The opportunity

Our client is a community focused federal government agency. They have an exciting opportunity available for multiple EL1 Lead Actuarial Analysts to join the team.

12-month initial contract with opportunity for extension.
Competitive daily rates up to $1100 including superannuation (Dependent on experience – 5 years minimum), with the option to be based out of Richmond or Geelong.

Hybrid working environment, consisting of two days working from home, with the remaining 3 on site each week.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing, leading, managing, and taking responsibility for deliverables of data analysis, policy proposal briefs, and key stakeholder management as the assistant director
• Producing and communicating detailed technical, professional, and policy advice on complex problems to internal and external stakeholders
• Researching and implementing innovative techniques and interdisciplinary methods to solve business issues
• Designing statistical, mathematical, and various data science models to conduct analytical work that addresses business issues, NDIA initiatives, and the development of new products for the NDIA and the NDIS
• Collaborating across teams, building relationships within ADA and other stakeholders, including Agency Policy Branch, Home and Living, Legal teams, Service Design, Office of CIO, etc.
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, and presenting the outcomes of work undertaken, tailored to context and stakeholders.

Technical skills

• Python & R scripting & development skills
• Extensive experience of commonly used Python & R
• Libraries/packages (e.g. for Python: NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, spacy, ntlk)
• AWS/Azure – CLI & SDK development
• Gitlabs, Jenkins, Azure DevOps/other pipeline development
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Exposure/working knowledge of bash scripts, Make files Methodical and process driven.

Please note that you must be an Australian Citizen to be eligible for this role.

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Submit your resume, or for further information please contact samuel.beckett@talentinternational.com

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER TRAINEESHIP – Software Graduate Program

About Outback Talent:
Outback Talent is a leading national Indigenous Business specialising in IT, Digital and Professional Recruitment.

They are passionate about ensuring that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have opportunities to engage in business and commerce to have their own journey of self-determination. Our organisation creates innovative programs, resources, and activities to engage young people (and those young at heart) to consider jobs in technology – Jobs of the future! Working with our customers, we build strong support systems and guide you along your best career pathway.

About the opportunity:
Outback Talent is seeking a motivated Graduate Software Engineer to join our client’s team. You will be involved in the development and delivery of software systems that support critical Government programs. This is a fantastic opportunity for recent graduates who are eager to work in the defence and aerospace industry, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to real-world applications.

The Developer provides design, development, testing and implementation of changes to the Application.

Responsibilities

• Collates and maintains a task list which is up to date and by which the Development Lead/Patch Lead can be kept appraised of the status and priority of all tasks.
• Build strong and collaborative relationships with clients and our team members
• Responsible for their individual scope, schedule and quality of code, documentation and test deliverables.
• Planning and Estimating – Build realistic effort estimates for work assigned
• Design and Build – Ownership of the analyse, design and implement phases for work assigned
• Test – Responsible for the execution of system tests and compliance with test procedures for the work assigned.
• Transition – Provide service transition activities such as knowledge transition for work assigned.

Requirements

• Must hold Australian Citizenship
• Be available to work on site in either Canberra or Melbourne
• ICT degree (or TAFE qualification)

How to apply:
Click “Apply now” or to fast track your application, send your resume to Jordan at jordan.wagstaff@outbacktalent.com

The Role

Our government client is seeking a Licensing Adviser to support their team during the busy renewal period. This role involves managing more complex applications, and providing advice. The contract runs until August 2025, with the potential to extend. This position is ideal for candidates with legal or regulatory experience.

Responsibilities

• Process and review complex practising certificate applications, including foreign lawyer registrations.
• Provide advice on regulatory requirements and complex cases.
• Act as an escalation point for high-level inquiries.
• Ensure effective and timely communication with stakeholders and team members.

About You

• Experience in legal or regulatory environments, with a focus on complex case management.
• Time management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for engaging with stakeholders.
• A legal degree or equivalent experience is highly desirable.

If this sounds like you, APPLY NOW or email Ahmad at ahmad.jahfar@talentinternational.com.

Our client is a leading national retailer currently seeking a Data Scientist to deliver across a range of projects enhancing customer experience.

Your new role will see you delivering seamless and proactive services across the business. By articulating customer opportunity, commercial benefit and data findings you will provide invaluable insights to the business. Internally, you will help promote the use of advanced analytics and help demonstrate the value behind business decisions.

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in advanced analytics/ data science/ measurement science and/or econometrics
• Experience designing and delivering AI solutions
• Technical skills across regression, clustering, decision trees, machine learning etc.
• Prior experience working with R, Python, PowerBI, Hive, Spark etc.
• Retail industry exposure is advantageous but not essential

Our client is offering an initial 6 month contract with the view to extension. Offices are based in Melbourne’s inner suburbs with a requirement to be onsite 3 days per week.

For more information feel free to contact Melissa Haddad at melissa.haddad@talentinternational.com

Communication Specialist

Our client is looking for an experienced Communication Specialist to support a major IT transformation program. This role will focus on developing and executing communication strategies, engaging stakeholders, and delivering clear, targeted messaging to both internal and external audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement communication strategies and engagement plans to align with program goals.
• Create and manage digital content, including e-newsletters, presentations, and intranet features using MS365, Yammer, and SharePoint.
• Write and edit high-quality materials for diverse audiences, including senior leadership and technical teams.
• Support employee engagement during change initiatives with materials like FAQs, talking points, and discussion packs.
• Collaborate with project teams to communicate complex technical concepts clearly across the organization.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in communication strategy for large programs or technology transformations.
• Strong writing, editing, and PowerPoint skills; experience with MS365 tools.
• Ability to simplify complex technical information for diverse audiences.
• Previous experience working closely with IT & engineering departments will be highly regraded.
• Background in project management, change management, or infrastructure communications is a plus.
• Must be Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain a government security clearance

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangement with convenient CBD office location.
• Get in early on an enterprise IT transformation program
• Attractive daily rate
• High likelihood of contract extension

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

Our client is looking for a skilled Substation Design Engineer to support the Primary Design team, providing engineering expertise for substation projects. This role involves scoping, designing, and estimating projects, while ensuring the development and implementation of technical policies for distribution, sub transmission, and transmission assets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering design for substations and network connections, ensuring compliance with standards and customer requirements.
• Continuously improve design processes for efficiency, quality, and safety.
• Ensure designs consider the entire asset lifecycle and liaise with stakeholders.
• Review and approve engineering solutions, proposals, and manufacturer drawings.
• Drive innovation in design practices and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Mentor design personnel and provide technical guidance.
• Develop and implement design-related policies and procedures.

Key Requirements:

• Proficient in AutoCAD design and solving complex engineering problems.
• Expert in substation design up to 500kV, with knowledge of Australian Standards.
• Experience integrating renewable power generation and BESS into grids.
• Strong skills in design scoping, estimating, and preparing bids.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, OH&S Act, and ‘Safety in Design’ guidelines.
• Experience with electrical design studies (e.g., cable rating, short-circuit forces).
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and leadership skills.

If you would like to know more, please contact Milly on 0476865411 / Milly.Kerei-keepa@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now!

• 12 month ongoing contract
• Oversee a invoice processing system upgrade
• Must have experience with SAP and Finance

Our client is on the lookout for a Jnr PM with a background in Business Analysis to lead a Invoice Processing System upgrade.

Requirements:

• 5+ year working as Project Manager or Business Analyst managing project budgets around $500k- $1M
• Must have experience with SAP with a good understanding of Finance systems
• Experience with Invoicing will be highly regarded
• End to end project oversight – Gathering requirements to delivery and change management
• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management

Benefits:

• 12 month ongoing contract to start ASAP
• Central CBD location – 2 days WFH
• Competitive package on offer
• Excellent role for a Business Analyst to step into a Project Management role

If you would like to know more information please contact Sean Mantri on 0420 425 141/ sean.mantri@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now!

• 24 month ongoing fixed term contract with the option to go permanent
• Competitive package on offer + bonus
• Interview and start in Jan

The Role
Our client is currently on the lookout for a Senior Oracle Database Administrator to be responsible for the design, deployment and maintenance of Oracle databases. You will optimise the environments for analysis and leverage their proficiency in various ICT systems, services, coding languages and databases to develop enterprise data solutions.

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years designing and deploying Oracle databases
• Must have experience working in Linux envionments
• Experience with Oracle Exadata is mandatroy
• Familiarity with Oracle database technologies – Solaris, SPARC, GoldenGate – nice to have
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot issues in Oracle databases
• Experience in Oracle upgrade and maintenance activities

Benefits:

• Secure ongoing role with a guaranteed conversion to permanent
• Competitive package on offer + bonus
• 2 days WFH
• Interview and start early next year

If you would like to know more please contact Sean Mantri on 0420 425 141/sean.mantri@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now!

The Opportunity
Our client is a community focused Federal Government Agency. They have an exciting opportunity available for an APS5 Strategic Communications Officer to assist the Internal Communications Branch in ensuring effective development and implementation of multi-channel communications and engagement strategies to support key initiatives across the Agency.
Initial contract until the 31st of December, with the view for extension, offering an APS5 hourly rate of $55.24 + Super, to be based out of clients Richmond or Geelong office.

Responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrating exceptional organisation skills and high attention to detail.
• Championing plain English and ensuring all collateral is accessible and aligns with the Agency style and branding guidelines.
• Leading through example, serving as a trusted communications expert, helping key internal stakeholders and business partners deliver the objectives of each project.
• Drafting clear, concise and effective messaging for different internal audiences, reviewing and providing feedback.
• Contributing in the development and delivery of different communications plans, progressing approvals and coordination of go-live collateral.
• Identifying and developing important internal stakeholder relationships, addressing and resolving any emerging challenges with stakeholders.
• Evaluating the impact of communications, identifying any future learnings and determining whether the identified objectives for each project have been achieved.
• Supporting team members with administration, technical and procedural tasks.

Key skills required:

• Drafting clear, concise and effective communication materials for different internal audiences, reviewing and providing feedback.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure, in a reactive and changing environment.
• Exceptional organisational skills and high attention to detail.
• Australian Citizenship is a mandatory requirement to be eligible to work for this Federal Government Agency.

Desirable skills to have for the role

• Previous government experience, with the ability to understand and navigate a complex environment.
• Plain English and accessibility experience.
• Strong stakeholder management skills – developing important internal stakeholder relationships.

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Submit your resume, or for further information please contact samuel.beckett@talentinternational.com for more information!

Company

IT Consulting company working with an Australian Bank.

Requirements

• OBP Developers with hands-on experience in OBP product
• Experience in EBPO initiatives
• Strong proficiency in Java, OSB (Oracle Service Bus), SOAP, REST
• Experience integrating with third-party systems (Veda, Experian, QBE, etc.)
• Familiarity with AWS, microservices (Java 8, Spring Boot, Node.js, JavaScript, Docker)

Interested? Hit APPLY NOW or email your latest CV to josh.dmonte@talentinternational.com

• Contract until end of June 2025 – Government Department
• CBD Location – Hybrid working Arrangement
• UX, UI Design – Background developing in Drupal

The role
This Government Department is seeking a Drupal Developer. In this role you will help create visually engaging, user-friendly, and responsive website on the Drupal platform with a focus on UX, UI Design.

Responsibilities

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in web design, preferably with experience working on Drupal websites.
• A strong portfolio showcasing expertise in website UI/UX design.
• Extensive experience in responsive and mobile-first web design
• Strong understanding of web accessibility standards and best practices (WCAG)
• Knowledge of on-page SEO techniques to optimise web content for search engines.
• Meticulous attention to detail, coupled with excellent time management and organizational skills.

What’s in it for you:

• Contract until end of June 2025 – Government Department
• CBD Location – Hybrid working Arrangement
• Collaborative and Supportive Environment

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

• Initial 6-month contract – Strong chance of Extension
• Melbourne CBD – Hybrid working arrangement
• Manage Salesforce CRM

Our Victorian Government client is looking for a Release Manager to provide governance, readiness and cut-over control with the progression and implementation of Salesforce.

Key Responsibilities:

• Development and application of governance and processes to transition projects to ‘business as usual’ (BAU).
• Planning release windows and cycles across portfolios
• Ensuring deployments into target environments are completed successfully and governed.
• Implementation of an end to end business/technical release management release process
• Facilitate release forward scheduling, release planning, governance and cutover activities
• Support Streams and Product Owners in the coordination of release business readiness activities
• Initiating and overseeing the development of technical guides and training for external functionality

You will have:

• Strong experience working as a Release Manager
• Strong experience release planning, governance and cutover activities
• Salesforce experience is highly regarded
• Solid technical background with an ability to address testing, release management , environments or readiness issues
• Extensive project lifecycle experience understanding the release, delivery of projects in its entirety.
• Extensive stakeholder engagement experience

What’s in it for you:

• Initial 6-month contract – Strong chance of Extension
• Melbourne CBD – Hybrid working arrangement
• Manage Salesforce CRM

Please apply today to secure an interview or call Sarah Jordan on 9236 7765.