We are currently recruiting for a Database Administrator to join a large Queensland Government agency on a daily rate contract.

• 6-month initial contract with a high-profile Queensland State Government agency
• Modern stack – SQL Server, Cloud, CI/CD, YAML pipelines and schema design
• Brisbane CBD location with hybrid working and a strong technical team

About the role
Our client, a well-regarded Queensland State Government agency, is seeking a Database Administrator to join their Information & Technology Branch on a permanent basis. The role supports mission-critical operational systems where availability, performance and data integrity directly impact frontline service delivery.
Sitting alongside a Senior DBA and working closely with infrastructure, application and security teams, you’ll own day-to-day database administration while also helping drive the team’s modernisation agenda – automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud adoption.

What you’ll be doing

• Administering, patching, tuning and securing enterprise SQL Server environments (on-premises and cloud)
• Designing and reviewing database schemas, indexes and stored procedures to support new and existing applications
• Building and maintaining YAML-defined CI/CD pipelines for automated schema deployments and environment refreshes
• Supporting cloud database services (Azure SQL preferred) and contributing to ongoing migration activities
• Implementing backup, HA and DR strategies, and responding to incidents as part of an on-call rotation
• Partnering with developers, architects and vendors to deliver secure, well-performing data solutions

About you

• Proven enterprise DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL, performance tuning, HA/DR)
• Strong schema design and data modelling skills
• Hands-on experience with cloud database platforms – Azure SQL, AWS RDS or equivalent
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using YAML (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or similar)
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform) and scripting (PowerShell or Python)
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams
• Australian work rights and the ability to pass a criminal history check

Apply now
Click APPLY to submit your CV, or contact Jackson on 0435 581 994 or via email at Jackson.bruce@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

• Contract until End of May 2027 – Government Department
• CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement
• Manage relationships with 30 technology vendors and suppliers

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced IT Contracts & Vendor Management Specialist to act as the key liaison between internal stakeholders and a panel of external technology suppliers, ensuring strong vendor performance, effective contract management, and high-quality service delivery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage relationships with approximately 30 technology vendors and suppliers
• Act as the primary interface between the school/business and external providers
• Lead supplier onboarding activities and ongoing vendor engagement
• Draft, review, and manage IT-related contracts and commercial agreements
• Monitor vendor performance against agreed SLAs and KPIs
• Facilitate regular supplier meetings, governance reviews, and performance discussions

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in IT contract management and vendor governance
• Strong understanding of SLAs, KPIs, and supplier performance management
• Experience drafting and managing commercial or IT service contracts
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Strong organisational and administrative capabilities

What’s in it for you:

• Contract until End of May 2027
• CBD Location
• Hybrid Working Arrangement

Please apply today to secure an interview or contact Sarah Jordan on sarah.jordan@talentinternational.com for more information.

• Contract until 18th of September – Government Department
• CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement
• Omni Studio and Education Cloud experience

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Developer with experience working across OmniStudio and Education Cloud implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and enhance Salesforce solutions across the platform
• Build scalable Lightning Web Components (LWC), Apex classes and integrations
• Configure and develop OmniStudio components including FlexCards, OmniScripts and DataRaptors
• Deliver solutions within Salesforce Education Cloud
• Work closely with business stakeholders, architects and delivery teams
• Support integration initiatives with external systems and APIs

Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a Salesforce Developer
• Proven experience with Salesforce OmniStudio and Salesforce Education Cloud
• Experience delivering enterprise Salesforce implementations
• Strong understanding of Salesforce security and data models
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments

What’s in it for you:

• Contract until 18th of September
• Government Department
• CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement

Please apply today to secure an interview or contact Donal McCann on donal.mccann@talentinternational.com for more information.

Talent International is currently recruiting a People Data Coordinator to work for the NSW Government, based in Parramatta. This is a 6-month contract with a view to be extended. The role is paying $330 – $430/hour + Super.

Hours – 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

3 days from office( from time to time due to project demand 4 to 5 days in office might be required)

HRIS systems experience desirable / Dayforce – Must Have / Ticketing systems such as Jira/ Service Now would be beneficial.

This role is ideal for an experienced HR operations or HR administration professional with strong HRIS experience, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, process-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Handling & Execution

• Process end-to-end organisational and people data updates through the service management platform
• Action employee movements, position updates, reporting line changes, employee lifecycle transactions, and related HR activities
• Ensure all requests are processed accurately using standardised forms and procedures

Data Integrity & Compliance

• Maintain high levels of data accuracy and integrity within HRIS systems
• Conduct quality checks and audits on complex transactions including acting arrangements, salary adjustments, and pay class changes
• Ensure all transactions comply with HR policies, employment agreements, and legislative requirements
• Return incomplete or non-compliant requests with clear guidance for correction

Service Delivery & Collaboration

• Deliver transactions within agreed SLAs and KPIs
• Escalate complex or exceptional cases to Tier 2 support where required
• Collaborate closely with internal P&C teams and Service Delivery stakeholders

HRIS Superuser Support

• Act as a Dayforce superuser with strong understanding of system functionality and downstream impacts
• Support issue resolution, testing activities, and process improvements
• Ensure approved changes flow accurately across systems and databases

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in HR administration or HR support roles
• Strong experience processing HR transactions within large HRIS platforms
• Experience working with structured workflows, policies, and standard operating procedures
• Strong understanding of data integrity, compliance, and risk awareness
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience using service management or ticketing systems
• Ability to work to SLAs, KPIs, and high-volume processing targets
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and adapt to changing priorities

Highly Desired

• Experience working with Dayforce (essentially preferred)
• Experience using ServiceNow, Jira, or similar ticketing systems
• Previous experience within HR Operations or Shared Services environments

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Business Administration or related discipline, or equivalent 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 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Change Manager to lead change initiatives across a major Financial Crime / AML transformation program within a leading Financial Services organisation.

This role will play a critical part in ensuring the successful adoption of new processes, systems, and regulatory frameworks, working closely with senior stakeholders across business, risk, compliance, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute end-to-end change management strategies for AML / Financial Crime programs
• Lead change planning, impact assessments, and stakeholder analysis across complex initiatives
• Ensure alignment of change activities with regulatory requirements and business objectives
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Technology
• Build strong relationships and influence decision-making at executive and senior management levels
• Manage stakeholder expectations and drive engagement across impacted business units
• Design and deliver targeted communication plans to support change adoption
• Develop and coordinate training strategies and materials for end users
• Facilitate workshops, briefings, and leadership forums
• Monitor adoption, track change metrics, and implement improvement actions
• Support operational teams through transition and embedding of new AML processes
• Establish and maintain change governance frameworks
• Provide regular reporting on change progress, risks, and issues
• Ensure alignment with program governance and regulatory expectations

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Change Manager within Financial Services
• At least 5+ years of experience in Banking or Wealth sector (A MUST)
• Strong experience delivering change across Financial Crime / AML programs (A MUST)
• Demonstrated experience in large-scale regulatory or compliance-driven transformations
• Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Strong understanding of AML, KYC, and Financial Crime frameworks
• Expertise in change methodologies (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR or equivalent)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to influence, negotiate, and drive outcomes at senior levels
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Please click “APPLY” if you have those skills above. If you want a confidential chat, please reach out to me at alex.nguyen@talentinternational.com

Senior Delivery Manager / Delivery Lead (DevOps & Agile Focus)

We’re looking for a hands-on delivery leader with a strong focus on software delivery operations – not a traditional PMO/project governance style Project Manager. This role is centred around enabling high-performing multidisciplinary delivery teams and driving agile software delivery outcomes across a large-scale, business-critical digital program.

Key Focus Areas

• Coordinating multidisciplinary delivery teams including BAs, UX/UI, developers, testers, data specialists, and vendors
• Enabling software delivery by proactively removing blockers, managing dependencies, and improving team flow
• Facilitating Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and release planning
• Driving delivery pace, workflow optimisation, and continuous improvement across the SDLC
• Supporting and enabling DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment coordination, and environment optimisation
• Establishing delivery tools, frameworks, processes, and Agile ways of working
• Working closely with Product Owners and technical teams to manage priorities and delivery outcomes
• Overseeing software delivery from planning through to release within a fast-paced, evolving environment

Key Experience Required

• 5+ years’ experience in a senior IT Delivery Manager / Delivery Lead environment
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) and DevOps principles
• Experience leading delivery across complex, data-driven software projects
• Proven ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, coaching, and conflict resolution skills
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical squads and external vendors
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, release management, and modern delivery practices
• Strong working knowledge of tools such as JIRA, Trello, or Microsoft Project
• Comfortable operating in environments with evolving requirements, processes, and systems

Suitable Backgrounds

This role would suit someone operating as a:

• Technical Delivery Manager / Delivery Lead
• Delivery Manager (Software / DevOps)
• Program Delivery Lead

This is not a classic PMO-style Project Manager role focused primarily on governance, budgeting, reporting, or project tracking. The emphasis is on enabling technical delivery teams, Agile execution, DevOps capability, and ensuring successful software delivery outcomes.

Our client is a large values-focused Federal Government Agency seeking 2x Pricing Policy Leads (Economics) to deliver economic research and analysis that supports evidence-based pricing and market policy decisions in the care economy.

This role will suit candidates who enjoy applied economics, working with large datasets, and building practical pricing/policy frameworks in complex human services markets.

ROLE DETAILS:
Location (VIC only): Richmond or Geelong
Contract: ASAP start to 31 December 2026 (likely extensions)
Rate: EL1 Level: $602.55 per day + Super
Eligibility: Australian Citizenship required (Federal Government)
Close: Monday 25^th May

ABOUT THE ROLE:
You will lead work delivering economic research, statistical and economic modelling, and analysis of market functioning to inform pricing settings and policy decisions. You’ll develop pricing frameworks, engage stakeholders to test solutions, and collaborate across teams (including with experts and academics) to build shared understanding and deliver outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead economic research and analysis to inform strategic pricing and market policy settings in complex human services markets.
• Apply statistical and economic modelling techniques to large datasets to understand market functioning, provider behaviour and emerging risks/opportunities.
• Develop and refine pricing and policy frameworks, including identifying information gaps, testing assumptions and recommending practical interventions.
• Lead stakeholder consultation to validate findings, gather evidence, and support implementation of new pricing approaches or reforms.
• Translate complex economic and technical analysis into clear advice, insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Work across teams and departments (and with external experts/academics where required) to build shared understanding of priorities and deliver coordinated outcomes.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Strategic thinking across quantitative and qualitative problems, including pricing policy and analytical framework development
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills with a quantitative mindset and ability to communicate technical insights to diverse audiences
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills (technical and non-technical) and ability to work independently and in a team
• Desirable: degree (or higher) in economics/mathematics/statistics/public policy or similar, and/or experience in care economy challenges

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

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Change Enablement Specialist

Must have full Australian Working Rights and based in Adelaide, SA. No Sponsorships available.

About the Role

A leading South Australian education provider is seeking an experienced, high-level Change Resource to establish the strategic change foundations for a major technology modernisation program. Based at Regency Park, this is an initial contract through to October 2026 with the possibility of extension.

This is a pre-vendor, discovery-phase engagement. You will not be implementing a solution, you will be building the strategic groundwork that ensures the organisation is ready, aligned, and positioned for successful adoption when implementation begins.

What You Will Be Doing

Change Strategy

• Develop a Change Strategy centred on an “adoption over adaptation” philosophy
• Define guiding principles for aligning business processes to standard software capabilities
• Establish a Change Control and Design Authority governance model suited to an out-of-the-box SaaS implementation

Readiness and Impact

• Assess organisational culture, leadership sponsorship, and capacity to absorb transformation
• Review lessons learned from previous change initiatives and translate into practical guidance
• Conduct a capability-based Change Impact Assessment across People, Data, and Technology dimensions

Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify and categorise key internal and external stakeholder groups
• Design a pre-vendor communication strategy focused on setting clear expectations
• Establish feedback mechanisms including surveys, focus groups, and targeted playbacks

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience leading change management on complex, enterprise-wide technology transformation programs
• Strong capability in organisational readiness assessments, stakeholder engagement, and impact analysis
• Sound understanding of out-of-the-box SaaS implementation principles and standardisation-led change
• Experience working within program and portfolio governance structures
• Ability to produce clear, evidence-based, executive-ready deliverables
• Background in public sector or education environments advantageous but not essential

If this sounds like you, please click APPLY or call Ella at 0480 804 548 to learn more!

We’re seeking a Senior Network Engineer with strong automation experience to join a high-performing technology team focused on modernising and optimising complex network environments through automation, cloud integration, and scalable infrastructure solutions.

You’ll play a key role in designing, supporting, and automating enterprise network infrastructure across data centre, cloud, and campus environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across LAN/WAN, wireless, security, cloud, and data centre environments
• Lead network automation initiatives using Infrastructure-as-Code and DevOps methodologies
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks, scripts, and operational tooling
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network and infrastructure issues
• Support strategic technology roadmaps and infrastructure improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver scalable and secure solutions
• Mentor engineers and contribute technical leadership across the team
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, performance, and operational efficiency

Skills and experience

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience working within large-scale enterprise or data centre environments
• Strong networking expertise across routing, switching, wireless, and security technologies
• Experience working with enterprise platforms such as Cisco, Aruba, Arista, and cloud networking technologies
• Exposure to modern data centre technologies including ACI, VXLAN, and software-defined networking
• Strong automation and scripting experience using tools such as; Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell/Bash
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, and DevOps practices
• Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and operational tooling
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within complex enterprise environments

If you’re passionate about enterprise networking and automation and want to play a key role in modern infrastructure transformation, we’d love to hear from you.

Talent International is currently recruiting a multiple Associate Procurement Managers to work for the NSW Government, based in Macquarie Park(Hybrid). This is a contract until the 30th of June, with the possibility of extension, paying between $750 and $950/day plus Super.

8 hours per day/ 40 hours per week

Primary Purpose of the Role:

The Associate Procurement Manager will support the development of category plans and lead strategic sourcing activities to deliver best-practice procurement and value-for-money outcomes aligned with NSW Government procurement objectives. The role will work across varying client portfolios and category groups based on evolving business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver category management and sourcing activities
• Lead and support strategic sourcing events in line with legislative and policy requirements
• Provide procurement advice, governance, and guidance across the agency
• Prepare, negotiate, and review supplier agreements and commercial arrangements
• Identify, manage, and mitigate procurement risks
• Monitor procurement activities and provide reporting and recommendations for continuous improvement
• Maintain procurement records and compliance documentation
• Support compliant and effective procurement activities aligned with Procurement Managers

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of the NSW Government Procurement Framework, policies, procedures, and legislation, including probity requirements
• Proven stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities
• Experience working within complex, politically and commercially sensitive environments
• Strong negotiation, communication, and influencing skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver procurement outcomes effectively

Essential Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in Procurement, Contract Management, or related discipline and/or equivalent demonstrated 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 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

Senior Business Analyst (Data)

Location: Brisbane, CBD
Contract: 12 months
Rate: $1035.75 per day inc. super

Position Overview:

Talent is currently seeking a Business Analyst (Data & Transformation) to support business process transformation activities aligned to the delivery of a new enterprise data platform and supporting operating model.

The role will work closely with business stakeholders and technical delivery teams to understand current state ways of working, define future state processes and data usage, and support the transition between states. The position plays a critical role in translating business context and operational needs into clearly articulated requirements and artefacts, acting as a key link between the Data and Analytics business area and the program delivering the new data platform.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with business and technical stakeholders to understand and document current state and future state business processes, including clear articulation of changes required to enable improved data capability and new platform adoption.
• Facilitate workshops and consultations to support process review, refinement, and realignment activities as part of broader transformation initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with a variety of team members and stakeholders, across a range of disciplines, to support development and delivery, transition planning and change management activities.
• Analyse and interpret business context, translating operational needs into clear, structured requirements and consumable artefacts for technical and delivery teams to support development, implementation and adoption of new processes, tools and information flows.
• Identify issues, risks, and dependencies related to business processes, data usage, and platform adoption, and support problem?solving and mitigation activities.
• Support alignment between business processes and data governance practices, including clarity around ownership, definitions, and appropriate use.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of analysis practices, templates, and standards across the program.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Experience operating within large and complex ICT/data and business transformation programs of work.
• Demonstrated experience working as a Business Analyst supporting business change, process improvement, or transformation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills, with the ability to work effectively across business, change, and technical teams.
• Proven ability to understand and clearly articulate business context, ensuring shared understanding across diverse audiences.
• Experience documenting current state and future state processes and supporting transition between states.
• Strong understanding of data concepts and analytics environments, with the ability to act as a liaison between business users and data/technical teams.
• Experience gathering, analysing, and documenting business and functional requirements.
• Ability to identify inefficiencies or improvement opportunities in existing processes and support solutions that align to strategic outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience working with multiple stakeholder groups concurrently and managing competing priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly and pragmatically.
• Experience working with M365 tools, including MS Teams and SharePoint.
• Highly organised, self?managing, and detail?oriented, with a delivery?focused mindset.

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you please contact Anika Starkey- 0427407975- anika.starkey@talentinternational.com

Java Application Developer

Location: Brisbane, CBD // 2 days WFH
Contract: 9 months
Rate: $100 per hour inc. super

Key Responsibilities:
As the Application Developer, you will have responsibility for the following:

• Ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of the team(s) over which you have responsibility. This includes ensuring you and your team members are aware of and observing their responsibilities and obligations including under relevant OIR HSW policies and procedures;
• Consistently aim to deliver quality services and/or solutions that meet business requirements and ensure that goals are accomplished in line with business objectives;
• Perform systems analysis, design and development in relation to new systems or the enhancement of existing systems utilising technologies described in the ‘Desirable skills and knowledge’ section;
• Build all solutions using the standards and practices supported by OIR;
• Adhere to OIR Change and Release Management procedures;
• Resolve application support issues for in-house custom-built applications;
• Provide advice on maintenance and support issues; and
• Perform regular system maintenance tasks.

Desirable skills and knowledge:
A high level of competency with at least five years’ experience is required in relation to the following technologies and development in Java:

• Relevant information technology related tertiary qualification;
• Enterprise Java development (Java 17 or 21);
• JSF (Primefaces or other component library knowledge an asset);
• Web development (incl. HTML5, CSS, Javascript, jQuery);
• Spring 5.x incl. Spring security;
• Hibernate/JPA
• Maven
• Unit and integration testing (Mockito, PowerMock, jUnit);
• Version control (GIT via Atlassian Bitbucket);
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence);
• Web testing principles using tools such as Selenium;
• Oracle database (SQL, PL/SQL);
• Application Server (TomEE or Tomcat based);
• IDE IntelliJ, Eclipse, etc.;
• Deployment and maintenance of Unix and/or Windows hosted solutions;
• Experience working in a software development team with a quality focus (incl. continuous integration, unit tests); and
• Design and development of secure online services and web apps for external stakeholders.

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you please contact Anika Starkey- 0427407975- anika.starkey@talentinternational.com