Systems Tester | Federal Government | Wollongong

12-month contract with potential for a further 12-month extension

Location: Wollongong

Existing Baseline or NV1 security clearance highly preferred

Talent International is partnering with a major Federal Government organisation to recruit an experienced Systems Tester to support the delivery of complex technology projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong hands-on automation testing experience to work across modern cloud technologies, system integrations and enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test strategies, test plans and automation frameworks.

• Perform end-to-end system, integration, regression, API and database testing.

• Design and implement automated tests using C#, Java and modern automation tools.

• Test AWS cloud environments, data migrations and event-driven integrations.

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

• Manage defects, test environments, reporting and release readiness.

• Collaborate with developers, business analysts and stakeholders within Agile Scrum teams.

• Mentor junior and intermediate testers to improve automation capabilities.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in systems testing, with a strong focus on automation.

• Strong hands-on automation experience using C# and Java.

• Demonstrated experience testing AWS environments, including DMS/CDC and Kinesis.

• Experience with Selenium, Playwright, JMeter, Postman and Swagger.

• Strong SQL skills for data validation, reconciliation and defect investigation.

• Experience testing APIs, data migrations and event-driven architectures.

• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.

• Strong understanding of Agile Scrum delivery methodologies.

• Experience leading testing activities and mentoring less experienced testers.

What’s on Offer

• Initial 12-month contract with potential for a further 12-month extension.

• Wollongong-based opportunity.

• Opportunity to contribute to significant Federal Government technology initiatives.

• Work with modern automation tools and cloud technologies.

• Collaborative Agile environment with experienced technology professionals.

How to Apply

If you’re an experienced Systems Tester with strong automation skills and are looking for your next contract opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or reach out to Talent International for a confidential discussion.

FinOps Specialist

6-month Contract
Sydney | Hybrid
$600 – $740/day incl. super

We’re looking for a FinOps Specialist to join a large, complex technology environment, supporting cloud financial management, reporting and governance across the organisation.

This role would suit someone with experience across financial analysis, cloud cost management or technology reporting who enjoys working with both technical and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Support monthly cloud financial reporting, forecasting and trend analysis.
• Coordinate cloud OPEX reviews with application and technology teams.
• Track cloud spend, variances, optimisation initiatives and savings opportunities.
• Prepare governance packs, metrics and reporting for key stakeholders.
• Support cloud cost transparency and planning activities.
• Provide operational and reporting support for a custom Python-based FinOps tool.
• Assist with reporting tool maintenance and enhancements.

About You

• 2-3+ years’ experience across FinOps, financial analysis, business reporting or IT operations.
• Exposure to cloud platforms and cloud financials across AWS, Azure and/or OCI.
• Strong reporting, analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Confident engaging stakeholders and gathering financial/forecast information.
• Some technical capability, ideally including Python, data/reporting or automation.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work across finance and technology teams.

This is a great opportunity to build further experience in Cloud FinOps, working across financial governance, cloud optimisation and technical reporting in a large-scale environment.

Please note: Only candidates based in Sydney, with Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency will be considered for this position.

Talent International is partnering with a leading technology organisation to bring on a Senior OpenShift Platform Engineer for a major enterprise platform engagement.

You won’t simply be maintaining an existing OpenShift environment. You’ll help automate and evolve a Container-as-a-Service platform, working across Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Ansible, Argo CD, ZTP, ACM and advanced networking.

A key focus will be onboarding platform and cloud-native network functions (CNFs), while building the automation and standardisation needed to operate the environment effectively at scale.

You’ll work closely with architecture, network and automation specialists, giving you exposure across the broader platform rather than being restricted to one narrow area of OpenShift.

What you’ll be working on

• Designing, building and automating Red Hat OpenShift platform components.
• Developing automated, repeatable platform deployments using Ansible and Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Building and implementing GitOps workflows using Argo CD.
• Implementing Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and declarative cluster lifecycle management.
• Managing multi-cluster OpenShift environments using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM).
• Supporting the onboarding of cloud-native network functions, applications and platform tenants.
• Engineering OpenShift networking across OVN-Kubernetes, MetalLB, BGP, Multus and SR-IOV.
• Working across platform, infrastructure and networking layers to solve complex technical problems.
• Supporting production and test environments, including troubleshooting, incident resolution, lifecycle management and patching.
• Helping establish standards, documentation and automation that make the platform easier to operate and scale.
• Sharing technical knowledge with internal engineering and operations teams.

What we’re looking for

You’ll be a senior, hands-on platform engineer who is comfortable owning problems across OpenShift rather than operating within a narrowly defined support function.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Strong hands-on Red Hat OpenShift 4.x experience.
• Strong Kubernetes platform engineering experience at enterprise scale.
• Proven GitOps / Argo CD implementation experience.
• Strong Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform capability.
• Experience applying Infrastructure as Code and automation principles.
• Hands-on experience with Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP).
• Experience with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) and multi-cluster environments.
• Deep OpenShift/Kubernetes networking knowledge, including OVN-Kubernetes, MetalLB, BGP, Multus and SR-IOV.
• Strong Linux and Linux networking fundamentals.
• Familiarity with technologies such as OpenShift Platform Plus, Quay and OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF).

Even better if you have

Experience in telecommunications or with cloud-native network functions (CNFs) would be particularly valuable.

We’re also interested in experience across:

• Air-gapped or disconnected OpenShift environments.
• Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (ACS).
• BGP, ACI, EVPN or broader data centre networking.
• NUMA, DPDK and performance tuning.
• Prometheus, Grafana and Alertmanager.
• Storage, backup and supporting infrastructure technologies.

The details

This is an initial 100-day / approximately 3-month contract, with strong potential for extension.

You’ll be embedded within the customer environment in Macquarie Park, Sydney, working full-time onsite alongside the teams you’re supporting. There is currently no work-from-home component.

A September start is preferred.

If you’re an OpenShift engineer who wants to work across the deeper engineering, automation and networking challenges of a large-scale platform, we’d love to hear from you.

Our client

Our client is a globally recognised technology organisation delivering large-scale enterprise transformation projects for some of Australia’s biggest businesses. With a strong reputation for innovation and delivery excellence, this is an opportunity to gain valuable experience on a complex, high-profile program while working alongside experienced project professionals.

The role

We’re looking for a Junior Project Coordinator or Project Administrator to support an experienced Program Manager across the day-to-day coordination of a large enterprise program.

This role is ideal for someone with around 3-4 years of project experience who enjoys organisation, stakeholder coordination and keeping projects moving. You’ll play a key role in project governance, administration and change activities while gaining exposure to a complex technology environment.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare meeting agendas and record meeting minutes
• Track actions and follow up with stakeholders to ensure completion
• Coordinate project documentation and administration
• Raise maintenance window requests and manage approval workflows
• Support project governance and reporting activities
• Assist with change management coordination across the program
• Provide day-to-day support to the Program Manager

Skills and experience

• 3-4 years’ experience as a Project Coordinator, Project Administrator or similar
• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• Experience supporting project delivery in a corporate or technology environment
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on actions

Benefits and additional information

• 6-12 month contract with strong potential for extension
• $500-600 per day
• Work alongside an experienced Program Manager
• Exposure to a major enterprise technology program
• Excellent opportunity to build experience within a globally recognised organisation