.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, microservices and distributed/cloud-native systems.
• Experience leading complex software delivery across distributed engineering teams.
• Confidence engaging with C-level, VP and senior technology stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to build trusted client relationships.
• A hands-on technical background with the credibility to guide engineers and influence architecture.

Experience in PropTech, real estate technology, consulting or professional services would be highly regarded.

Why Consider It?

The real attraction here is the timing. You’re joining an established global business at the beginning of its Australian journey.

You’ll have the opportunity to become one of its foundational technical leaders locally, work alongside an experienced global leadership team, take ownership of a significant enterprise engagement and potentially play a much broader role as the Australian business grows.

• 12 Month Contract
• Brisbane Based
• $1000 Per Day

The Role

As an Infrastructure Architect, you will provide technical leadership across multiple platform and infrastructure initiatives, working closely with application, infrastructure, security, vendor and delivery teams.

You will be responsible for translating business and technical requirements into practical architecture and driving solutions from initial design through to implementation and operational handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high-level and detailed solution architectures across platform services, integrations, automation and operational tooling.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of platform initiatives from requirements gathering through to implementation and handover.
• Design scalable, secure and resilient infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership to project teams and stakeholders.
• Design and support integrations across enterprise systems, SaaS platforms and identity services.
• Champion cloud-native architecture, automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and platform engineering practices.
• Work closely with application, infrastructure and security teams to ensure successful platform adoption.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security and technology standards.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives and technical workstreams.
• Collaborate with vendors, managed service providers and offshore delivery teams.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Strong experience across the Microsoft technology stack.
• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Entra ID and Azure/Active Directory.
• Strong experience designing and configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions.
• Experience configuring integrations between enterprise systems and SaaS platforms.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing processes and configurations within SaaS platforms to meet business requirements.
• Strong understanding of identity, authentication and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience developing both high-level and detailed solution architecture.
• Proven delivery experience within large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

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Our client is a Federal Government agency seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support cloud platforms underpinning AI, data science and software engineering solutions. This is a hands-on AWS role with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, containerisation and platform reliability.

• 12 month contract + 12 month extension option
• Richmond or Geelong location, hybrid working arrangements
• Australian citizenship mandatory – must be able to obtain NV1 clearance

The role
Working within multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will design, automate, deploy and support AWS cloud infrastructure and engineering platforms across development, testing and production environments. You will help bridge the gap between development and operations, supporting teams to move applications and emerging AI/data solutions from proof of concept through to secure, scalable and production-ready services.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure across development and production environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code, primarily using Terraform, AWS CDK and/or CloudFormation.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines covering build, testing, security scanning and automated deployment.
• Deploy and support containerised applications using Docker, Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
• Support AWS networking, IAM, compute, storage, secrets management and security services.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting and observability across cloud platforms and applications.
• Troubleshoot complex application, deployment, infrastructure and environment issues.
• Support platform security, resilience, scalability, performance and cost optimisation.
• Work closely with software, AI/ML and data engineering teams to establish reusable deployment patterns and reliable platform capabilities.
• Contribute to technical documentation, operational runbooks and engineering standards.

About you
You will be an experienced, hands-on DevOps or Cloud Engineer with strong commercial AWS experience and the ability to operate across both infrastructure and application delivery.
Ideally, you will bring:

• Strong hands-on experience designing, deploying and supporting solutions in AWS.
• Solid Terraform / Infrastructure as Code capability.
• Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Commercial experience with Docker and Kubernetes, ideally Amazon EKS.
• Good understanding of AWS networking, IAM, security and secrets management.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging and observability solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, deployments and applications.
• Experience supporting AI, machine learning or data science platforms would be highly regarded.
• Exposure to MLOps, LLMOps, Amazon Bedrock, generative AI or RAG solutions would be advantageous.

Please note that only candidates with Australian citizenship can be considered for this role, and successful candidates must eligible to obtain an NV1 security clearance.

Apply
Submit your resume ASAP. For more information please reach out to Jarrodd – Jarrodd.Edwards@Talentinternational.com

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Our client is a Federal Government agency seeking experienced Senior DevOps Engineers to lead the design, development, deployment and support of cloud and data infrastructure. These are hands-on technical roles requiring strong AWS and/or Azure capability, DevOps automation, Infrastructure as Code and containerisation experience.

• 12 month contract + 12 month extension option
• VIC location, hybrid 3 days in office
• Australian citizenship mandatory – must be able to obtain NV1 clearance

The role
Working as part of a full-stack delivery team, you will take a senior role in designing, implementing and supporting scalable cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities. You will combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, working closely with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements, establish priorities and deliver secure and reliable solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy and support cloud and data infrastructure.
• Design and manage scalable cloud solutions across AWS and/or Azure.
• Build and enhance DevOps practices, tooling and continuous delivery pipelines.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Work with GitLab, Artifactory, Jira and Git-based development workflows.
• Deploy and manage containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Write and maintain code across languages including Python, JavaScript and Golang.
• Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements, priorities and delivery outcomes.
• Lead technical delivery within agile project teams and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Ensure solutions are well documented and aligned with integration and delivery standards.

About you
You will be a senior, hands-on DevOps or Cloud Engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of complex technical work while also providing leadership and guidance across project teams.
Ideally, you will bring:

• Extensive hands-on AWS and/or Azure infrastructure experience.
• Strong experience building and implementing DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong Terraform and Infrastructure as Code capability.
• Experience with GitLab, Artifactory, Jira and Git-based development.
• Strong Docker and Kubernetes experience, including cluster deployment and orchestration.
• Coding capability across Python, JavaScript and/or Golang.
• Good understanding of agile development and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience administering both AWS and Azure environments would be highly regarded.
• Exposure to HashiCorp Vault for secrets management would be advantageous.
• Exposure to AI-enabled CI/CD automation or AI agents performing controlled automation tasks would also be advantageous.

Please note that only candidates with Australian citizenship can be considered for these roles, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain an NV1 security clearance.

Apply
Submit your resume ASAP. For more information please reach out to Jarrodd – Jarrodd.Edwards@Talentinternational.com

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• 12 Month Contract
• $660 Per Day
• Brisbane Based

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first-line functional support for business-critical operational systems.
• Triage, investigate and progress incidents, service requests and system issues.
• Resolve assigned issues within established procedures and service levels.
• Follow established runbooks, troubleshooting procedures and escalation pathways.
• Capture accurate incident records, troubleshooting steps, evidence and resolutions.
• Escalate complex issues to appropriate technical or application support teams.
• Communicate effectively with business users throughout the incident lifecycle.
• Assist with identifying recurring issues and opportunities for service improvement.
• Maintain support documentation, procedures and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with operational, application and technology teams to maintain reliable system services.

About You

To be successful, you will ideally have:

• Experience as a System Analyst, Application Support Analyst, Systems Support Analyst or similar.
• Strong experience providing functional application or systems support.
• Experience with incident management, service requests, troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Ability to follow established runbooks while using analytical thinking to investigate issues.
• Exposure to ITSM processes and service management/ticketing platforms.
• Strong documentation and record-keeping skills.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience within airline, aviation, transport, logistics or another operationally critical environment will be highly regarded.

If this is something you’d like to be considered for click APPLY NOW or contact David at david.reynolds@talentinternational.com

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Licensing Officer to join a Victorian Government regulatory organisation. Working within a busy licensing function, you will be responsible for managing enquiries, assessing licensing and registration matters, providing accurate guidance to stakeholders and ensuring matters are resolved or referred appropriately.

3 months contract role.

About the role

• Act as a key point of contact for telephone, written, online and in-person enquiries.
• Assess enquiries and resolve first-tier matters where appropriate.
• Provide accurate guidance and support regarding licensing, registration and regulatory requirements.
• Assess matters in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Identify matters requiring further consideration and refer them to the appropriate internal or external area.
• Liaise with internal teams, external stakeholders and members of the public.

About you

• Experience within a Victorian Government or regulatory environment.
• Experience working with licensing, registration, compliance, regulatory or similar processes.
• The ability to understand, interpret and apply legislation, policy and procedural guidelines.
• Confidence managing enquiries and determining the appropriate course of action or referral pathway.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records.
• High computer literacy and an understanding of confidentiality and privacy requirements.
• A collaborative and resilient approach when working within a busy team environment.
• A tertiary qualification in law will be highly regarded

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Anita Fonseka at anita.fonseka@talentinternational.com

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Finance Manager with a background in government, not-for-profit or a similar community-focused environment to join a well-established organisation based in Emerald.

This is a broad, hands-on leadership role responsible for the day-to-day finance function while also partnering with senior leaders to support financial sustainability, strong governance and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance function across Financial Accounting, AP, AR and Payroll
• Oversee month-end and year-end financial reporting and statutory accounts
• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
• Coordinate year-end and external audits and maintain strong financial controls and compliance
• Prepare high-quality financial reporting for Executive Leadership, Board and Committees
• Partner with operational leaders, providing financial analysis and insights to support business performance
• Drive continuous improvement across financial systems, policies, procedures and internal controls

About You

• Demonstrated finance experience within government, not-for-profit, tourism or a community-focused organisation – essential
• CPA, CA or equivalent professional accounting qualification
• Degree qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline
• Proven experience in a senior finance leadership / Finance Manager position
• Experience leading a finance team across multiple functions such as Financial Accounting, AP, AR and Payroll
• Strong experience across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audit and statutory compliance
• Experience preparing and presenting financial information for senior leadership, Boards and/or Committees

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity based in Emerald.

Apply now or contact Melissa Haddad at melissa.haddad@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Recruitment Adviser to join a busy People & Culture team within the Victorian Public Sector.

This is a hands-on, highly transactional recruitment role where you will manage recruitment activity across multiple portfolios, support hiring managers throughout the end-to-end recruitment process, and ensure recruitment workflows are completed accurately and within required timeframes. It is a 3 months VPS 4 contract role.

Working within a collaborative recruitment team, you will:

• Partner with hiring managers to provide recruitment advice and support.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes, including selection, contract generation and onboarding.
• Process recruitment workflows accurately and efficiently to support strong time-to-hire outcomes.
• Support managers to navigate recruitment processes, policies and requirements.
• Respond to a range of recruitment queries and requests while providing a high level of customer service.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records and HR system data.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across recruitment systems, processes and practices.

You will bring:

• Strong experience managing recruitment service delivery, including pre- and post-onboarding activities within Vic Government – must have
• Experience managing recruitment across multiple portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors, particularly Recruitment and Onboarding modules – must have
• An understanding of the legislative and industrial frameworks applying within the Victorian Public Service.

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Bini James at bini.james@talentinternational.com

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Project Accountant to take a lead role in a significant finance and systems implementation within a complex public sector environment.

This is a senior, hands-on finance role suited to someone who combines strong management accounting, financial governance and reconciliation experience with the ability to work across projects, systems and senior stakeholder groups. It is a contract role through to end of Feb 2027.

The Role

• Leading the finance workstream supporting the implementation and enhancement of a major financial management system.
• Establishing and strengthening financial governance, including reconciliations, financial controls, reporting and compliance processes.
• Providing financial oversight across project activities and ensuring risks, issues and deliverables are effectively managed.
• Supporting the design of robust end-to-end financial processes and controls.
• Analysing and reconciling large and complex financial datasets to ensure accuracy and data integrity.
• Providing high-quality financial advice and reporting to senior stakeholders.

About You

You will ideally have:

• Extensive management accounting and financial analysis experience.
• Strong experience with financial governance, reconciliations, controls, audit readiness and compliance.
• Experience contributing to or leading the finance workstream of a complex project or transformation.
• Exposure to ERP, financial or management systems implementations or upgrades.
• Advanced analytical skills and experience working with large volumes of financial data.
• CPA, CA or postgraduate qualifications will be highly regarded
• Prior experience in Vic Gov

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Anita Fonseka at anita.fonseka@talentinternational.com

An exciting short-term opportunity is available for an experienced Payroll Advisor to support a major workforce transformation and organisational change program. Working closely with Payroll, People & Culture and Workforce Transformation teams, you will provide specialist payroll support across employee separations, final payments and workforce transition activities.

It is a 10 weeks contract offering VPS 4 contract rates.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and validate employee separation package calculations in line with relevant legislation, policies and enterprise agreement requirements.
• Calculate employee entitlements, notice periods, leave balances and final payments.
• Process payroll transactions associated with employee cessations and workforce transition activities.
• Respond to payroll-related queries from employees, managers and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare payroll calculations and supporting documentation for review and approval.
• Work closely with Payroll, People & Culture and Workforce Transformation teams to ensure employee exits are processed accurately and on time.

About You

• Demonstrated payroll experience, including employee terminations and final payments.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, superannuation and employment obligations.
• Experience calculating employee entitlements and separation payments with a high level of accuracy.
• Strong numerical capability and exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience within the Victorian Public Sector and familiarity with VPS employment arrangements will be highly regarded.

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Anita Fonseka at anita.fonseka@talentinternational.com