IT Desktop Support Analyst

Location: Newcastle, NSW
Contract: 12 Month Contract
Rate: $30, $35 per hour + Super

We are seeking an IT Desktop Support Analyst to join one of our clients supporting a major Defence environment in Newcastle. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a secure and highly regarded organisation, providing desktop and technical support to end users while contributing to critical Defence projects.

Key Responsibilities

* Provide Level 1 and Level 2 desktop support across hardware, software and peripheral devices
* Troubleshoot and resolve user incidents and service requests
* Support the deployment of desktop devices, applications, software packages and patches
* Install, configure and maintain Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office applications
* Assist with desktop imaging, system testing and documentation activities
* Support end users during application rollouts and acceptance testing
* Maintain accurate records of incidents, requests and technical documentation
* Contribute to maintaining system performance, stability and security

About You

* Previous experience in an IT Desktop Support, Service Desk or Technical Support role
* Strong experience supporting Microsoft Windows environments
* Experience with software installation, deployment and troubleshooting
* Excellent communication and customer service skills
* Ability to work independently and within a team environment
* Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail

Mandatory Requirements

* Australian Citizenship is essential
* Must be eligible to obtain an AGSVA Security Clearance
* Experience working in Defence or Government environments is highly regarded

Please note: Applicants who are not Australian Citizens and/or are not eligible to obtain an AGSVA Security Clearance will not be considered for this position.

If you are looking to build your career within the Defence sector and gain valuable experience in a secure environment, we would love to hear from you.

Our client:

Our client is one of Australia’s leading mortgage broking and lending advisory businesses, recognised as a Top 10 brokerage nationally with an outstanding reputation for customer service. Experiencing continued growth, they have more qualified enquiries than their current team can service, creating an exciting opportunity for an experienced Residential Mortgage Broker to step into a high-performing environment.

The role:

This is an ideal opportunity for a Mortgage Broker who enjoys helping clients but is tired of constantly having to generate their own business. You’ll be provided with a consistent flow of warm, qualified leads and backed by a dedicated credit analyst, administration and settlements team, allowing you to focus on what you do best – providing expert lending advice and writing quality residential loans.

Whether you’re an established broker looking for stronger lead flow or an experienced Associate Broker ready to take the next step, this role offers genuine earning potential, career progression and the infrastructure to help you succeed.

Key responsibilities:

• Guide clients through the home loan process from enquiry through to settlement.
• Structure and recommend residential lending solutions across a diverse lender panel.
• Manage your loan pipeline to ensure timely approvals and settlements.
• Negotiate with lenders to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
• Build long-term client relationships that generate repeat business and referrals.
• Ensure all lending advice meets NCCP and Best Interests Duty obligations.
• Stay up to date with lender policies, products and market changes.
• Deliver an exceptional customer experience throughout every interaction.

Skills and experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in residential mortgage broking.
• Experience writing and structuring residential home loans.
• Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking (Diploma highly regarded).
• Current MFAA or FBAA membership preferred.
• Strong understanding of lender policy, serviceability and loan structuring.
• Client-focused with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Organised, driven and able to manage a busy pipeline.
• Associate Brokers ready to transition into a Broker position are encouraged to apply.

Benefits and additional information:

• Warm, qualified leads provided.
• Higher commission split available for self-generated business.
• Dedicated Credit Analyst, Administration and Settlements team supporting every deal.
• Genuine career progression within a rapidly growing business.
• Modern technology and streamlined processes to maximise productivity.
• Monday-Friday office-based role (8:30am-5:30pm, with pre agreed flexible start/finish times available where required).
• Collaborative team environment consisting of experienced Brokers, Analysts and Operations professionals.

Avec is a leading mid-market technology consultancy that’s redefining the art of technology consulting with a human touch. Their approach is simple, smart, and refreshingly straightforward. In just 5 years, they have grown to over $50 million in revenue, and are only getting started.

As part of the broader Talent International Group, Avec stands tall within this largest privately owned and independent group in our sector. Talent is celebrated for its innovative thinking and a world-class culture.

Role location: Based ACT

Job purpose:
The primary purpose of this role will be to Develop and Grow the Avec Brand and Business in the ACT.

In addition to this primary responsibility, the role will as a secondary priority be to Consultant and Deliver Services to clients across Avec’s Practices in ACT.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Understand Avec’s current business and delivery portfolio and key competencies.
• Understand Avec’s Engagement model, Methodology (Agile Oriented Delivery), Practices and Delivery Enablers
• Liaise with the Avec Managing Director, Talent General Managers, and Group Staff in order to optimally leverage Delivery and related Avec opportunities.
• Implement and execute a Sales Strategy aligned toAvec’s strategic intent in ACT.
  • Maintain the Margin on existing clients
  • Increasing Revenue
  • Penetrate New Channels / Business Sectors
  • Mine the Business
  • Product / Services Annuity Income
• Drive Pre-Sales engagements, participate in Solution Design sessions, and drive
• Proposals and Tender related bids.
• Liaison and interaction with clients to build meaningful, profitable long-term commercial engagement
• Sensitise and educate internally and the local market in terms of Avec’s service
• offerings and delivery enablers.
• Ensure that appropriate operational systems and processes are in place in order to track and monitor Sales Activities.
• Ensure a constructive working environment within which the team can grow and excel.

Additional Information

• ‘AVEC Anywhere’ – work from anywhere in the world for 2 weeks/year!
• ‘AVEC Time Out’ – 6x extra leave days a year for resting, learning and growing
• Award-winning workplace culture
• Industry leading parental leave policy
• Extremely attractive and competitive bonus scheme
• Annual ‘TALENTFEST’ conferences
• Equity program (everyone gets a piece of the pie!)
• Global mobility
• Opportunities for development and career progression

Systems Engineer NSW

Talent International have partnered with one of the fastest-growing Managed Service Providers in Australia to find their next Systems Engineer to join their growing team. The position involves providing IT support to some of the biggest Hotel Brands in Sydney.

This position is a great full-time opportunity for someone who has experience working in an IT position within the Hotel Industry. The role is located near Chandos Street in St Leonards, NSW.

You will have the opportunity to work independently and manage your day the way you would like; we are looking for someone who is well-organised and professional in their approach.

Application Timeline: 03.06.26-1.07.26

Benefits Include:

• Excellent Career progression opportunities,
• Salary ranging from $80k-$90k + Super.
• Project & BAU Work,
• Work from home and on client sites,

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and manage Windows Server (2003-2012) and Windows workstation (XP-10) operating environments across all allocated hotel sites.
• Conduct routine reviews of system logs, antivirus definitions, and security patch status; apply updates as required.
• Administer data management, backup processes, and scheduled system restarts/reboots to ensure stability and continuity.
• Configure and administer Windows Server and workstation operating systems in line with organisational standards.
• Maintain and manage complex on-site physical IT infrastructure including servers, desktops, networking hardware, and software.
• Oversee server room environments, structured cabling, data, power, cooling systems, and third-party technology integrations.
• Audit existing infrastructure and plan/execute upgrades for switches, servers, workstations, and operating systems.
• Monitor network traffic and capacity, identifying and recommending upgrade opportunities proactively.
• Monitor network infrastructure and recommend, plan, and configure network upgrades as required.
• Execute ISP migrations, firewall flow configurations, and installation/configuration of new switches and uplinks.
• Plan and configure virtual networks; lead or support network migration projects from inception to completion.
• Create and maintain a comprehensive network inventory list, documenting faults and resolutions applied.
• Participate actively in change management processes and ITIL frameworks, applying IT standards across all activities.
• Engage in technical discussions with broader IT teams on issues, bugs, installations, workarounds, and project delivery.
• Support and contribute to IT governance and compliance activities as directed by the IT Manager.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Area	Details
Operating Systems	Windows Server 2003-2012; Windows XP, 7, 8, 10
Networking	TCP/IP, VLANs, switching, routing, firewall configuration, ISP migrations
Infrastructure	Servers, desktops, structured cabling, power, cooling, rack management
Virtualisation	Virtual network planning and configuration
Documentation Tools	Confluence (required), Dropbox
Monitoring & Management	Network traffic monitoring, capacity planning, log analysis
Frameworks	ITIL foundations or equivalent practical experience
Experience	3+ years in a systems or infrastructure engineering role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical problem-solving and root cause analysis,
• Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders,
• Attention to detail in documentation and configuration management,
• Ability to manage multiple sites and priorities simultaneously,
• Proactice approach to monitoring, maintenance and continuous improvement.

If you are looking for an opportunity where you can learn, grow, then this is the right opportunity for you.

Technical Certification Engineer

Relocate to the Beaches of Newcastle, NSW

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Technical Certification Engineer to join a highly specialised aviation engineering environment supporting advanced military aircraft capability development and sustainment.

Based in Williamtown, just minutes from the stunning beaches, coastal lifestyle, and vibrant community of Newcastle, this role offers the chance to combine a rewarding technical career with an exceptional quality of life.

As a senior engineering advisor, you will provide specialist expertise across aircraft certification, airworthiness compliance, systems engineering, and configuration management. Working closely with aviation stakeholders, you will play a key role in supporting capability upgrades, certification activities, and the ongoing safe operation of complex aircraft systems.

The Opportunity

This role will see you providing technical leadership and engineering advice across the full engineering lifecycle, with a strong focus on certification, compliance, airworthiness, and risk management.

You will collaborate with Defence, industry, and regulatory stakeholders to ensure aircraft modifications, upgrades, and configuration changes meet applicable certification and airworthiness requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support aircraft certification activities associated with configuration, hardware, and software changes.
• Plan and coordinate Type Certification activities to support capability upgrades and maintain certification status.
• Review and assess airworthiness documentation, compliance evidence, and certification artefacts.
• Prepare and maintain certification documentation including compliance checklists, configuration control records, and airworthiness issue papers.
• Provide engineering advice across requirements development, design, integration, verification and validation, and test and evaluation activities.
• Identify, assess, and manage engineering risks, issues, and system safety considerations.
• Support engineering governance, configuration management, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Contribute to reliability, maintainability, and system safety assessments.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams where required.

About You

You are an experienced aviation engineer with a strong background in aircraft certification and airworthiness. You enjoy working in technically complex environments and can confidently provide clear, risk-based engineering advice to a diverse range of stakeholders.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in aircraft certification and airworthiness compliance.
• Experience with Type Certification, Configuration Management, and certification frameworks such as MIL-HDBK-516C.
• Strong understanding of the engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, design, integration, verification and validation, and system safety.
• Experience preparing and reviewing certification documentation, compliance evidence, risk assessments, and airworthiness issue papers.
• Ability to assess technical risks and provide practical engineering recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Excellent technical writing and documentation capabilities.

Security Requirements

• Current NV2 (Negative Vetting Level 2) Security Clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Location

Williamtown, NSW

Enjoy the opportunity to relocate to one of Australia’s most desirable coastal regions. Newcastle offers world-class beaches, a relaxed lifestyle, excellent schools, vibrant dining and entertainment options, and easy access to Sydney, all while working on some of the country’s most advanced aviation programs.

• Secure Permanent role within a large federal government program
• Get in early on a greenfield enterprise security build program
• Competitive package on offer

Join a complex, evolving environment to help uplift cybersecurity maturity from a low baseline. You’ll drive governance, risk, and compliance activities, working closely with business and technical teams to implement and improve security controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement frameworks aligned to ISM, IRAP, and NIST
• Translate security controls into clear policies and standards
• Facilitate workshops and partner with stakeholders to uplift controls
• Maintain documentation, audit evidence, and assurance artefacts
• Monitor control effectiveness and support risk and compliance reporting
• Analyse data from multiple sources to assess overall risk posture
• Support ServiceNow (CAM) tracking and third-party risk assessments

Core Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Strong knowledge of ISM, IRAP auditing, and NIST
• Strong data analysis skills across disparate sources
• Must be Australian citizen

Preferred Background

• Experience in defence, federal government, banking, or utilities
• Background in risk or GRC functions
• Experience building security maturity in complex, low-baseline environments
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to work under pressure (including occasional after-hours support)

Benefits:

• This role offers progression into a Senior GRC position with mentoring from the GRC Manager.
• Competitive package on offer
• Interview and start ASAP
• 2 days WFH

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

An opportunity has become available with one of Australia’s most recognised enterprise organisations, currently undertaking a large-scale Mobile Applications Transformation Program focused on uplifting and modernising its customer-facing mobile platforms.

The Role

As a Mobile Test Analyst, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and performance of mobile applications across both iOS and Android platforms. You will work closely with cross-functional delivery teams, contributing to manual testing, exploratory testing, and UI automation initiatives throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute manual and exploratory testing across mobile applications
• Design and maintain test cases, test scripts, and test documentation
• Perform UI automation testing across iOS and Android platforms
• Identify, document, and manage defects through to resolution
• Collaborate with Developers, Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Delivery Leads
• Contribute to test strategy, planning, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support the successful delivery of a major mobile transformation program

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience testing mobile applications in enterprise environments
• Strong manual and exploratory testing experience
• Hands-on experience with UI automation testing for iOS and Android
• Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

If you’re passionate about mobile quality engineering and enjoy working on large-scale digital transformation programs, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information feel free to contact Rade Manojlovic at rade.manojlovic@talentinternational.com

For over 30 years Talent has been redefining the contracting experience with industry leading support, exclusive contractor benefits & a world-class digital platform ENGAGE to access it all. Apply today to see how we can elevate your career

• 6 month ongoing contract with ongoing extensions
• Competitive rate on offer
• Azure, Terraform, M365 environment

Our client is looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to lead the design and deployment of Azure landing zones to support enterprise-scale adoption to design, build, and maintain secure and scalable Azure cloud environments

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Azure Cloud Engineer – 5+ years
• Azure Certifications would be highly regarded
• Demonstrated expertise in Landing Zone implementation and cloud foundations at an Enterprise level.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation
• Solid understanding of RBAC and identity/access governance in Azure
• Broad knowledge of Azure services (networking, compute, security, monitoring)

Benefits:

• Initial contract until the end of 2026+ extensions
• Interview and start ASAP
• Top of the market daily rate
• Flexible working environment

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

About the role:

We’re looking for a detail-oriented Software Tester with experience in custom tooling to join our growing team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys building or adapting tools to solve unique testing challenges, and is passionate about delivering high-quality software. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the reliability and performance of our systems, while also contributing to the development and optimisation of bespoke testing frameworks and tooling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute manual and automated test cases across a range of applications
• Build, customise, and maintain testing tools and frameworks to support quality assurance processes
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to identify testing requirements early in the development lifecycle
• Analyse defects, perform root cause analysis, and provide clear, actionable feedback
• Improve testing efficiency through automation, scripting, and process innovation
• Integrate custom tools into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices
• Document test strategies, tooling approaches, and best practices

About You:

• Proven experience as a Software Tester / QA Engineer, ideally in complex or enterprise environments
• Hands-on experience developing or working with custom testing tools or frameworks
• Strong scripting or programming skills (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Java, or similar)
• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, etc.)
• Familiarity with API testing, performance testing, and/or test data management
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with mocking tools, test harnesses, or internal QA platforms
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Exposure to microservices architectures
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments

Please apply for a confidential chat.

Talent’s partnering with the Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum to recruit a Business Support Coordinator for their small central Wellington team.

 

This is a practical, detail-focused role for someone who enjoys accurate systems work, well-run processes and being a trusted support person across a busy organisation.

 

You’ll work right across the organisation – updating membership records, CRM updates, Xero input, Inbox management, event administration, travel bookings, and general office support and coordination. The work is varied, but the common thread is accuracy. The Forum needs someone who can keep information clean, current and reliable across the systems the team depends on.

 

About the organisation

The Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum is New Zealand’s largest senior leader membership organisation, with around 450 members across Aotearoa.

 

The Forum works with CEOs, Managing Directors, Directors and senior leaders who are committed to improving health, safety and wellbeing leadership within their organisations. Its purpose is to support leaders to build cultures where people and businesses can thrive.

 

You’ll join a small, capable and member focused team that enjoys collaborative work with a strong focus on quality, purpose and excellent delivery.

 

About the role

As Business Support Coordinator you will provide day-to-day systems, finance, membership and administrative support across the Forum.

 

This role is important because the details matter. Accurate member records, clean CRM data, aligned finance information, well-managed Inboxes and well done administration all helps the  wider team deliver well for members and partners.

 

Your work will include:

• Updating CRM and member records of any changes

• Supporting Xero invoice inputting, credit card reconciliations and receipt management

• Managing office Inboxes and ensuring required actions are followed up appropriately

• Event administration including invitation management and RSVP tracking

• Travel and accommodation bookings and administration

• Office logistics support including stationery, scanning, document management

• General coordination and administration across the team.

 

This is a great role for someone who likes being across the detail, enjoys ensuring accurate data entry and keeping things organised, and gets satisfaction from helping a small team operate smoothly.

 

This is a fulltime permanent role, based in central Wellington offices. You’ll join a positive, collaborative team with an empathetic and encouraging leader, that enjoys working together.

 

About you

Your background might include data entry, administration, business or office support. You’ll be organised, accurate in your work, reliable and comfortable working across systems and recurring administrative processes.

 

We’d also like to see:

• Strong attention to detail and pride in producing accurate work

• Good time management and the ability to manage competing priorities

• Confidence using Microsoft Office and general business systems

• A can-do attitude and a good level of initiative

• Very good written and verbal communication skills

• A strong willingness to play your part in supporting the team achieve.

 

You will be most successful here if you genuinely enjoy high-quality support work. This role has variety and purpose, but is grounded in important routine tasks that need to be done accurately and consistently.

 

Apply now!

 

If this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear from you!

 

Please hit the Apply button and attach your CV with a great cover letter to us no later than 25 June. If you’d like more information or a confidential chat, please contact Amber Rostedt at amber.rostedt@talentinternational.com or Jacaleen Williams on 021 732 996 at Talent International.

Our client is a leader in the financial services sector, undergoing exciting technology change.

As part of this strategy, they are looking for a Data Analytics Lead who will help shape the future of their analytics capability.

They are building an enablement-led function that creates trusted enterprise data foundations, governed analytics, safe AI capability, and self-service enablement across the business. You’ll own the layer that connects the data platform to real business decisions.

Required Skills:

• Leadership in analytics engineering, BI, or data insights, operating in an enablement-first model (not a centralized reporting factory)
• Hands-on experience designing and operating a semantic and metric layer, including dbt-style modelling (or equivalent)
• Strong understanding and experience running a certified-dataset programme (trusted datasets tied to decision use-cases with named owners)
• Strong Power BI expertise, including:
• modelling and performance
• governance approaches and BI standards
• defining and enforcing BI standards across teams
• Strong SQL skills, with comfort using Python for analytics tasks
• Proven experience delivering data literacy programmes and/or building a community of practice
• Stakeholder management skills, including translating business priorities into data products and pragmatically declining requests that should not sit centrally
• Coaching and advisory capability to improve adoption and confidence over time

Nice to Have Skills:

• Exposure to Azure Databricks SQL and lakehouse analytics patterns
• Experience with AI-enabled insight generation and/or AI design review

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the data analytics function, working with a highly collaborative and supportive team.
For a confidential chat, apply to JP Browne

Software Engineer / Network Technician

Location: Newcastle Region, NSW (Fully On-site)

Type: Full-Time

Requirement: Active NV2 Security Clearance

An experienced ICT professional is required to support, sustain, and enhance critical network and software systems within a secure operational environment. This role combines hands-on technical support, systems integration, compliance activities, and stakeholder engagement to ensure mission-critical capabilities remain reliable, secure, and fit for purpose.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide network and software engineering support for operational ICT systems.
• Support system integration, testing, verification, and capability enhancements.
• Manage technical issues, sustainment activities, and vendor engagement.
• Contribute to governance, compliance, accreditation, and security requirements.
• Deliver technical advice, documentation, training, and stakeholder support.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Network Engineering, ICT Support, and/or Software Engineering roles within complex and highly regulated operational environments.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical industry experience.
• Strong understanding of ICT maintenance, system governance, assurance processes, and end-to-end capability lifecycle management, including accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated capability in system verification and validation activities, compliance assessment against recognised standards, and support of operational accreditation requirements.
• Experience delivering ICT sustainment, system integration, testing, evaluation, and continuous capability improvement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Defence acquisition, governance, and capability management frameworks, including relevant policy and business management processes.

Desirable

• Experience supporting or working within the 4th Squadron network environment.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and training technical personnel.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, support arrangements, and service delivery.

Please note: Only Australian Citizens holding an active Negative Vetting Level 2 (NV2) Security Clearance will be considered for this position.