• 12 month contract
• Multi location – ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
• Must hold a minimum Baseline clearance

Our Client

This Federal Government department is responsible for support economic growth in Australia through the development of legislation, policies and programmes that enable Australians to start, transition or advance their career. Working in collaboration with industry, they identify skill gaps and generate opportunities for Australians through training and upskilling, offering a world-leading vocational education and training sector that addresses both current and future skill demand.

The Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Business Analyst who can successfully articulate and document business requirements and solutions within an agile project environment. They are responsible for the collection, interpretation and examination of information or data, and contributing to the work areas reports, findings, decision making or recommendations using an evidence-based approach.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage and communicate with stakeholders to identify business needs, facilitate decision points, and design and deliver solutions.
• Utilise appropriate modelling and mapping techniques to develop solution requirements.
• Foster and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support change management, stakeholder communication, and business readiness activities.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in business analysis, including developing solutions utilising effective process improvement, design, and process mapping.
• Strong data requirements gathering skills.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively to build and sustain relationships with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and levels of seniority.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and oral.
• Proven ability to work within an agile team environment.
• Experience managing technical teams within a business environment.

Application Process

If you would like to apply, please click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com.

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• 12 months + 12 months
• Canberra location
• Must be an Australian Citizen

Our Client

This government agency is a service provider, responsible for providing and funding a range of support services to thousands of individuals across Australia. With multiple locations across Canberra, and nationwide, the organisation seeks only the most skilled and professional individuals to assist them in developing programs, policies and initiatives that will improve the quality of life for vulnerable Australians.

The Role

Our client is seeking multiple Data Engineers to support and maintain data assets on the Cloud Data Lake, Cloud EDW, Legacy EDW and SAS analytics platform. This role includes operational supporting of daily data delivery process, month end processing and responding to data related requests in the BAU pipeline.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2/3 technical support for AWS, Control-M, Teradata (legacy EDW), Snowflake, and ETL tool-based data integration solutions.
• Develop and maintain SQL analytical and ETL code, as well as system documentation.
• Collaborate with data consumers, database developers, testers, and IT support teams to ensure operational excellence.
• Facilitate continuous improvement measures in delivery principles, coding standards, and documentation, and provide training sessions to the team.

Essential Criteria

• Proficiency in AWS services related to data engineering, including AWS Glue, S3, Lambda, EC2, and RDS.
• Experience in data pipeline design and development using ETL/ELT frameworks.
• Proficiency with Snowflake as a Cloud EDW and Teradata as an On-Prem EDW.
• Strong programming skills, particularly in Python.
• Experience with Control-M Orchestration/Monitoring or similar applications.
• Strong experience in operational support processes and working in a BAU environment.
• Strong SQL proficiency.

Application Process

If you would like to apply, please click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com.

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Our client is a federal government organisation with offices throughout Australia. Due to growth, they are seeking several AWS Senior Support Data Engineers to join their team in Geelong or Richmond, Victoria.

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

The APS6 Operations Data Engineer will be responsible for supporting and maintaining data assets on the Cloud Data Lake, Cloud EDW, Legacy EDW and SAS analytics platform. This role includes operational supporting of daily data delivery process, month end processing and responding to data related requests in the BAU pipeline.
The role will focus on ensuring the platform meets the defined SLA’s and support all the operational processes across all the tools within the data platform.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Experience in AWS Cloud, AWS S3, AWS Glue or similar tools within the cloud environment
• Provide level 2/3 technical support for AWS, Control-M, Teradata (legacy EDW), Snowflake, and ETL tool-based data integration solutions.
• DevOps – Ability to understand DevOps process and can use DevOps tools in accordance with the process
• Programming – High level of competency in Programming, including knowledge of supplementary programming languages such as Python
• Experience in Control M or similar scheduling applications.
• Worked on File transfer tools e.g. GoAnyWhere or any other similar tools
• Version control – Ability to demonstrate knowledge of version controls and its appropriate uses
• Facilitate continuous improvement measures in delivery principles, coding standards, documentation and provide training sessions to team.
• Prioritise work items and add them to a work queue.
• Understand, analyse and size user requirements.
• Development and maintenance of SQL analytical and ETL code.
• Development and maintenance of system documentation.
• Work within a state of the art, greenfield dev ops environment.
• Collaboration with data consumers, database development, testers and IT support teams

To apply you will need the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Proficiency in AWS services related to data engineering: AWS Glue, S3, Lambda, EC2, RDS
2. Data pipeline design and development using ETL/ELT frameworks
3. Proficiency with Snowflake as a Cloud EDW/Teradata as On-Prem EDW
4. Proficiency in programming languages: Python (preferred)
5. Control-m Orchestration / Monitoring or similar applications
6. Strong experience in Operational Support processes and working in a BAU environment
Desirable criteria
1. Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools: CloudFormation or Terraform
2. Exposure to at least one ETL tool like DBT, Talend, Informatica etc
3. Strong SQL Proficiency
4. SAS (Base, EG, SAS Viya)

APPLY:
Submit your resume or contact Shelley at shelley.harrison@talentinternational.com or call 0418 572 482 for further information. Shortlisted will be contacted and applicants will be required to provide one page pitch to address all criteria specified (this is equal to 5000 characters).

Business Analyst – Payroll Systems

Contract Role | Large-Scale Implementation Project

We’re looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support a major payroll system implementation in a large organisation. You’ll play a key role in gathering requirements, facilitating workshops, documenting processes, and supporting testing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and document business and system requirements (waterfall environment)

• Facilitate workshops and meetings to capture needs from stakeholders

• Map processes and write clear procedure manuals and supporting documentation

• Work closely with internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment

• Provide support throughout the testing phase

• Collaborate with Payroll SMEs and related teams (e.g. rostering, workforce planning)

About You

• Experience working in a Payroll team is essential

• Proven experience in payroll system implementation in a large organisation

• Experience with ADP payroll systems is highly desirable

• Solid understanding of HR functions such as core HR and onboarding is a plus

• Strong facilitation and communication skills

• Great listener and confident communicator

• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently

• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills

• Team player, adaptable, and happy to support SMEs when needed

Apply now or reach Luther Borgas at luther.borgas@talentinternational.com

Talent International is searching for an experienced Senior Python Developer to join our client, a respected organisation in the health and community care industry. This role is based in the Brisbane CBD on a 6-month contract.

This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining a Python-based application and daemon process that dynamically integrates with external APIs to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data into another application’s API.

The solution operates within an Azure App Container instance and adheres to a stateless, cloud-native architecture. The codebase is managed through our enterprise Git repository.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Daemon Coding: Design and implement robust, long-running Python daemon processes that handle high-reliability, event-driven ETL workflows without local data persistence.
• API-Driven ETL Pipelines: Build and manage processes that integrate multiple APIs, dynamically transforming and routing data between systems in real time.
• Containerisation: Develop and deploy the daemonised application within Azure App Containers, ensuring performance, fault tolerance, and stateless design.
• Azure DevOps Integration: Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure CI/CD pipelines, observability, automated testing, and logging meet enterprise standards.
• Code Quality & Documentation: Maintain high standards of code structure, documentation, and automated testing. Produce solution and code level architecture and operational documentation for maintainability.
• System Optimisation: Continuously monitor and optimise system performance, logging, exception handling, and service availability in a production environment.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members; contribute to the overall engineering best practices.

Required Skills and Experience

• Advanced Python Development: Strong expertise in Python with an emphasis on daemon architecture, threading, asynchronous programming, signal handling, and memory-efficient coding practices.
• Daemon Lifecycle Management: Proven experience building and maintaining daemon processes, including error recovery, resource management, and graceful shutdown.
• Cloud-Native DevOps Skills: Proficiency with Docker, container orchestration, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), and managing infrastructure via code.
• Asynchronous Programming: Solid understanding of asyncio, aiohttp, or equivalent libraries for building non-blocking, event-driven applications.
• API Integration: Extensive experience with RESTful APIs, including handling authentication, pagination, retries, rate limits, and failure scenarios.
• Source Control & Collaboration: Proficiency with Git, pull requests, and code reviews in an enterprise environment.
• Testing & Automation: Experience with unit testing, mocking APIs, integration tests, and automated deployment pipelines.
• Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stacks, or Azure Monitor for daemon health tracking.

Desired Attributes:

• Leadership & Mentorship: Ability to guide technical decisions, mentor junior developers, and lead by example in code quality and software design.
• Problem Solver: Analytical thinker who excels at debugging, system analysis, and improving existing architecture.
• Continuous Learner: Open to new technologies, best practices, and evolving DevOps and cloud trends.

How to Apply:
To find out more, please “Apply for this job” or contact Jenifer Mitchell (07) 3031 4511 or jenfier.mitchell@talentinternational.com

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Are you an experienced Senior Project Planner looking for your next challenge? Our industry-leading mining sector client is seeking a highly skilled professional to drive scheduling excellence within their portfolio.

FIFO – 4 days on / 3 days

Must be based out of Perth with unrestricted working rights

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement best scheduling processes and practices
• Portfolio scheduling and reporting, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Utilise Primavera P6 for scheduling, reporting, and portfolio management
• Establish a standardised scheduling framework across projects
• Conduct schedule and portfolio analysis (Primavera P6 database architecture knowledge is a plus)
• Provide coaching and mentoring to P6 users
• Develop scheduling data and reporting tools

Experience Required

• 3+years of scheduling experience, including portfolio scheduling and reporting
• Prior experience in the mining sector is a must
• Strong knowledge of scheduling tools and their application
• Experience in project and portfolio management
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Effective communicator with strong collaboration skills across functions

Technical Skills:

• Primavera P6 (high proficiency in scheduling & administrative roles)
• SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Tableau for data visualisation and reporting

Bonus Skills (Desirable, but not essential):

• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
• Power BI

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys driving scheduling excellence, and can effectively collaborate across multiple business units.

If you require further information, please contact Huma on 0418594901 or send an email to huma.irshad@talentinternational.com

Opportunity knocks..

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Business Analyst to support the implementation of a project management tool across our clients organisation.

This initiative aims to consolidate existing tools (such as Google Sheets, Excel, Asana, MS Planner) into one platform (Asana) to improve efficiency and visibility across projects.

This is a 2-3 month contract
Auckland location, hybrid working arrangement
Hourly rate

What does it take?

• Collaborate with the business to understand and document requirements and current workflows.
• Identify what is needed to onboard all teams onto Asana, including defining user roles and setting up additional users.
• Assist with the rollout of Asana across the organisation.
• Evaluate and document the integrations required with other systems (e.g., Sentient, SAP, Events Calendar).

Why you’re special..

• Strong knowledge of Asana or a similar project management tool.
• Excellent traditional Business Analyst skills, including stakeholder management, requirements gathering, and documentation.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and drive progress.
• A flexible approach to adapt to varying business needs.

Apply Now!

Please note that for this role we are only considering candidates who have the working rights for NZ and don’t require visa support and have a notice of 2 weeks or less.

• 12 months Contract
  
• Canberra Based role
  
• Must be Australia Citizen and ability obtain Baseline

Role
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Program Manager for our federal government client to provide strategic guidance and support for a critical platform. This role involves coordinating the delivery of multiple related projects and change activities, including business-as-usual operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, consultation, and technical leadership to the program of work from ideation to closure.
• Define solutions based on business needs and present them effectively to key stakeholders from both technical and business backgrounds.
• Ensure that proposed and existing solution architectures align with the project’s needs.
• Produce detailed component specifications and translate these into detailed designs for implementation.
• Develop a multi-horizon view and implementation strategy for digital platforms.

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience as a principal/senior program manager delivering complex enterprise-level integrated solutions and projects, including large-scale internet-facing applications, from concept through to production.
• Strong technical knowledge, including:Microsoft technologies (Azure ASE, ASB)
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders, product managers, and product designers to plan and implement scalable, robust, and secure solutions.
• Proven ability to work within an agile team environment.
• Relevant tertiary education (e.g., master’s qualification / TOGAF).

Application Process
If you would like to apply, please contact Deep on 0413 109 712 or email deepika.ahluwalia@talentinternational.com.

A major government agency is seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer (Sr. DevOps Engineer) for a 12-month contract to lead the design, automation, and management of cloud-based data infrastructure-primarily focused on Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) systems.

Join a high-impact team responsible for building and maintaining advanced IT platforms that power critical services across Australia. You’ll work at the forefront of data and cloud engineering, enabling efficient, secure, and scalable data delivery in support of national programs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and managing enterprise-scale data infrastructure in the cloud (AWS, Azure)
• Driving automation through infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines
• Ensuring seamless integration of EDW with modern tools like dbt, Airflow, and other cloud-native services
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including data engineers, architects, and platform specialists
• Enhancing observability, security, and performance of data systems

We’re looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in Data & Analytics Platforms
• Hands-on experience with SAS Grid, SAS Visual Analytics & Teradata
• Strong understanding of DevOps integration in data environments
• Proven expertise in enterprise solution delivery and system integration
• Government experience preferred

Nice to have:

• Certifications in SAS, Teradata, DevOps, Agile, or ITIL

If you’re passionate about scalable data platforms, automation, and enabling impactful digital services, we want to hear from you.

Apply now to make a real difference at scale.

If you’re passionate about technology and thrive in high-availability environments, we encourage you to apply. Further details can be found by contacting Rekha on 0490 888 247 or Rekha.patil@talentinternational.com

About the Role:
We’re looking for two skilled Test Analysts to join a major transformation program focused on replacing and enhancing legacy systems. You’ll help shape and execute testing strategies to ensure high-quality outcomes across complex IT projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement structured test plans, processes, and frameworks

• Promote best practices in test governance, automation, and continuous improvement

• Collaborate closely with delivery leads and project teams to manage testing risks and issues

• Identify and drive test automation to improve efficiency and coverage

• Track and report test progress, quality metrics, and readiness indicators

• Support Agile team activities including sprint planning and backlog grooming

• Share knowledge and contribute to capability uplift within the team

• Maintain clear, accurate documentation in line with operational requirements

Technical Environment:

• Python scripting and development

• Linux-based systems

• Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Ansible or similar tools)

• Test automation frameworks and methodologies

• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Agile delivery frameworks

• Networking protocols (IP-based)

• Cloud platforms including IaaS and PaaS

You Will Need:

• Strong experience in similar test analyst roles within technical project environments

• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality outcomes within set timelines

• A collaborative approach and adaptability in dynamic teams

• Must attain NV1 security clearance before starting

• Availability to work onsite in Canberra

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

Talent International is currently recruiting for an EL2 Actuary to work for one of our Federal Government clients based in Surry Hills. The position is a 12-month contract role with the possibility of extension.

7.5 hours per day and 37.5 hours per week

The EL2 Actuary is an important team leadership position within the client and will have delegated authority and responsibility to resolve issues and risks across wide-ranging activities of substantial depth involving significant detail. It will provide the leadership, control, planning, resource management, performance management and decision making for the team membership and assigned Contractors working within the positions assigned Work Area.

The position will apply a significant understanding of the functions to provide high level of advice to senior management, Executive Leadership Team and the client Board. It is responsible for influencing and developing strategy, policies, priorities and operational practices in support of the client’s objectives.

The EL2 Actuary (Professional Stream) will exercise a significant degree of independence and will use a high-level of decision-making and judgement. It will coordinate and assume responsibility for highly complex or sensitive projects and work program outcomes across the functions that have strategic or operational significance to the client.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Applying actuarial and insurance-based techniques to the projection of Scheme costs.
• Satisfying ad hoc requests for modelling and potential interpretations of the NDIS legislation.
• Developing and updating the NDIS actuarial valuation model and associated monitoring and management reports.
• Evaluating and analysing policy decisions.
• Providing statistical and actuarial advice to senior management and clients’ stakeholders.
• Performing reporting, analysis and data management activities as required.
• Extracting data from Information Systems and working on data linkage, data cleaning and quality analysis.
• Providing insights to the Agency’s corporate priorities, highlighting actionable insights based on statistical results.

Essential criteria

1. Relevant academic qualifications, including tertiary qualifications in Actuarial Studies or Mathematics/Statistics, an Associate qualification with significant progress towards Fellowship qualifications
2. 10-15+ years’ experience

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 02 8240 9596 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

A leading mining company based in Perth is seeking a highly skilled SAP BTP Application Developer for a 12-month contract. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team working on cutting-edge SAP technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Key Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in SAP development & methodologies
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with SAP BTP and related technologies
• Hands-on experience with SAP Workzone
• Proficiency in SAP MDK, JavaScript, JSON
• Experience with SAP Business Application Studio and SAP Mobile Development Kit (MDK)
• Strong skills in OData and API integration
• Ability to monitor Mobile Services for sync issues and configure Syclo
• Solid functional testing capabilities and familiarity with quality testing methodologies
• Experience using tools like JIRA and Eclipse is a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exposure to Agile methodologies is an added advantage

If you’re a passionate SAP developer with a knack for mobile and cloud-based SAP solutions, apply now to be part of an innovative digital transformation journey in the mining sector.

If you match the selection criteria and are interested please apply by clicking the “APPLY NOW” button. Any further questions For a list of all vacant positions, please see our website www.talentinternational.com

For further enquires please contact Kelly on 0409 005 286.