EL1 SAS Administrator

Surry Hills

12 Months Contract

Talent International is working in partnership with a federal government organisation to assist in sourcing an experienced ‘SAS Administrator’.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and maintain the SAS Viya environment, including installation, configuration, and upgrades of SAS software.
• Configure system settings, data sources, and workflows to optimise performance requirements.
• Monitor system health and activity logs, identifying and troubleshooting any potential issues
• Manage Role based access using identity federation (preferably OAuth /OpenID Connect) within SAS Viya platform adhering to security best practices and standards.
• Oversee the integration of various data sources into the SAS environment.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and availability for analytics and reporting purposes.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes to support data analytics initiatives.
• Provide technical support to SAS users, addressing and resolving issues promptly.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system and application problems related to the SAS environment.
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to resolve hardware, software, and network issues affecting the SAS platform.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for SAS administration, including procedures, guidelines, and best practices.
• Provide training and support to users and team members on SAS tools and functionalities.
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to enhance the SAS skills of the team and users.

Key Criteria:

• 3+ years of experience with implementing, administering SAS environments, especially Viya platform, products, architecture and supporting technologies.
• Fundamental understanding of SAS Visual Investigator, architecture and implementation best practices
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, scripting languages, REST APIs and cloud computing technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management, Data Security and Backup/Recovery procedures for SAS Viya.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes including deployments and services.
• MUST have Australian Citizenship to apply.

If you would be interested in this role please submit your cover letter & CV in Word format only by clicking the “APPLY NOW” button below or anna.au@talentinternational.com

Our Client

Our client is a key government agency in a large-scale portfolio designed to bring together Australia’s law enforcement, national and transport security, and multicultural affairs. They provide the central coordination, strategy, and policy in relation to cyber security and infrastructure resilience, immigration and border security, counterterrorism, protection of sovereignty and citizenship.

The Role

Our client is seeking the engagement of an experienced Business Analyst to undertake strategic business and policy analysis in order to drive forward a key capability platform. The successful candidate will be essential to the delivery of new and enhanced systems and technology that supports our client’s core business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Strategic business and policy analysis and mapping to inform future business planning and design
• Gap analysis to determine if existing capabilities meet future visualisation capability
• Development of innovative solutions to business challenges
• Definition and documentation of new business practices and processes
• Organisation and facilitation of workshops to extract business requirements
• Modelling and mapping of business processes

Skills and Experience

• Proven working experience as a Business Analyst
• Ability to produce business requirements documentation
• Experience in Agile delivery methodologies

It is a requirement of this position that the successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen and hold a current Baseline security clearance.

Applications

To apply for this opportunity, please click ‘APPLY.’ For further information, please contact Vamshi Krishna on 02 6285 3500 or email Vamshi.Krishna@talentinternational.com.

Our Client

Our client is a federal department which is instrumental in the development and implementation of policies and programs to ensure Australia’s farming, fisheries, food, and forestry industries remain sustainable, profitable, and competitive, and supports the sustainable and productive use of water resources. They employ approximately 5000 staff across offices, airports, mail centres, shipping ports, laboratories and abattoirs in capital cities, regional centres, and rural communities nationwide.

The Role

An experienced Business Analyst is sought to support a data maturity project within our client’s data and analytics centre. Working in close collaboration with the Program Manager as part of the transformation taskforce, the Business Analyst will develop the maturity project to ensure delivery of advanced analytics products and high-quality data that can be transformed into information to improve risk identification, management, and decision-making capabilities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Undertake business analysis to identify and plan deliverables and outcomes
• Stakeholder engagement, with a focus on managing relationships to ensure delivery of project objectives
• Engagement with business stakeholders to understand business needs and document business and information architecture
• Contribute to process improvements to transform data maturity towards an enterprise capability
• Provide direction to stakeholders regarding the transformation of data capabilities
• Align project to whole of government strategies and initiatives

Skills and Experience

• Experience in business analysis and enterprise transformation/data projects within government settings
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, requirements elicitation and management of work packages
• Ability to develop project documentation and reporting
• Experience building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships
• Ability to meet deadlines in an Agile environment
• Relevant qualifications in Business Analysts and/or comparable industry experience in data and analytics environments

It is a requirement of this position that the successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen and eligible to obtain a Baseline security clearance.

Applications

To apply for this opportunity, please click ‘APPLY.’ For further information, please contact Vamshi Krishna on 02 6285 3500 or email Vamshi.Krishna@talentinternational.com.

Our Client

Our client is a unique government agency which works closely with a range of national and international partners to create connections and gather information to protect Australia from serious threats. They deliver information-sharing solutions at the state, territory, and federal levels to ensure that essential information is available to all law enforcement agencies across Australia.

Location: ACT (Onsite only)

It is a requirement of this position that the successful candidate must hold a current NV1 security clearance or higher.

About The Role

The Delivery Manager reporting directly to the Program Manager and Program Director regarding solutions and delivery of large-scale ICT application development projects.

The Delivery Manager will:

• Liaising between the Program’s senior management and delivery teams to ensure releases are in line with the Program’s schedule and deliverables

• Providing input into the Program Management Plan and the development of program increments and associated schedules

• Providing leadership and direction to a release train and ensuring employees maintain a high-level of specialist, professional and/or technical expertise through coaching and training, and implementing and promoting a climate of change and continuous improvement

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated success and experience managing large complex ICT application development projects following agile principles and ‘scrum’ methods (over 5 years’ experience).

• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and manage project risks, and troubleshoot project issues

• Knowledge and experience applying agile delivery principles and practices.

• Relevant ICT qualifications and/or industry certifications

Applications

To apply for this opportunity, please click ‘APPLY.’ For further information, please contact Sanat Anmadwar on email Sanat.Anmadwar@talentinternational.com

Our Client

Our client is a unique government agency which works closely with a range of national and international partners to create connections and gather information to protect Australia from serious threats. They deliver information-sharing solutions at the state, territory, and federal levels to ensure that essential information is available to all law enforcement agencies across Australia.

Location: ACT (Onsite only)

It is a requirement of this position that the successful candidate must hold a current NV1 security clearance or higher.

About The Role

Our client is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to deliver essential cloud capabilities, with a focus on M365, Azure, and Fabric, in alignment with the ACSC Essential 8. The successful candidate will be a cloud subject matter expert with a proven track record in the delivery of cloud capability and sufficient Commonwealth Security experience to assist with accreditation and incident response.

The Senior Cloud Engineer will:

• Provide technical expertise to ensure continued operation of a range of cloud platforms
• Ensure current and future business requirements are met
• Foster strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure currency and sustainability of cloud platforms
• Deliver cloud and platform outcomes

The successful candidate will be required to participate in the Cloud Operations on-call roster.

Skills and Experience:

• Broad knowledge and technical skills in contemporary Cloud domains
• Strong skills in enterprise Cloud environments, with emphasis on Azure, M365 and Fabric
• Experience integrating Cloud capabilities in a multi-vendor environment
• Ability to undertake administration of secure cloud environments in compliance with the Essential 8 and ISM
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical capabilities
• Tertiary ICT qualifications and/or equivalent industry experience

Applications

To apply for this opportunity, please click ‘APPLY.’ For further information, please contact Sanat Anmadwar on email Sanat.Anmadwar@talentinternational.com

The opportunity
Our client is a large federal government agency. They have multiple great opportunities for APS6 Data Analysts to join a large data analytics and business intelligence team on a long term program of work.

• Richmond or Geelong based, hybrid work from home
• Great rates negotiable, 12 months initial contract plus future extensions
• Federal government role – must have Australian Citizenship

The role
As an APS6 Data Analyst, you will join a team that develops, governs, and maintains an enterprise data warehouse, as well as the reporting platforms and production content. They design and build Business Intelligence (BI) interventions and prototype analytic solutions and reports, identifying trends and drivers of performance. Your responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Understand the strategy and the changing needs of the organisation. Capture business requirements and underlying data and reporting needs
• Translate subject-matter expert and stakeholder discussion into data and reporting products and insights
• Translate key data insights into value adding products for stakeholders
• Articulate complex information into simple messages that can be consumed by key stakeholders with varied levels of data literacy
• Design and build reports, dashboards and data products that support business processes and deliver business insight
• Drive best practice across the Analytics Chapter to ensure consistent analytics methodology and approach
• Mentoring and leading of junior analysts

About you

To be considered for these roles you will need:

• Strong experience as a Data Analyst
• Strong ability to design and build reports, dashboards and data products that support business processes and deliver business insights
• Demonstrated ability to translate key data insights into value adding products
• Experience working in an industrialised cloud Data Lake and/or EDW environment
• Strong programming experience (SAS, SQL, Python, R, etc)
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to engage with stakeholders, and the ability to simplify complex concepts for stakeholders with varied levels of data literacy
• Process Mapping skills, with the ability to translate discussion into data flows and process documentation

Please note that our client is a federal government department and they can only consider applicants who are Australian Citizens.

Apply:
Please submit your resume ASAP. For more information, please contact jarrodd.edwards@talentinternational.com.

• 12 months + 6 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 the engagement of a skilled Data Analyst to join their analytics team responsible for the development and maintenance of an enterprise data warehouse as well as the design and build of Business Intelligence interventions. The Data Analyst will provide essential subject matter expertise, supporting the development of analytics solutions and reports that will identify trends and drivers of performance.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Capturing of business requirements and underlying data and reporting needs
• Translation of SME and stakeholder discussions into data and reporting products
• Translation of key data insights into value adding products for stakeholders
• Articulating complex information into simple messages for stakeholders at all levels of data literacy
• Design and build of reports, dashboard, and data products to deliver key business insights
• Drive analytics best practice

Skills and Experience

• Ability to translate data insights into products
• High level analytical and evaluation skills
• Strong programming experience – SAS, SQL etc.
• Experience working in an industrialised cloud Data Lake and/or EDW environment
• Ability to translate discussion into data flows and process documentation

It is a requirement of this position that the successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen and eligible to obtain a Baseline security clearance.

Applications
To apply for this opportunity, please click ‘APPLY.’ For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com.

The opportunity
Our client is a large federal government agency. They have a great opportunity for an EL1 SAS Administrator with experience in administrating SAS Viya to join on a long term program of work.

• Richmond or Geelong based, hybrid work from home
• Great rates negotiable, 12 months initial contract plus future extensions
• Federal government role – must have Australian Citizenship

The role
As an EL1 SAS Administrator, you will be responsible for the installation, configuration, administration and support of SAS Viya environments. You work closely with investigators, analysts, and other IT professionals to ensure optimal performance and user experience. Your responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Administer and maintain the SAS Viya environment, including installation, configuration, and upgrades of SAS software
• Configure system settings, data sources, and workflows to optimise performance requirements
• Monitor system health and activity logs, identifying and troubleshooting any potential issues
• Manage Role based access using identity federation (preferably OAuth /OpenID Connect) within SAS Viya platform adhering to security best practices and standards
• Oversee the integration of various data sources into the SAS environment
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and availability for analytics and reporting purposes
• Develop and maintain ETL processes to support data analytics initiatives
• Provide technical support to SAS users, addressing and resolving issues promptly
• Troubleshoot and resolve system and application problems related to the SAS environment
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to resolve hardware, software, and network issues affecting the SAS platform
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for SAS administration, including procedures, guidelines, and best practices
• Provide training and support to users and team members on SAS tools and functionalities
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to enhance the SAS skills of the team and users

About you
To be considered for these roles you will need:

• experience with implementing, administering SAS environments, especially Viya platform, products, architecture and supporting technologies
• Fundamental understanding of SAS Visual Investigator, architecture and implementation best practices
• knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, scripting languages, REST APIs and cloud computing technologies
• Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management, Data Security and Backup/Recovery procedures for SAS Viya
• Familiarity with Kubernetes including deployments and services
• Relevant certifications in SAS administration and data analytics, experience with OpenSearch and Amazon EKS, and experience implementing security best practices for SAS Viya environment are all highly desirable

Please note that our client is a federal government department and they can only consider applicants who are Australian Citizens.

Apply:
Please submit your resume ASAP. For more information, please contact jarrodd.edwards@talentinternational.com.

Talent International are currently recruiting experienced Senior Case Officer (Contact center based role) to work for an Australian federal government client based in Sydney CBD. This position is a 12 month contract with the view to possibly extend. This position is equivalent to Federal Government EL1 level so will be paying a daily rate between $500-600 per day plus superannuation.

About The Role

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Case Officer with excellent customer service skills to join our clients Technology Facilitated Abuse support service. In this role, you will provide crucial assistance to victim-survivors and frontline workers who support them, addressing a variety of inquiries through inbound and outbound calls, webforms, and emails.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and respond to complex and often confronting inquiries, providing trauma-informed support and guidance.
• Offer step-by-step advice on navigating online and digital technologies related to technology-facilitated abuse.
• Develop expertise in technology misuse and its impact on individuals, particularly within the context of domestic and family violence.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of team SOPs, templates, and processes.
• Collaborate internally and with other divisions, such as Investigations, to ensure comprehensive support.
• Provide insights to leadership on service delivery and support continuous improvement.
• Practice self-care and promote team wellbeing, ensuring a supportive and resilient work environment.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to enhance service effectiveness.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience in contact centre operations or similar support environments, providing sensitive and complex support.
• Professional qualifications or credentials in social work, counselling, mental health support, or related fields.

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with sound judgment.
• Communicate effectively and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
• Understand organizational objectives and link them to broader government goals.
• Solve problems creatively and manage risks proactively.

• Take responsibility for meeting objectives and progressing work.
• Show initiative and respond proactively to client needs.
• Maintain effort and momentum despite challenges or setbacks.
• Support and foster a healthy work environment consistent with APS code of conduct and values.
• Maintain a strong understanding of technology-facilitated abuse and its relation to domestic and family violence.
• Knowledge of technologies used in abuse, including internet and mobile technologies, encryption, social media, and tracking applications.

If you are interested and can demonstrate all the above then please apply now. To apply for this role please send through your resume along with a cover letter outing your experience and addressing the essential requirements. For further information, you may contact Jessica Abboud on 02 8240 9516 for a confidential discussion.

• EL1 Organisational Change Manager – Federal Government Agency
• Contract Term: Initial contract until June 2025 + 2 x 12M possible extension options
• ACT Location / Flexible working arrangements could be negotiated

Our client is seeking a labour hire contractor at EL1 equivalent level to join the Policy Program and Engagement Division.

About the role
The Change Manager will be responsible for assessing, designing and delivering change management activities across the following projects: Aged Care, Allied Health, Pathology & Diagnostic Imaging, Medicines Manage, etc, to support the overall strategic objectives.

The primary responsibilities will include creating and implementing change management strategies and plans that maximise adoption and supporting and managing key internal stakeholder relationships to effectively embed change.

Skills and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualifications are desirable
• Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing and evaluating organisational change management requirements
• Demonstrated experience in applying a structured methodology and leading organisational change management activities
• Excellent organisational skills
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with confronting and complex situations and information
• Government experience is highly desirable.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• To be eligible for employment in this role, you must be an Australian citizen, has up-to-date police check with no qualifications or disclosable outcomes.

How to Apply:
To apply for this opportunity, please submit your application, including a current CV, a statement of capability of up to 500 words, and contact details for two referees (who will only be contacted if the candidate progresses past the interview stage), to Connie at Talent International by clicking the “APPLY NOW” button.

Project Manager (Logistics & Procurement)

This will require you to be NV2 level cleared as a minimum.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Business Manager in delivering procurement related tasks in support of the day-today capability requirements. These include:
• Procurement of Program related inventory (being the lead on all procurement life-cycle requirements)
• Receipting of purchased inventory (incoming orders, handover for asset recording)
• Transport coordination (hire vehicles, freight, safe hand transport advice)
• Manage planned maintenance and warranty issues with OEMs for inventory
• Disposals (lead for program disposal of inventory)
• Stakeholder engagement for future acquisitions (R&D as required)
• Offsite Facility Management (lock/unlock responsibility, facility maintenance).
• Identify and engage with relevant industry and stakeholders and government agencies in support of delivering procurement outcomes.
• Assist in providing logistic oversite to the management and governance of managed assets.
• Assist in the support of periodic governance assurance audits and tasking’s related to achieving audit outcomes.
• Be prepared to provide support to conduct any delivery of logistic training on day-to-day business systems.
• Manage assets for the entry into service, ongoing sustainment and other aspects associated with relevant projects as directed by the Commonwealth Representative.
• Work collaboratively with the Commonwealth Representative’s staff to ensure asset management is economical, effective, efficient and ethical.
• Liaise with other agencies and organisations in relation to management and oversight of specialist equipment.
• Conduct investigations into every discrepancy arising from stocktakes.

About you;

• Past experience in project management relating to procurement, logistic or warehouse environment role (Industry or Government).
• Experience in working with sensitive and confidential information whilst maintaining a high level of self-awareness;
• Experience and confidence in liaising with other agencies and organisations in relation to project management and oversight of specialist project equipment;
• Demonstrated initiative to remain motivated and above to work with limited supervision or independently; and
• Demonstrated ability to communicate fluently orally and in writingbe able to present complex information to technical and non-technical chain.

If you are interested in finding out more about these positions, please forward your updated CV to Alice Tan and Tracy Kandiah by clicking the “APPLY NOW” button. Alternatively, please call for a confidential chat on 9221 3300. For a list of all vacant positions, please see our website www.talentinternational.com

As the Business Process Improvement Officer, this role will primarily be responsible for leading and managing the development and execution of the client’s business improvement initiative. The officer will also drive the development and maintenance of the client’s governance frameworks and procedures and oversee the policy and project functions. In addition, this role includes providing research, analysis, consultation and liaison services in support of key strategic and operational projects across the agency.

Key Responsibilities
1. Leads and manages the design, development, implementation and reporting of improvements to business processes, related systems and frameworks, in consultation with the senior management and relevant stakeholders.
2. Defines and manages project interdependencies, engaging and supporting the wider project teams, impacted stakeholders and managing issues as required.
3. Drives the implementation of improvement initiatives, in line with change management best principles.
4. Establishes and maintains effective communication channels with project teams, internal and external stakeholders.
5. Develops strategic insights and conducts analysis as part of both reviewing project performance end identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
6. Monitors and consolidates project/program deliverables, schedules and resources.
7. Provide oversight in the maintenance of governance frameworks including policies, procedures and templates to enable managers to undertake core corporate activities.
8. Assist in the preparation of Executive, Board and Ministerial papers or presentations.
9. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including managers, employees, volunteers, business partners and government agencies.
10. Comply with statutory regulations and government requirements that are applicable to the client.
11. Ensuring that governance functions are delivered to meet statutory requirements, corporate goals, and community expectations, for example the outcome-based management key performance indicator coordination and reporting.
12. Co-ordinates internal/external activities required for the support of projects.
13. Undertakes projects and reviews as directed by the Director Corporate Services and the Executive Director.

Essential
1. Demonstrated experience in successfully developing and implementing business improvement initiatives and programs.
2. Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.
3. Well-developed oral and written communication skills including the ability to prepare a variety of documentation including preparation of complex correspondence, proposals, briefings and governance framework materials.
4. Demonstrated conceptual, analytical and evaluation skills with the ability to provide advice and interpretation on a wide range of issues.
5. Proven skills and experience in project planning with the ability to organise and prioritise work to meet competing deadlines.
6. Experience in the management of business procedures to ensure the achievement of operational outcomes.

Desirable
1. Experience in management consulting /strategic advisory, or related discipline.
2. Relevant qualification and or experience in a relevant field
3. Experience in the management of governance frameworks to ensure legislative compliance.
4. Applies and promotes the principles of work health and safety, equity and diversity in the workplace.