Job Title: Finance Manager

Security Clearance: Baseline

Duration: ASAP to June 2026 with 2 x 12-month extensions

Functional Expertise: Finance and Budget Management

Sub-functional Expertise: Financial Governance, Budget Development and Assurance

Location of work: Canberra or Laverton

Working arrangements: Hybrid (WFH/onsite subject to client requirements)

Closing date: ASAP

Description:

Our client is seeking a highly experienced Finance Manager to provide specialist financial management services. This role supports the development of financial frameworks, budget processes, governance and assurance activities. The position requires senior-level expertise in financial and budget management, including compliance with legislative and policy frameworks, and the ability to provide strategic financial advice to executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Manage financial support activities, including budget preparation, performance monitoring and reporting
• Coordinate financial governance requirements and promote compliance with financial management frameworks
• Provide advice on financial and government matters using expert financial management knowledge
• Identify and analyse financial issues to develop objective and systematic conclusions
• Build and maintain effective working relationships and contribute positively to team outcomes
• Collaborate with stakeholders and subject matter experts to resolve complex financial and budget issues
• Interpret and comply with legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks
• Design and recommend solutions to financial management and budget challenges
• Manage and prioritise workflows and resources, including preparation of work plans with measurable milestones

Requirements:

• Proven experience delivering senior-level financial management services
• Strong knowledge of financial governance, budgeting and assurance processes
• Demonstrated ability to provide compliant financial advice aligned with legislation and policy
• Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders

Key Capabilities:

• Advanced financial management and budgeting expertise
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High-level stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes within timeframes

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in the financial and budgeting stream within a similar environment
• Demonstrated experience performing duties aligned to SFIA skill FMIT5
• Ability to provide strategic financial advice and governance support

How to apply:

Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.

Job Title: Oracle Administrator Data Architect

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline

Duration: Initial 12 months with 2 x 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: Database Administration / Data Architecture

Sub-functional Expertise: Oracle and SQL Server Database Platforms

Location of work: QLD, ACT, VIC, NSW, SA, TAS

Working arrangements: Hybrid

Closing date: 9AM Friday, 13 February 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking an experienced Oracle Administrator Data Architect to design, manage and support enterprise database environments. The role focuses on ensuring database performance, availability, security and compliance while contributing to technology projects, automation initiatives and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and administer database systems to ensure optimal performance, availability and security
• Design, document, implement and maintain infrastructure solutions based on SQL and Oracle platforms
• Collaborate with business applications, enterprise architecture and technology engineers
• Manage and resolve platform and application incidents and requests with a strong customer service focus
• Lead and contribute to technology projects, including lifecycle upgrades and PaaS migrations
• Develop and document automation and monitoring solutions to improve operational efficiency
• Sustain and enhance security and compliance in line with organisational standards, ISM and Essential 8
• Maintain and improve technical documentation, operating procedures and root cause analysis practices
• Perform all duties in accordance with APS Values, Code of Conduct, WHS obligations and risk management frameworks

Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or equivalent relevant industry experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT engineering, design/build roles or Senior DBA positions
• Practical knowledge of database technologies and operational support strategies
• Experience working with SQL Server (MS-SQL, Azure SQL) and Oracle Server environments

Key Capabilities:

• Database administration and architecture design
• Performance tuning and capacity management
• Security, compliance and data integrity management
• Automation and monitoring development
• Stakeholder collaboration and incident management

How to apply:

Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.

Job Title: Lead Cyber Advisor

Security Clearance: NV2 or TSPV

Duration: Initial 12 months with 2 x 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Location of work: Onsite – QLD, ACT, VIC

Working arrangements: Onsite

Closing date: 9AM Tursday, 12 February 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking an experienced Lead Cyber Advisor to support information and cyber security outcomes across the organisation. The role requires senior-level capability in cyber security advisory functions, including assessment, analysis, reporting, stakeholder engagement and team leadership. The successful candidate will operate at an APS EL1 equivalent level of responsibility.

Responsibilities:

• Certify or validate systems to support accreditations through the collection and analysis of cyber and information security data

• Produce high quality information and cyber security reporting, policy or doctrine

• Analyse detection and response statistics, security incidents and breaches, and prepare formal correspondence

• Translate and explain complex cyber and information security matters to a range of stakeholders, including representation at forums

• Research and analyse cyber and information security activities or data to improve security posture

• Build and sustain effective relationships with stakeholders and customers

• Motivate and mentor team members, align skills and allocate resources to deliver outcomes

• Establish, assess and analyse cyber and information security practices to ensure compliance with legislation and standards

• Evaluate business practices and objectives to support continuous improvement

• Identify cyber security vulnerabilities and forecast potential threats using innovative research techniques

Requirements:

• Demonstrated senior experience in cyber security or information security advisory roles

• Ability to operate at an APS EL1 equivalent level

• Availability to work onsite in QLD, ACT or VIC

• Ability to obtain and maintain the required security clearance

Key Capabilities:

• Cyber security risk and vulnerability assessment

• Security incident investigation and response

• Cyber security reporting and documentation

• Stakeholder engagement and advisory services

• Leadership and mentoring capability

Essential Criteria:

• Ability to plan, manage and execute vulnerability assessments and/or risk assessments in relation to information security and cyber security

• Demonstrated experience in researching tools and techniques in the cyber security/information security domain and the ability to translate complex data into business level reporting

• Demonstrated experience in the investigation, analysis and assessment of security breaches and/or threats and associated mitigation strategies

• Experience in creation and maintenance of cyber security and/or information security practices, procedures, standards and guidelines

Desirable Criteria:

• Certification as an IRAP Assessor

How to apply:

Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst (EL1)

Security Clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1

Duration: Initial 12 months with 2 x 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: Business Analysis

Sub-functional Expertise: Data Analysis and Reporting

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: Hybrid – typically 3 days in office and 2 days from home, subject to negotiation at the client's discretion

Closing date: 9AM Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support business-as-usual and project-related activities within the Information Management and Technology Division. The successful candidate will contribute to the development and support of data warehouse and business intelligence solutions by analysing business requirements and developing high-level solutions that align with strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Study business processes, systems, and performance to identify improvement opportunities
• Gather and document business requirements and translate them into clear technical specifications
• Create data models, process diagrams, and wireframes to visualise solutions
• Act as a liaison between stakeholders and technical teams
• Assist with system testing and implementation
• Compile and present data reports and recommendations
• Develop user documentation and training materials
• Express stakeholder needs as user stories and functional requirements
• Conduct in-depth analysis of processes, data, and systems
• Collaborate with technical teams, product owners, and end users to deliver solutions

Requirements:

• Strong experience in business analysis and solution architecture within federal government environments
• Skilled in Business Situation Analysis (BUSA) and Requirements Definition and Management (REQM) – SFIA Level 4
• Ability to elicit and document functional and non-functional requirements
• Strong communication and facilitation skills
• Proactive identification of process gaps and application of modelling standards
• Experience in technology-driven business solutions
• Capability to work across multidisciplinary teams

Key Capabilities:

• Business analysis using best practice principles
• Workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement
• Modelling tools and standards application
• Collaborative solution design
• Documentation and training development

Essential Criteria:

• Exceptional ability to confidently elicit and define epics, user stories & acceptance criteria following best practice principles as well as identifying, eliciting, and defining non-functional requirements (NFR) using NFR catalogues or similar
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to facilitate interviews, workshops and document analysis, as well as working closely with stakeholders to elicit needs and develop a shared understanding of current processes
• Ability to proactively consider and undertake work to identify gaps, potential waste and suggest improvements. Apply and monitor appropriate use of modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards
• Experience applying Business Analysis practice to Business Problems supporting solution development in an emerging technology area
• The ability to work effectively with a wide range of people across different teams
• 7+ Years in a similar role

Desirable Criteria:

• A demonstrable passion for innovation and a dedication to working collaboratively, building strong relationships with stakeholders, taking into account individual views and ideas and tailoring the approach
• Strong organisational and time management skills to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Familiarity with business intelligence and reporting software
• The ability to negotiate and influence outcomes

How to apply:

Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.

Job Title: Manager ICT Projects Managers

Security Clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting

Duration: Initial 12 months with 2 x 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: ICT Project Management

Sub-functional Expertise: Project Delivery, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: Onsite

Closing date: 9AM Thursday, 26 February 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking multiple experienced ICT Project Managers to support the delivery of projects within a program of work in their ICT Division. These roles will involve independently managing all aspects of a small set of ICT projects from initiation through to delivery, including procurement, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and governance. Successful candidates will be required to report to a Program Manager and work closely with stakeholders, including senior executives, to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and delivery of quality outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the delivery of ICT projects using established project management methodologies.
• Engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives.
• Ensure project outcomes align with strategic directives.
• Undertake full lifecycle project governance including:
  • Project initiation, transition to BAU, and closure
  • Scope, schedule, and delivery management
  • Reporting to senior leadership and governance boards
  • Budget management and financial reporting
  • Active risk and issue management

Requirements:

• Experience delivering complex ICT projects with clear reporting on deliverables, schedules, financials, and issues.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience in utilising project management frameworks such as Prince2, MSP, Agile, SAFe, or Hybrid approaches.
• Understanding and use of project tools, templates, and departmental financial processes.

Key Capabilities:

• Project governance and lifecycle management
• Financial tracking and budget reporting
• Risk and issue management
• Communication and negotiation skills
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship building
• Multimethodology project delivery experience

Essential Criteria:

• Experience working with senior executives to shape outcomes and deliver complex ICT projects, including:
  • Monitoring and reporting on deliverables
  • Ensuring alignment with schedules, cost, and quality metrics
  • Financial tracking against baselines
  • Issue resolution and priority management
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement skills, including:
  • Effective communication and negotiation with various stakeholders
  • Ability to build and maintain working relationships with technical teams and others
• Ability to establish and manage project priorities and frameworks, including:
  • Adhering to tools, templates, and processes
  • Experience with various project delivery methodologies (Prince2, MSP, Agile, SAFe, Hybrid)
  • Supporting departmental financial processes

How to apply:

Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Security Clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting

Duration: Initial 12 months with 2 x 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: Information & Communication Technology

Sub-functional Expertise: Business Analysis

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: Onsite

Closing date: 9AM Thursday, 26 February 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking five experienced Senior Business Analysts to support a range of ICT projects. These roles will involve working across multiple initiatives within a broader program of work. Successful candidates will apply their business analysis expertise to projects involving process improvement, stakeholder engagement, and the development of user-centred solutions. Reporting to the relevant Director and Project Manager, the analysts will independently contribute to ongoing and upcoming projects.

Responsibilities:

• Analyse and model business processes; identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop business process models, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Collaborate with data professionals to utilise analytics for decision-making and optimisation.
• Gather and document business requirements using client-provided templates.
• Present data, reports, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Create data models, process diagrams, and wireframes.
• Act as liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Work collaboratively with SMEs, end users, product owners, change managers, architects, developers, testers, and trainers.

Requirements:

• Proven experience applying user-centred design principles to technology solutions.
• Strong background in business process analysis and requirements elicitation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to produce clear, actionable business analysis artefacts.
• Capability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a TSPV or TSPA clearance.

Key Capabilities:

• Business process modelling
• Stakeholder engagement
• Requirements documentation
• Data visualisation and modelling
• User-centred design
• Cross-functional team collaboration

Essential Criteria:

• Exceptional ability to confidently elicit and define epics, user stories & acceptance criteria following best practice principles as well as identifying and defining non-functional requirements (NFR).
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to facilitate interviews, workshops and engage with a wide variety of stakeholders to successfully document business processes and requirements. Apply and monitor appropriate use of modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards.
• Ability and experience in the application of user centred design principles and tools including personas, service blueprints and journey maps to ensure technology investments meet user requirements and align with business goals and strategic objectives.
• Experience applying Business Analysis practice to Business Problems supporting solution development in an emerging technology area.
• Seven+ years experience in a similar role.

Desirable Criteria:

• A demonstrable passion for innovation and a dedication to working collaboratively building strong relationships with stakeholders, taking into account individual views and ideas and tailoring the approach.
• Strong organisational and time management skills are needed to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.

How to apply:

• Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.

Job Title: Manager Training Service Managers

Security Clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting

Duration: Initial 12 months with 2 x 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: ICT Training

Sub-functional Expertise: Technology Training & Instructional Design

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: Onsite

Closing date: 9AM Thursday, 26 February 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking experienced Training Service Managers to support the rollout of ICT projects as part of a major digital transformation initiative. This role is integral to enabling staff to effectively adopt new technologies by delivering tailored training programs and building digital capability across the organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver in-person and virtual technology training sessions for a broad range of users
• Develop high-quality training materials including guides, presentations and e-learning modules
• Conduct training needs assessments and work with stakeholders to understand requirements
• Provide practical support and technical troubleshooting during training sessions
• Assess training outcomes and improve delivery based on feedback and performance data
• Stay current with new technologies and incorporate best practice adult learning techniques

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering technology training
• Proficiency in using and explaining complex digital systems and tools
• Ability to create engaging, fit-for-purpose training content
• Strong communication and facilitation skills
• Collaborative approach with a focus on training impact and effectiveness
• Adaptable, with problem-solving capabilities in training environments
• Ongoing commitment to learning and innovation in digital education

Key Capabilities:

• ICT training delivery
• Instructional design
• Stakeholder engagement
• Communication and facilitation
• Problem-solving and adaptability
• Continuous learning mindset

Essential Criteria:

• Training Delivery Expertise: Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering technology training programs for diverse audiences.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of relevant software, systems, and digital tools, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Instructional Design Skills: Ability to develop engaging training materials, including presentations, guides, and e-learning content.
• Communication, Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to facilitate interactive sessions. Experience collaborating with business units to identify training needs and measure effectiveness.
• Adaptability and Problem-Solving: Capability to tailor training approaches to different learning styles and troubleshoot technical issues during sessions.
• Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying current with emerging technologies and best practices in adult learning.

How to apply:

• Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.

Job Title: Organisational Change Management Officers

Security Clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting

Duration: Initial 12 months with 2 x 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: Change Management

Sub-functional Expertise: Organisational Change

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: Onsite

Closing date: 9AM Thursday, 26 February 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking experienced Organisational Change Managers to support a large-scale transformational technology program. The successful candidates will develop and implement end-to-end change strategies, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, communication, and support for organisational readiness throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Design and undertake stakeholder analysis, impact assessments and business readiness assessments
• Conduct detailed change impact assessments to identify potential impacts on business areas, processes, and systems
• Develop and implement change and communications programs for projects and initiatives
• Monitor and assess change readiness; provide analysis and advice to support success
• Coordinate with key stakeholders to drive awareness and engagement
• Collaborate with training and development teams to support capability uplift
• Support benefits realisation through behavioural and process change

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in organisational change management
• Proven experience in delivering change initiatives in complex, technology-driven environments
• Familiarity with structured change management methodologies (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR)
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capabilities
• Demonstrated project delivery experience including integration of change management activities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to coach and lead teams through change

Key Capabilities:

• Stakeholder management
• Change strategy development
• Communication and negotiation
• Organisational readiness
• Risk mitigation
• Leadership and coaching

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrated 5+ years’ experience in organisational change management
• Demonstrated experience in leading organisational change initiatives in complex technology-based environments using structured methodologies (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR)
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels to achieve change outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop clear change messaging
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to consult, negotiate, liaise with a variety of stakeholders to influence outcomes
• Experience in integrating change management activities into project plans and ensuring successful adoption of new processes or systems
• Ability to assess organisational impacts, identify risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Capability to coach leaders and teams through change and foster a positive change culture

How to apply:

• Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.

Job Title: Lead User Experience Designer

Security Clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting

Duration: Initial 12 months with 2 x 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: User Experience Design

Sub-functional Expertise: UX Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, Visual and Interaction Design

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: Onsite

Closing date: 9AM Thursday, 26 February 2026