ELK Administrator

Location: Melbourne or Sydney
Salary: $120,000 – $130,000 including super
Security Clearance: Active Baseline required

We are looking for an experienced ELK Administrator / Elastic Stack Engineer to support and enhance enterprise-scale monitoring, logging and observability environments.

This is a hands-on technical role focused on maintaining the stability, performance and security of Elastic Stack platforms, while supporting upgrades, troubleshooting and ongoing improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain enterprise ELK environments across production and non-production systems.
• Support Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats and associated integrations.
• Design and implement monitoring, logging and observability solutions.
• Lead or support platform upgrades, migrations and enhancements.
• Troubleshoot performance, availability and technical issues.
• Develop scalable alerting, reporting and monitoring capabilities.
• Work closely with engineering, operations and platform teams.
• Provide support across BAU environments, including incident resolution and after-hours activities where required.

About You

• Strong hands-on experience as an ELK Administrator, Elastic Stack Engineer or similar.
• Recent enterprise experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana.
• Experience with ELK installations, configuration, upgrades and migrations.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring, alerting, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing observability and logging solutions.
• Comfortable supporting enterprise production environments.
• Australian Citizen with an active Baseline security clearance.

This would suit someone who enjoys working in complex enterprise environments and wants a hands-on role across ELK administration, observability and platform improvement.

Apply now or contact Luther Borgas at luther.borgas@outbacktalent.com

Are you passionate about marine safety and keen to pursue an investigative career?

The role

We’re seeking an experienced marine specialist to join the team as a Marine Accident Investigator.

You’ll be deployed to marine accident sites, along with an Investigator in Charge, to manage and undertake a site examination and gather evidence. Back in the office you’ll carry out very detailed and thorough analysis and research as you draft your in-depth investigation report, findings and recommendations, for consideration by the Commission.

The role is Wellington based in TAIC’s central city office.

About the Organisation

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is an independent Crown entity.

TAIC’s principal purpose is to determine the circumstances and causes of certain aviation, maritime and rail accidents and incidents, with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future, rather than to ascribe blame to any person.

About You

This role will require you to apply your expertise both at the accident site and at your desk, from site management and evidence gathering to researching, analysing and writing your highly detailed, in-depth and robust investigation report and safety recommendations.

You’ll have extensive maritime experience, hold academic qualifications in naval architecture, marine engineering or another related field, and possess high level:

• Plain English report writing abilities
• Attention to detail
• Analytical and problem solving capabilities
• Verbal communication skills
• Stakeholder engagement skills
• Project and time management abilities.

Given you’ll attend accident sites, you will also need to be:

• Medically and physically fit – able to pass and maintain a medical certification
• Emotionally and psychologically mature to handle stressful and emotionally difficult situations
• Able to travel domestically at short notice.

Your work will involve a range of vessel types and accidents, and you’ll engage with a wide variety of stakeholders and subject matter experts. The work is incredibly interesting and engaging and you will be well supported and receive world class training and professional development.

Over time you’ll be able to apply your developed investigative skills to support other transport modal investigations too, further enhancing your experience and professional development. Your ongoing work will contribute to marine, rail and aviation safety, rather than ascribing blame.

How to apply

If this excellent accident investigation role is the career opportunity that can showcase your combined marine experience, analytical thinking and writing skills, then apply now!

Please include a cover letter written by you, outlining your suitability and interest in this role.

You’ll be joining a small dedicated team committed to transport safety and no repeat accidents. For any queries or to obtain a copy of the job description, please contact John Keith john.keith@talentinternational.com or Jacaleen Williams Jacaleen.williams@talentinternational.com at Talent International.

Applications close Sunday 27 September 2026.

Systems Engineer – Azure / Microsoft 365

Initial 3-Month Contract | Perth | Azure Cloud Environment

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer with strong hands-on expertise across Microsoft Azure, Intune and Microsoft 365 to join a Technical Services Delivery team supporting a large-scale cloud environment.

This role will focus on the administration, implementation, deployment and ongoing improvement of Azure and Microsoft 365 services, while providing senior-level technical support and resolving escalated infrastructure and cloud issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, configure and support Microsoft Intune, including endpoint and device management
• Implement, deploy and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud services
• Configure and support Azure Active Directory (Entra ID), Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams and Office 365
• Administer and maintain OneDrive and other Microsoft cloud services
• Manage SCCM patch management
• Troubleshoot and resolve escalated cloud, infrastructure and application issues
• Support and improve the organisation’s broader IT infrastructure
• Contribute to cloud design, BAU activities and scheduled project work
• Identify opportunities to improve the performance, reliability and maturity of the environment

Essential Experience

• Minimum 5+ years’ Systems Engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Intune
• Proven experience implementing and deploying Azure services
• Strong knowledge of core Microsoft Azure technologies and services
• Demonstrated configuration experience across Entra ID/Azure AD, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, MS Teams and Office 365
• Experience with SCCM patch management
• Strong experience supporting, maintaining and improving enterprise IT infrastructure
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and time-management skills

Desirable

Experience with Dynamics 365, Microsoft Forms, Yammer/Viva Engage, Citrix and Red Hat Linux would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Microsoft Systems Engineer to join a well-established technical environment and contribute to the continued evolution and improvement of its Azure and Microsoft 365 cloud services.

If you match the selection criteria and are interested in finding out more about the position, please click the “APPLY NOW” button below and attach your C.V (in Word). For more information please call Huma on 0418 594 901. For a list of all vacant positions, please see our website www.talentinternational.com.au.

Our client is an established Australian technology company, delivering cutting-edge technology around the world. They have an exciting opportunity for a DevOps Engineer to join asap during a busy project period.

The role
The DevOps Engineer will work closely with development and infrastructure teams to scope, build and support the environments required to deliver the project. This is broader than a pure CI/CD or build role – you’ll act as an important bridge between application development and infrastructure, helping determine where issues sit and working across teams to resolve them. A significant portion of the role will involve Infrastructure as Code, building and maintaining Azure environments and deployment pipelines, while also working across networking, security, architecture and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and enhance Azure environments using Terraform Infrastructure as Code
• Develop and maintain deployment pipelines through Azure DevOps
• Deploy and manage applications across Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Kubernetes and Helm Charts
• Work across Azure infrastructure including virtual machines, databases, private networking and associated cloud services
• Troubleshoot complex application and environment issues, working across development and infrastructure teams to identify root causes and implement solutions
• Work closely with infrastructure, networking and security specialists to define technical requirements and manage delivery risks
• Contribute to cloud architecture discussions and translate high-level requirements into practical technical solutions
• Ensure environments meet appropriate network security, firewall and security-control requirements
• Participate in technical workshops with customers and external stakeholders, including networking and security teams
• Support project implementation from initial scoping through to deployment into customer environments

About you
To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

• Solid previous experience as a DevOps Engineer
• Advanced experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong Kubernetes & Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) experience
• Experience with Helm Charts and containerised application deployments
• Strong experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
• Good understanding of cloud networking, private networks, virtual machines, databases, firewalls and security controls
• Strong troubleshooting skills across both application and infrastructure layers
• Experience working in secure, regulated or government environments will be highly regarded
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across developers, infrastructure, networking, security and external customer teams
• Flexibility to occasionally attend later meetings with international stakeholders, with flexible working arrangements available around these requirements

Please note that if successful, you will be required to pass police and employment checks.

Apply:
Please submit your confidential resume ASAP. For more information, please contact jarrodd.edwards@talentinternational.com. Short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Senior CIAM Software Engineer

18-Month Contract + Potential 18-Month Extension
Surry Hills, NSW | Hybrid – Minimum 3 Days Onsite
Federal Government Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior CIAM Software Engineer / Technical Lead to deliver large-scale Consumer Identity and Access Management solutions within a complex and highly regulated environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will build features, review code, resolve complex technical issues and guide the team’s engineering practices. You will also mentor other engineers and contribute to solution design, estimation and delivery planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical implementation of complex CIAM solutions.
• Develop high-quality, maintainable software using JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Perform code reviews and uphold strong engineering and testing standards.
• Troubleshoot complex identity, authentication and integration issues.
• Design solutions for advanced CIAM challenges.
• Contribute to delivery estimates, technical refinement and project planning.
• Mentor and upskill engineers within the team.
• Integrate CIAM solutions with enterprise systems and cloud-based services.
• Use AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality.
• Collaborate with technical teams, business stakeholders and project leadership.

Essential Experience

• Advanced object-oriented programming skills.
• Extensive commercial experience with JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Strong unit and integration testing experience, including frameworks such as Jest.
• Extensive experience implementing complex CIAM solutions.
• Strong knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Experience customising and integrating CIAM platforms such as Auth0, Okta, ForgeRock or Ping Identity.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor or similar.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and foster a collaborative, innovative team environment.

Highly Desirable

• Experience configuring and customising SaaS-based CIAM services.
• Experience building and integrating microservices in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud environments.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be Australian citizens and be able to obtain an NV1 security clearance.

If you are a hands-on CIAM engineering leader with strong JavaScript and TypeScript expertise, we would welcome your application.

A leading provider of financial markets technology is seeking a Windows Platform Engineer with advanced Windows Server, AWS and infrastructure automation experience to join their fast-paced team on a permanent basis.

You’ll play a key role in maintaining the reliability, availability and performance of their Windows-based cloud infrastructure. Working across their AWS environment, you’ll leverage Terraform, CI/CD and PowerShell to automate infrastructure delivery, improve observability and support secure, resilient production systems.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications combined with relevant industry certifications
• Proven Windows Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps or SRE experience within complex organisations
• Deep hands-on knowledge of Windows Server, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, PKI/certificates and patching
• Strong AWS cloud infrastructure experience, including Windows workloads hosted on EC2
• Advanced Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform
• CI/CD pipeline experience, ideally using GitLab
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capability
• Experience administering SCCM/MECM across patching, application deployment and compliance
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, AppDynamics or similar
• Advanced troubleshooting, problem-solving and communication skills

Why apply:

• Join a growing SRE team within an established Financial Services organisation
• Work across AWS, Terraform, CI/CD and modern observability platforms
• Help shape automation and reliability practices
• Competitive salary, flexible hybrid working and career growth opportunities

This is a Sydney-based role which will require you to be in their North Sydney office three days per week.

They are offering an attractive salary of approximately $160,000-$170,000 + super for the right candidate.

Senior SOC Analyst – Incident Response & Threat Hunting

Auckland CBD | Permanent | Hybrid – two office days | No on-call

Take the technical lead when it matters most.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst to join a well-established security operations environment. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will lead high-severity incidents, guide other analysts and influence how the SOC detects, investigates and responds to threats.

You will be the trusted technical authority and escalation point-not a people manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced SOC professional who enjoys leading from the front, mentoring others and improving security operations without the politics of formal team management.

The opportunity

You will take ownership of complex security incidents from initial investigation through containment, remediation and review. Alongside incident response, you will conduct proactive threat hunting, support the development of other analysts and help strengthen SOC workflows, playbooks and detection capabilities.

You will work closely with technical teams and business stakeholders, providing clear advice and maintaining calm, decisive leadership during critical incidents.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the investigation and resolution of high-severity security incidents
• Act as a technical escalation point for SOC analysts
• Perform proactive threat hunting and identify emerging security risks
• Analyse network activity, alerts and security events
• Use SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms to investigate and respond to threats
• Support the development and improvement of SOAR processes and playbooks
• Mentor analysts and promote effective knowledge sharing
• Contribute to detection engineering and broader SOC capability uplift
• Communicate incident impact, risk and recommended actions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes and response effectiveness

What you will bring

• At least five years of dedicated Security Operations Centre experience
• Previous senior, lead or technical escalation responsibilities
• Advanced experience with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk
• Strong knowledge of EDR/XDR technologies such as Microsoft Defender
• Demonstrated ownership of complex security incident response
• Practical threat-hunting experience
• Strong understanding of network analysis and intrusion detection
• Experience working with SOAR technologies and security playbooks
• The ability to remain calm and make pragmatic decisions under pressure
• Clear communication skills across technical and business audiences
• A genuine interest in mentoring others and sharing knowledge

Experience improving SOC processes, detection capability, playbooks or team maturity would be particularly valuable.

What is on offer

• Hybrid working with two days per week in the Auckland CBD office
• No on-call requirement
• Southern Cross UltraCare 400 health insurance
• Life, trauma, income protection and permanent disability insurance
• Employer KiwiSaver contribution grossed up so eligible employees receive the full 3%
• Monthly fitness reimbursement of up to $100
• Additional wellbeing initiatives and employee benefits
• A supportive culture with flexible working arrangements
• Genuine influence over SOC processes and capability development

Earlier-career SOC opportunities

We are also interested in hearing from developing SOC Analysts with approximately one to three years of relevant, hands-on Security Operations and incident-response experience. If you are earlier in your SOC career but have practical SIEM and security investigation experience, we encourage you to apply.

Apply now

If you are an experienced SOC professional who wants to remain technically hands-on while leading incidents, mentoring others and improving operational capability, we would like to hear from you.

Applicants must be based in New Zealand and hold a valid work visa to be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

A leading Financial Services provider is seeking a Senior Observability Engineer with advanced Elastic, OpenTelemetry and AppDynamics experience to join their team on a permanent basis.

Joining a highly skilled engineering team, you will lead the organisation’s enterprise transition from AppDynamics to Elastic Observability using OpenTelemetry. You will be responsible for delivering scalable telemetry pipelines, modernising instrumentation standards and ensuring a smooth migration while maintaining or improving existing observability outcomes.

You will also drive the adoption of modern SRE practices, automate the deployment and validation of observability components, and create reusable patterns that enable engineering teams to access reliable, self-service observability capabilities.

Responsibilities will include:

• Leading the end-to-end migration from AppDynamics to Elastic Observability
• Designing OpenTelemetry-first instrumentation standards and scalable telemetry pipelines
• Developing Elastic dashboards, service maps and monitoring capabilities across logs, metrics and traces
• Driving the adoption of SLI/SLO-based monitoring and alerting practices
• Automating the deployment and configuration of OpenTelemetry collectors and Elastic assets
• Integrating observability validation into CI/CD pipelines

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant industry certifications
• Extensive experience delivering observability solutions within large, complex enterprise environments
• Deep AppDynamics APM knowledge, including migration and exit planning combined with expert knowledge of OpenTelemetry instrumentation and collector engineering
• Advanced hands-on experience with Elastic Observability, including APM, logs, metrics, traces and service maps
• Strong Kibana dashboard development and ES|QL query-writing skills
• Hands-on automation experience using infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, APIs and scripting
• Experience developing agentic AI capabilities would be highly regarded
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of a large enterprise

This is a hybrid role where you will be required to be in the office at least two days per week. To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please apply online now!

• Senior Security Engineer
• 12 months initial contract; with possible extension
• Adelaide Based Position

Senior Security Engineer opportunity supporting a complex enterprise environment. Work across Windows 365/Cloud PC, Intune, Entra ID, Prisma, Microsoft Defender/EDR and hybrid environments, providing hands-on security engineering, troubleshooting, integration and cloud security support.

Responsibilities:

• Support Windows 365 operations, troubleshooting, and optimisation.

• Assist with Prisma and systems integration and issue resolution.
• Contribute to policy development and platform design updates.
• Provide security review and implementation support for cloud technologies.
• Work collaboratively with security, infrastructure, and operational teams to resolve complex issues and support ongoing service delivery.

Skills & Experience:

• Prisma experience and knowledge.
• Strong Intune and Cloud PC administration experience.
• Deep understanding and experience of Entra ID, including Conditional Access, Enterprise Applications, access controls, and PIM.
• Experience managing hybrid environments.
• Microsoft Defender / EDR experience.
• Security and compliance review experience for new technology implementations.
• Willingness to learn and understand the organisation’s network and operational environment to support long-term success.

Apply now or reach out to Ivan Aureus at 0480 806 152 for chat.

End User Compute Engineer – NV2

Location: Canberra, ACT
Work Arrangement: Onsite, full time
Clearance: Active NV2 required
Start: ASAP
We are seeking an experienced End User Compute Engineer to support a complex and secure ICT environment in Canberra.
This role will work closely with engineering and design teams to assess, design and integrate applications and infrastructure solutions across enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain Windows workstation and server environments.
• Support Windows 10/11 SOE and Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 environments.
• Support RHEL-based environments.
• Work across MECM/SCCM, Tanium and enterprise patching solutions.
• Support Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, ADFS and PKI.
• Support Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, Office and file-sharing services.
• Assess application and infrastructure integration requirements.
• Coordinate system and subsystem design activities.
• Work with vendors to assess products and resolve technical issues.
• Translate business and technical requirements into integrated technology solutions.
• Develop technical documentation including High Level Designs, build guides, configuration documentation, SOPs and technical assurance artefacts.
• Identify technical risks, support deficiencies and opportunities for continual improvement.

About You

You will have:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience across ICT application integration, system design, infrastructure engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong experience across Microsoft Windows infrastructure and enterprise end-user computing environments.
• Experience with technologies such as Active Directory, MECM/SCCM, Tanium, Windows Server, RHEL, Exchange, SQL and PKI.
• Strong troubleshooting and systems integration capability.
• Experience producing technical design and engineering documentation.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor engagement skills.
• Experience operating within complex and highly secure ICT environments.
• The ability to provide technical advice and lead complex engineering activities.

An Engineering, Computer Science or related qualification would be highly regarded.
An active NV2 security clearance is mandatory for this position.

Apply now or contact Luther Borgas at luther.borgas@outbacktalent.com

Our client is a large values-focused Federal Government Agency seeking Software Engineers (APS6 level) to support the design, development and delivery of secure, accessible digital solutions across complex project environments.

This role will suit full stack engineers with strong API development, React/TypeScript, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes and CI/CD experience.

ROLE DETAILS
Location: Melbourne or Geelong VIC
Contract: 12 months + 12-month extension option
Working arrangement: Hybrid (2/3 split)
Security: Baseline preferred, must be able to obtain NV1
Eligibility: Australian Citizen only
Closes: Monday 31^st August

ABOUT THE ROLE
You’ll work across software development, systems implementation, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code and containerised applications. You’ll collaborate with business stakeholders, project leads, BAs, QA and technical teams to deliver solutions that are secure, accessible, fit-for-purpose and aligned to architectural principles.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement new systems, applications and integrations aligned to best practice and architectural principles.
• Design and develop software solutions and CI/CD pipelines to solve complex problems.
• Write Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and build containerised applications for Kubernetes.
• Document design and development work.
• Actively participate in code reviews to maintain quality and standards.
• Ensure software meets security and accessibility requirements.
• Collaborate with BAs, Project Leads, QA and technical teams to resolve issues and deliver viable solutions.
• Support shift-left testing by working closely with QA early in the development cycle.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Experience building complex APIs using languages such as Golang and JavaScript/TypeScript, with REST and GraphQL patterns.
• Strong AWS cloud infrastructure experience, including Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.
• Experience building containerised applications for Kubernetes using Docker and Helm.
• React and TypeScript experience, including reusable components, state management, API integration and debugging.
• DevOps experience, including CI/CD pipelines using GitHub/GitLab, Artifactory and HashiCorp Vault.
• Familiarity with web accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.2A.

Desirable: React Native/mobile development, Postgres/MySQL deployment and administration, full SDLC delivery, code reviews and automated testing.

APPLY
Submit your resume, or for further information please contact
Reece Prideaux – Talent International
reece.prideaux@talentinternational.com

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A startup company within the prop-tech space, is looking to add a Software Engineering Manager to their growing team. Shaking up the commercial real estate space, their exciting product focuses on helping property owners and managers cut energy costs and emissions.

This role will be open for remote candidates located within the eastern time zone.

The Role Responsibilities:

• Manage a group of 6-8 software engineers across multiple teams focused on different internal projects and tasks
• Conduct regular check-ins and feedback sessions on areas of improvement around contributions to product they’re working on
• Collaborate with Product Team on projects with engineers assigned to determine prioritization and team adjustments to meet task achievements and goals
• Ensuring cross-team projects are properly scheduled for optimal delivery time on technical projects where you are the lead
• Code reviews and discussions with engineers to ensure architectural implementation details
• Evaluate severity of product bugs and technical issues to document impact and correct prioritization

Required Experience:

• Programming experience with Go and React
• 2+ Years of managing a team of at least 4 engineers
• Experience with managing remote/off shore resources and team members
• Experience interviewing and hiring engineers for a growing team
• Has worked in a startup environment previously