Talent is partnering with a leading insurance organisation to recruit a Lead Data Engineer for a key data migration program.

This role will play a critical part in migrating legacy data platforms from SQL Server to Azure Databricks, helping modernise the organisation’s data ecosystem and support future analytics capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of data migration solutions from SQL Server to Azure Databricks.

• Develop and optimise data pipelines and transformation processes within the Azure ecosystem.

• Work closely with architects, data engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure successful migration outcomes.

• Ensure data quality, governance, and performance throughout the migration process.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers within the program.

• Identify and mitigate risks associated with large-scale data migrations.

Key Skills & Experience

• Financial Services experience is a must (Insurance is highly beneficial)

• Proven experience leading or delivering data migration programs.

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks.

• Experience working with SQL Server and migrating legacy data platforms to modern cloud environments.

• Strong knowledge of data engineering principles, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data architecture.

• Experience working within financial services environments.

• Exposure to insurance (particularly general insurance) is highly regarded.

• Strong stakeholder communication and problem-solving skills.

If you are interested, please apply now. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Josh.costigan@talentinternational.com

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long standing client, a leading music organisation. We are seeking an IT Process Engineer to join their global technology team.

Role Title: IT Process Engineer

Opportunity: Permanent Career Opportunity

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD (1 day work from home per week + additional flexibility)

Salary: $128,800 inclusive of super + 10% performance bonus

Client Industry: Entertainment / Media

Role Details:

* Design, analyse and optimise IT operational processes to improve efficiency, reliability and service delivery across the enterprise

* Analyse operational data and performance metrics to identify inefficiencies, trends and opportunities for improvement

* Work closely with infrastructure, engineering, security and operations teams to implement process improvements across technology services

* Support ITSM processes including incident, problem and service operations management

* Develop documentation including process maps, SOPs and operational runbooks

* Drive continuous improvement initiatives using methodologies such as ITIL, Agile, DevOps and Lean

Required Skills and Experiences:

* Experience in IT process engineering, service transformation or IT process improvement roles within enterprise environments

* Strong understanding of ITSM / ITIL frameworks and operational service processes

* Experience analysing operational data and identifying opportunities for improvement

* Exposure to ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow or Jira Service Management

* Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams

* Experience working in large enterprise or global technology environments

Additional Details & Benefits:

* Work within a global technology environment collaborating with teams across multiple regions

* Work from home one day per week, with additional flexibility available

* Opportunity to drive meaningful operational improvements within a large enterprise technology organisation

* Competitive salary package including 10% performance bonus

To Apply:

If this sounds like your next opportunity or you would like to hear more, please apply now and submit your resume.

We have partnered with a fast-growing global AdTech organaisation that is looking for an Account Director to join the team here in Sydney. This is a rare opportunity to join an established Ad-Tech company that has been growing here in APAC for the past 5 years.

We are looking for an Account Director with a strong background in digital programmatic sales and who has an excellent network within the tier one agency groups in Sydney.

What are the key responsibilities:

• Delivering against annual and quarterly revenue targets
• Working with the APAC Sales Director to utilise combined contacts and knowledge, to drive the Australian business.
• Building the brand name in the market within specific agency groups in Sydney, as well as independent agencies and direct brands.
• Understand the dynamics of trading and negotiation at a holding company level.
• Provide direction and clear reporting to sales leadership and the account management team.
• Build a world-class customer service mentality with our clients.
• Develop sales collateral with the help of marketing and design teams.
• Arrange and attend sales/client meetings, provide insight on creative concepts, best practices, and technical implementations based on past campaign experiences.

What can you bring:

• Experience in AdTech, digital media industry landscape.
• Currently at a Sales Manager level, or Account Director level.
• Ability to sell digital/programmatic solutions and drive new and existing revenue.
• Amazing contacts within the tier 1 agency groups.
• Is a self-starter and loves working for a global business with a smaller team environment in Sydney.
• Hunger to succeed!
• Fantastic verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Full working rights (our client is unable to sponsor at this stage).

What can we offer:

• 5 weeks annual leave.
• Hybrid working flexibility (3 days in office, 2 days WFH).
• Opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Amazing culture and team environment

Identity & Access Management Engineer (PAM & PKI)

Join one of the world’s leading music companies – home to some of the most iconic artists, labels and creative teams on the planet – as they continue to expand their Tech Security & Identity function and build out their global technology hub in Sydney CBD.

Talent International is partnering with this global organisation to support the growth of their Identity Security capability, with a focus on Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

This is a hands-on IAM engineering role responsible for supporting and improving enterprise PAM and PKI platforms across a large global environment. You’ll work closely with infrastructure, security and application teams to secure privileged identities, manage certificate lifecycles and strengthen identity security controls across cloud and enterprise platforms.

The role offers a salary of up to $135,000 + super, working 4 days onsite in the Sydney CBD office, with Fridays a half-day working remotely from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer and support Privileged Access Management (CyberArk) platforms
• Manage PKI infrastructure and certificate lifecycle processes
• Support privileged account management across users, applications and services
• Contribute to automation and scripting across identity security workflows
• Integrate PAM and PKI capabilities across enterprise systems and cloud platforms
• Troubleshoot identity security issues escalated from TechOps
• Support improvements to automation, platform reliability and security posture

Required Skills & Experience

• 3-4 years’ experience in IAM, Identity Security or Security Engineering roles
• Strong experience with PKI and certificate lifecycle management (a key priority for the role)
• Experience working with CyberArk or Privileged Access Management platforms
• Strong automation capability (PowerShell or scripting)
• Experience working in enterprise security or IAM environments
• Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder collaboration skills

Nice to have

• Experience with Keyfactor or similar certificate lifecycle tools
• Exposure to cloud-based identity security environments
• Experience integrating PAM and PKI with broader security tooling

Team & Structure

• Small and growing Identity Security team
• Global structure across Sydney, Nashville and London
• Reporting into the Tech Security & Identity leadership team
• TechOps supports Level 1 / 2 operational issues, with this role focused on engineering and platform ownership

Technology Environment

• CyberArk – primary Privileged Access Management platform
• PKI infrastructure and certificate lifecycle management
• Keyfactor for certificate lifecycle tooling
• Cloud-first infrastructure and SaaS security platforms
• Automation across identity and security workflows

Why Join?

• Opportunity to help build and shape the Sydney technology hub
• Work with enterprise-scale identity security platforms
• Exposure to both PAM and PKI security domains
• Collaborative global environment across APAC, US and Europe
• Opportunity to influence how identity security capabilities evolve

To Apply

If this sounds like your next step, or you’d like a confidential discussion, please apply now.

Identity & Access Management Engineer (IGA)

Join one of the world’s leading music companies – home to some of the most iconic artists, labels and creative teams on the planet – as they continue to expand their Tech Security & Identity function in Sydney CBD.

Talent International is partnering with this global organisation to support the growth of their Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) capability.

This is a hands-on IAM engineering role focused on building and operating identity governance solutions across a large enterprise environment. You’ll work closely with security, HR, infrastructure and application teams to manage digital identities, access provisioning and governance controls at scale.

The role offers a salary of up to $135,000 + super and operates on a hybrid model with 3 days onsite in the Sydney CBD office.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer and support Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) capabilities
• Integrate enterprise applications into the Saviynt platform
• Build and maintain identity lifecycle workflows (joiner, mover, leaver)
• Support access governance processes including certifications and access reviews
• Work with HR and application teams on onboarding and access workflows
• Troubleshoot complex identity and access issues escalated from Tech Ops
• Contribute to automation and integrations through REST APIs and scripting

Required Skills & Experience

• ~5+ years’ experience in Identity & Access Management or Security Engineering
• Hands-on experience with IGA platforms (Saviynt preferred)
• Experience integrating applications using REST APIs
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory and Azure / Entra ID
• Experience working in enterprise IAM environments
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and stakeholder collaboration skills

Nice to have

• PowerShell scripting
• Exchange / email administration exposure
• ITIL-based environment experience

Team & Structure

• Global Identity Governance team across Nashville, London and Sydney
• Reporting into the Director of Identity Governance, within the Tech Security & Identity organisation
• Tech Ops supports Level 1 / 2 operational issues, with this role focused on Level 3 engineering

Technology Environment

• Saviynt – core identity governance platform
• Workday – identity lifecycle and onboarding
• Active Directory & Azure / Entra ID
• Exchange / email environments
• REST API integrations across 500+ enterprise applications

Why Join?

• Work with a globally recognised music organisation
• Join a growing global IAM programme
• Opportunity to influence identity governance and integrations
• Collaborative team across US, Europe and APAC

To Apply

If this sounds like your next step, or you’d like a confidential discussion, please apply now.

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long-standing client, a global enterprise organisation with a large-scale, modern identity platform, to recruit an Identity / Cloud Operations Engineer within their Technical Operations team.

This role sits at the core of the organisation’s identity infrastructure, supporting systems that underpin secure access across a complex international technology environment. The position offers strong exposure to enterprise-scale identity operations, global infrastructure teams and evolving cloud technologies.

Role Title: Identity / Cloud Operations Engineer
Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney – 4 days onsite + ½ day WFH
Salary: $145,000 + Super + 10% Bonus
Team: Global Technical Operations
Client Environment: Global enterprise organisation

Role Details:

* Operate and support the organisation’s enterprise identity platform across a global infrastructure environment

* Troubleshoot and resolve identity, authentication and access issues across complex enterprise systems

* Provide operational support across Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID

* Work closely with Systems, Network and Identity Engineering teams across Australia, the UK and the US

* Contribute to ITIL-based operational processes including incident, change and problem management

* Participate in the ongoing evolution of the identity platform as the organisation continues to modernise its infrastructure

Required Skills and Experience:

* Strong hands-on experience supporting Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID

* Approximately 4-6 years’ experience across infrastructure, identity operations, systems administration or technical operations

* Demonstrated troubleshooting ability across authentication, identity or access management issues

* Experience working within enterprise or multinational IT environments

* Familiarity with ITIL-style operational disciplines including incident and change management

* Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional technical teams

Nice to Have Experience:

* Exposure to CyberArk (PAM) or other privileged access management tools

* Exposure to IGA platforms such as Saviynt

* Experience working with Microsoft 365 identity integrations

* Scripting or automation exposure (Python or similar)

* Interest in cybersecurity, automation or operational improvement

What Success Looks Like (First 3-6 Months):

* Develop a strong understanding of the organisation’s identity systems, infrastructure and operational processes

* Confidently manage identity-related BAU operations across Active Directory and Entra ID

* Troubleshoot incidents independently and escalate where required

* Begin identifying opportunities to improve processes, automation or operational efficiency

Ideal Candidate Profile:

This role suits someone who enjoys working within operational environments and solving real-world infrastructure challenges. We are seeking someone who demonstrates:

* Strong analytical thinking and structured troubleshooting ability

* Calm and thoughtful decision-making when working with production systems

* Curiosity to understand how identity integrates across wider enterprise platforms

* A proactive mindset and willingness to contribute to operational improvements

* Comfort working within a dynamic global IT environment

Work Structure & On-Call:

* 4 days onsite in Sydney each week

* ½ day working from home

* Participation in a global on-call rotation every third weekend

* Weekend on-call involves 24-hour coverage

Benefits

* Short Fridays – finish at 1pm every Friday
* Hybrid flexibility – Friday work from home
* 2 additional wellbeing days per year
* 5 gifted days leave over Christmas
* Employee Assistance Program
* Retail discounts and employee perks
* Fresh fruit and snacks in office
* Novated leasing and salary sacrifice options
* Up to 30% off award-winning restaurants and accommodation
* Lifestyle benefits including gym memberships and dry-cleaning services

To Apply:

If this sounds like your next opportunity or you would like to hear more, please email @sienna.coatethompson@talent.international or apply now and submit your resume.

Mō mātou| About us

The New Zealand Defence Force spends every hour of every day, 365 days a year contributing to the defence, security and well-being of Aotearoa.

The role of the Internal Audit | Arotake ā-roto team is to provide independent, meaningful, and insightful assurance services to the organisation. As a partner across the organisation the Internal Audit team adds real value, going beyond compliance to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and work proactively to help manage risk.

In the Audit Intelligence team, your data analysis work will touch on many aspects of what the NZDF is about – from camps and bases, overseas posts and governance systems, through to finance, travel and HR systems.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Reporting to the Manager Audit Intelligence, you will work collaboratively to provide data-led audits and analytics. You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality insights that are highly valued by senior stakeholders.

In this role you will get to:

• leverage data to solve interesting and unique problems that lead to tangible improvements
• access and use large datasets to create high-quality data analysis that supports the delivery of audits that are entirely data driven
• provide data analysis expertise and support to fraud investigations when required
• use your love of data and inquisitive mind to generate insights that help the organisation to better understand its data, augment decision making, and drive new initiatives
• contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of data analysis tools and techniques for the team
• work with the military and civilian personnel and teams that make up the NZDF.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and Experience

The right person for this role will offer:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a data analytics, modelling or data intelligence role
• Exceptional technical capability paired with an inquiring, analytical mind
• Attention to detail so sharp it could cut through a corrupted CSV
• A habit of validating data so thoroughly errors don’t survive the process
• Ability to turn technical information and complex data into clear, insightful reports and visualisations
• Practical experience with data tools such as SQL, Access, Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot and VBA
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence and willingness to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders

Experience within an audit environment, or an understanding of audit is preferred, but not essential.

We are undertaking a transformation to modernise our analytical environment. Therefore, experience with data interrogation and visualisation tools such as Power BI, R, Python, and ACL/Arbutus is desirable.

With the opportunity to work with a highly experienced, passionate manager and wider team of experts, an appetite for learning and continuous improvement is a must.

Nōu te rourou | What’s in it for you

Your skills and dedication deserve recognition, and NZDF delivers with competitive pay matched to your experience. But that’s just the beginning – safeguard your loved ones with a fully funded life cover of up to $300,000 and critical illness protection. Other benefits include 5 weeks annual leave per year, discounted additional insurances, free will services and savings schemes for the Defence community. Get expert financial guidance and mortgage broker services. Find all our benefits and more on the Force 4 Families website.

NZDF champions diversity and inclusivity, valuing every member and fuelling their success. We embrace uniqueness, understanding that diverse teams drive creativity, innovation, and excellence. With an open door to all – irrespective of gender, ethnicity, ability, age, or family dynamics – NZDF offers a flexible, empowering work environment. Join us in shaping a brighter future, where everyone thrives.

If you’re interested, we can’t wait to hear from you! For more information and a full position description, Vaishali Thapliyal at vaishali.thapliyal@talentinternational.com Katie Kemp on 021 928 232 to discuss this opportunity further, or click APPLY NOW and submit your CV and cover letter.

Applications for this role will close on Monday 30^th of March.

All applications will be acknowledged electronically.

Cyber Security Engineer

Key Highlights:

• Sydney CBD location with hybrid working

• Work within a well-established higher education environment

• Salary up to $200,000

Role Overview:
This organisation is seeking a hands-on Cyber Security Engineer with a strong infrastructure and engineering background to help strengthen and mature their security capability across a complex hybrid environment. The role will focus on implementing and improving security controls across identity, infrastructure, and network layers, while supporting several ongoing security uplift initiatives.

About the Organisation & Position:
You will join a collaborative cyber security team responsible for strengthening the organisation’s security posture. The role will support several key initiatives including identity and access management improvements and Essential Eight uplift.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and support identity and access management platforms including OKTA and Active Directory

• Contribute to security uplift initiatives, including Essential Eight maturity improvements

• Engineer and implement security controls across hybrid infrastructure (Azure and on-prem)

• Work closely with the cyber security team on technical security implementations

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong engineering background with experience in cyber security or infrastructure security

• Experience with OKTA, Active Directory, or Microsoft Entra ID

• Exposure to Azure or cloud environments

• Experience with next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto, Juniper, Check Point or similar)

• Comfortable working in a hands-on engineering role implementing security solutions

This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative security team delivering meaningful security uplift initiatives, with the chance to work hands-on across identity, infrastructure and cloud while helping shape the organisation’s evolving cyber security capability.

Opportunity knocks…

We are recruiting a Senior Business Analyst to join a key initiative within a financial services environment. This role will support a Salesforce project.

This role requires someone who can operate at a senior level, acting as the bridge between business and technology teams, confidently navigating both technical and business conversations to ensure successful delivery.

Why you’re special…

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst within banking environments.
• Salesforce experience is essential, ideally within transformation or system migration initiatives.
• Ability to operate confidently between business and technology teams.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple teams.
• Strong technical analysis capability as well as business documentation, including experience producing integration requirements documentation.

What’s in it for you…

• Play a key role in a Salesforce implementation.
• High stakeholder engagement across business and technology teams.
• Opportunity to contribute to a critical system migration initiative.

Please note we are only able to consider candidates in NZ with relevant working rights for this role.

Opportunity knocks…

Our client is recruiting a Lead Business Analyst to work as part of an enterprise wide platform implementation. This role not only involves overseeing a team of Business Analysts but also requires a hands on approach to business analysis. You will play a crucial role in influencing and managing stakeholders and ensuring the successful alignment of cross-functional teams in this critical project.

Why you’re special…

• Proven experience as a Lead Business Analyst, you are able to lead a team whilst remaining hands on.
• For this role you must have banking, and more specifically, lending experience.
• You have worked on large transformation projects.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across a variety of teams including vendors.
• Strong hands-on business analysis capabilities, including the ability to document comprehensive business requirements.

What’s in it for you…

• Play a key role in a major enterprise transformation programme.
• Lead and mentor a team, whilst shaping how analysis is delivered across the programme and ensuring continuous improvement.
• Strategic and hands-on role – with high stakeholder visibility.
• Long-term project with strong runway.

Please note we are only able to consider candidates in NZ with relevant working rights for this role.

Our client within the education sector is seeking an experienced User Experience (UX) Lead to support a major digital transformation initiative.

In this role you will lead user experience activities across enterprise systems and digital platforms, ensuring solutions are intuitive, accessible, and aligned with user needs. Playing a key role in shaping UX strategy, guiding design practices, and ensuring consistency across digital products and services.

As the UX Lead, you will drive user-centred design activities including research, journey mapping, and usability validation. You will work closely with Business Analysts, product teams, and technical stakeholders to translate user insights into actionable design improvements across enterprise platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct user research to understand tasks, needs, and pain points
• Develop user journey maps, personas, and task flows to inform system design
• Translate research insights into UX recommendations and design improvements
• Lead usability testing and design validation sessions with end users
• Define and guide UX strategy and governance across digital programs
• Review wireframes, prototypes, and design artefacts for usability and accessibility
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product leads, and Business Analysts
• Support UX standards, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentor and guide junior UX designers or researchers where required

About You

• Proven experience leading UX initiatives within complex digital environments
• Experience managing teams of designers.
• Strong background in user-centred design, research, and usability testing
• Experience developing UX strategy and design governance frameworks
• Proficiency with UX tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills
• A strong portfolio demonstrating UX leadership and measurable improvements in user experience

If you would like to know more, please contact Milly Kerei-Keepa at milly.kerei-keepa@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now

What’s in it for you:

• Join a mission driven investment management firm
• Grow within a company that invests in YOU
• Melbourne CBD + Working from home options

The Role:

We are seeking an AWS Data Engineer to deliver marketing technology capabilities for Advisors. You will collaborate with technical leads, architects, and senior stakeholders across business, technology, and global MarTech teams to drive platform delivery and road map outcomes. In this role, you will design and maintain data pipelines across CRM (Microsoft Dynamics), Marketo, Kaltura, and Adobe Experience Platform (AEP/CDP). You will ensure accurate identity resolution, audience segmentation, and data activation to support personalised marketing journeys.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Pipeline Engineering
• Design and optimise ingestion pipelines (batch and streaming) from CRM, Marketo, and Kaltura into CDP using AWS Lambda, S3.
• Enable flows to downstream platforms (SFMC, AJO, Marketo, Adobe Target).
• Data Modelling
• Develop and maintain logical and physical data models to support CDP ingestion and identity resolution.
• Ensure schema alignment across CRM, Marketo, event platforms, and CDP.
• Leveraging AI Data tools to enhance data led decisions.
• Adobe CDP Support & Optimisation
• Maintain and enhance Adobe Real-Time CDP schemas, datasets, and identity stitching.
• Manage governance labels and compliance standards.
• Cross-Platform Enablement
• Collaborate with marketing teams to activate audiences across channels.
• Configure real-time triggers and penalisation workflows.
• Monitoring & Quality Assurance
• Implement data quality checks, troubleshoot ingestion issues, and ensure schema alignment.
• Security & Compliance
• Champion a security-first approach and ensure GDPR/CCPA compliance.

Key Competencies:

• Experience with Adobe Experience Platform (AEP/CDP) and MarTech ecosystems – AJO/Marketo/SFMC.
• Proficiency in AWS services (Lambda, S3) and API integrations.
• Familiarity with CRM systems integration, Marketo, and Kaltura event platform APIs for data extraction and synchronisation.
• Strong data modeling skills for designing schemas, mapping attributes, and ensuring compatibility with CDP ingestion and identity stitching.
• Diagnosing and resolving intricate problems across APIs, data flows, and platform integrations.
• AWS and Adobe certifications (AEP/RTCDP) highly desirable.
• Ability to apply AI-driven tools and approaches for automation, penalisation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Understanding System Architecture for Scalability and designing resilient solutions that maintain performance under load and ensure high availability.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

What’s in it for you:

• Join a mission-driven investment management firm
• Grow within a company that invests in YOU
• Melbourne CBD + Working from home options

Apply today for a confidential chat.