About the Company

Our client, a leading State Government healthcare organisation, is seeking an experienced Test Analyst for an exciting contract opportunity. This role offers the chance to contribute to high-value ICT initiatives within the Strategic Projects division, supporting innovative projects like the System Replacement to improve healthcare outcomes for the wider community.

About the Role

The Test Analyst will play a critical role in delivering robust testing for ICT application projects. Working alongside the Test Lead, you will coordinate and execute testing activities, collaborating with clinical and non-clinical staff, project teams, and external partners to ensure project success.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Test Lead to develop and implement test plans for integration, system, user acceptance, and production validation testing.

• Design and execute test cases, create traceability matrices, record results, and report defects.

• Support defect triage and management processes.

• Provide test progress updates and contribute to test summary reports and acceptance sign-offs.

• Assist with test environment configuration and release management controls.

• Coordinate testing with stakeholders, building strong relationships to ensure rigorous and effective testing outcomes.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring:

• Proven experience as a Test Analyst with strong knowledge of Queensland Health systems and processes.

• Hands-on expertise in system testing, system integration testing, UAT, and production validation testing.

• Experience with System Integration Testing, particularly HL7 messaging (black-box testing with HBCIS and ieMR), is highly desirable.

• Familiarity with Sleep and Respiratory systems, HBCIS, Patient Flow Manager (Kyra Flow), or ieMR is advantageous.

• ISTQB certification is mandatory.

• Experience with Jira and Zephyr is preferred.

• Exceptional attention to detail and strong communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• A proactive, delivery-focused mindset with a collaborative approach.

The Benefits

This contract role offers a competitive daily rate, a 6-month term with possible extension, and flexible working arrangements. Some travel may be required. It’s a unique opportunity to contribute to transformative ICT projects in a leading paediatric healthcare service.

Next Steps

To apply for this role, please send your CV in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) to Oli Roffey at oroffey@talentstreet.com.au.

Applications close at 11:59pm on Tuesday, 29 April 2025.

Role: Principal Software Engineer - RFQ ID: LH-02666

Client: Services Australia

Location: ACT, QLD, VIC
Contract Duration: 12 months
Maximum Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Security Clearance Required: Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1
Working Arrangements: Onsite, with consideration for Work From Home after 6 weeks (minimum 3 days/week onsite)

Job details

Software Engineers have experience overseeing software development projects, writing optimised code, and provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers. They are responsible for the quality and functionality of the software produced by their team. The agency is seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of complex software solutions using Microsoft .NET technologies. This role involves providing technical leadership, ensuring adherence to best practices, and delivering secure and scalable applications that meet government standards.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Application architecture and design of end-to-end solutions using the Microsoft technology stack, across identity, web/desktop applications, web services, and batch jobs.
• Design and implement secure authentication & authorization solutions using Azure AD, Entra ID, AD FS, and OAuth2/OpenID Connect/SAML.
• Ensure applications comply with OWASP best practices, and ACSC Essential Eight, and IRAP security standards.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering teams, mentoring developers on Identity best practices in .NET and Microsoft platforms.
• Define and implement test automation frameworks using BDD principles, ensuring scalable and maintainable automation through Cucumber, Selenium and API testing tools.
• Work closely with developers, testers, and business analysts to refine acceptance criteria, write Gherkin- based test scenarios, and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Technical skills

• Microsoft Identity & Active Directory (AD FS, Entra ID, MFA)
• Microsoft .NET & Backend Development (ASP.NET, C#)
• Cloud & DevOps (Microsoft Azure, CI/CD with Azure DevOps)
• Security & Compliance (ACSC Essential Eight, OWASP)
• Architecture & Integration (SAP, Dynamics 365, ITSM)
• Frontend & Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 compliance, DTA Digital Service Standard)
• Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.

About the organisation

Services Australia is at the frontline of government service delivery, supporting millions of Australians, and is front and centre of a vision to be a world leader in government service delivery. It’s using cutting-edge technology to build world class platforms and capabilities to help Australians get on with their lives.

The services required will enable the agency to supplement its existing ICT and digital workforce to ensure a high quality of technology and digital development for the Buyer with the flexibility to ramp resourcing up and down as needs require. Engaging a flexible ICT workforce will enable the Buyer to augment its requirements for the major work programs being undertaken.

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential criteria

Consultancy: Level 6 (SFIA)

Manages the provision of consultancy services and/or a team of consultants.

In own areas of expertise, provides advice and guidance to consultants and/or the client when delivering consultancy services.

Engages with clients and maintains client relationships.

Establishes consultancy agreements/contracts and manages completion and disengagement.

Emerging technology monitoring: Level 6 (SFIA)

Plans and leads the identification and assessment of emerging technologies and the evaluation of potential impacts, threats and opportunities.

Creates technology roadmaps that align organisational plans with emerging technology solutions. Engages with, and influences, relevant stakeholders to obtain organisational commitment to technology roadmaps.

Develops organisational guidelines for monitoring emerging technologies. Collaborates with internal and external parties to facilitate intelligence gathering.

Methods and tools: Level 6 (SFIA)

Develops organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for methods and tools.

Sets direction and leads in the introduction and use of techniques, methodologies and tools, to meet business requirements.

Leads the development of organisational capabilities for methods and tools to ensure consistent adoption and adherence to policies and standards.

Programming/software development: Level 6 (SFIA)

Develops organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for software construction and refactoring.

Plans and leads software construction activities for strategic, large and complex development projects.

Adapts or develops new methods and organisational capabilities and drives adoption of, and adherence to policies and standards.

Release and deployment: Level 6 (SFIA)

Sets the release policy for the organisation in the context of both development and production/operations.

Implements processes, tools, and resources to ensure that the transition of services, service components and packages are planned and compliant.

Ensures that test, validation and configuration management are included in all release and deployment activities.

Provides authorisation for critical release activity and point of escalation.

Software design: Level 6 (SFIA)

Leads the selection and development of software design methods, tools and techniques. Develops organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for software design and software architectures.

Ensures adherence to technical strategies and systems architectures (including security).

Specialist advice: Level 6 (SFIA)

Provides organisational leadership and guidelines to promote the development and exploitation of specialist knowledge in the organisation.

Maintains a network of recognised experts (inside and/or outside the organisation) who can deliver expert advice in relevant areas.

Provides input into professional development planning across a significant part of the organisation to further the development of appropriate expertise.

Systems design: Level 6 (SFIA)

Develops and drives adoption of and adherence to organisational policies, standards, guidelines, and methods for system design.

Champions the importance and value of system design principles and the selection of appropriate systems design life cycle models.

Leads system design activities for strategic, large and complex systems development programmes. Develops effective implementation strategies consistent with specified requirements, architectures and constraints of performance and feasibility.

Develops system design requiring the introduction of new technologies or new uses for existing technologies.

Systems development management: Level 6 (SFIA)

Sets policy and drives adherence to standards for systems development. Leads activities to make security and privacy integral to systems development.

Identifies and manages the resources necessary for all stages of systems development projects.

Ensures that technical, financial and quality targets are met.

Systems integration and build: Level 6 (SFIA)

Leads the development of organisational systems integration and build capabilities including automation and continuous integration.

Develops organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for systems integration and build.

Provides resources to ensure systems integration and build can operate effectively and ensures adoption and adherence to policies and standards.

Desirable criteria

Business process improvement: Level 5 (SFIA)

• Manages the execution of business process improvements.
• Analyses and designs business processes to identify alternative solutions to improve efficiency, effectiveness and exploit new technologies and automation.
• Develops graphical models of business processes to facilitate understanding and decision- making. Assesses the feasibility of business process changes and recommends alternative approaches.
• Selects, tailors and implements methods and tools for improving business processes at programme, project or team level. Contributes to the definition of organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for business process improvement.

Role: EL1 Infrastructure Engineer - RFQ ID: LH-02645

Client: Services Australia

Location: ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC
Contract Duration: 12 months
Maximum Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Security Clearance Required: Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1
Working Arrangements: Onsite, with consideration for Work From Home after 6 weeks (minimum 3 days/week onsite)

Job details

Infrastructure Engineers implement, manage and retire the infrastructure (including physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services.

The agency is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior OpenShift Administrator who can navigate the monitoring, installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting and maintenance of on-premises Red Hat OpenShift clusters, particularly within the context of government services.

The ideal candidate will provide technical support, troubleshoot problems and automate solutions to ensure stable and efficient operation of OpenShift environments, with a proven ability to lead cloud projects, mentor junior staff and integrate seamlessly into a complex, dynamic team environment.

• Key duties and responsibilities
• Design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot OpenShift or other Kubernetes clusters in enterprise environments, ensuring high availability, reliability and scalability.
• Assist developers in automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications using OpenShift, utilising our GitOps platform and CI/CD pipelines for efficient service delivery.
• Oversee cluster management (inc. in-place cluster upgrades), resource allocation, configuration management, and capacity planning within Red Hat OpenShift environments, ensuring optimal performance and responsible resource utilisation.
• Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Helm to support scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure the security of OpenShift environments by implementing best practices, including vulnerability scanning, network segmentation, and role-based access control.
• Lead technical teams in the execution of OpenShift projects, mentoring junior engineers and managing project timelines and deliverables.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, and business stakeholders, to ensure smooth operations and alignment with business goals.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of systems, processes, and best practices, and actively share knowledge with the team.
• On-call duties may be required in extenuating circumstances however this is not the default expectation.
• Occasional/infrequent out of hours support may be required for maintenance or supporting activities.

About the organisation

Services Australia is at the frontline of government service delivery, supporting millions of Australians, and is front and centre of a vision to be a world leader in government service delivery. It’s using cutting-edge technology to build world class platforms and capabilities to help Australians get on with their lives.

The services required will enable the agency to supplement its existing ICT and digital workforce to ensure a high quality of technology and digital development for the Buyer with the flexibility to ramp resourcing up and down as needs require. Engaging a flexible ICT workforce will enable the Buyer to augment its requirements for the major work programs being undertaken.

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential criteria

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related field highly desirable, or demonstrated continuous professional experience of at least 5+ years in a large scale ICT environment, and additionally 3+ years in a large scale kubernetes environment is a suitable alternative.

Experience

• At least 5+ years of experience in system administering - Including experience in OpenShift/Kubernetes cluster administration.
• Extensive experience in Kubernetes administration - Including networking, security, storage, and troubleshooting within containerised environments.
• Experience in a government or highly regulated environment, with demonstrated compliance to standards such as the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential 8
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or equivalent certification, or a willingness to obtain these certifications within the first 3-6 months of employment.

Desirable criteria

• Certifications in Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or a willingness to obtain these certifications within the first 3-6 months of employment.
• Experience and knowledge across a breadth of ICT technologies or methodologies is highly desirable, these include:

• Kubernetes
• Ansible
• Helm
• Python & Bash
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Git
• Linux

Senior Communications Advisor – A06

Department of Transport and Main Roads

TMRQJP00001648

Duration: 10/03/2025 to 28/01/2028

Pay Range: AO6.1 - $77.02 AO6.2 - $78.82 AO6.3 - $80.62 AO6.4 - $82.40 + 11.5% superannuation

The Communications Advisor will join the Stakeholder Management team is responsible for providing high-level communication advice and support to all areas of the business within North Coast Region., and is based in 50 Wises Road, Buderim.

Description:

The Department of Transport and Main Roads, North Coast Region, requires the services of an internal contractor to fill an AO6 Senior Communications Advisor.

In the role of Senior Communications Advisor, you will act as the primary point of contact for several projects and lead and implement communication and engagement activities within the North Coast Region.

You will be responsible for developing and implementing complex stakeholder engagement strategies that are inclusive and innovative and delivers on our commitment of genuine engagement on our program. You will manage the priorities, workload and deliverables for projects and ensure critical deadlines and priorities are met. As a senior practitioner you will support with the delivery of timely and high-quality executive correspondence, issues management, stakeholder relationship management, public affairs, and media relations. You will work with a diverse and highly engaged communities and stakeholders in the context of transport planning.

Accountabilities will include:

• Lead, manage, coordinate and draft executive correspondence, community relations and community engagement for projects.
• Develop a range of communication and engagement strategies and activities for projects within the North Coast Region.
• Set and manage the direction for engagement strategies and look for innovative ways to engage different stakeholders.
• Partner with key internal business units to provide strategic communications advice and solutions to meet project objectives.
• Develop communication and engagement materials to execute over a range of internal and external channels including social media, website, online engagement platform, public facing advertising etc.
• Identify opportunities for media and develop proactive media strategies and plans including key messages, media statements and media enquiry responses.
• Provide on-the-ground support during key communication and engagement events, such as public information sessions.
• Monitor and identify key reputational issues and/or risks and develop responses/strategies to mitigate risks.
• Coordinate and manage external contractors/consultant communications teams working on projects.
• Maintain strong relationships and collaborate with project teams to support the successful delivery of communication and engagement services.
• Ability to navigate complex political environments, staying informed of current government priorities and sensitivities while maintaining impartiality.
• Ensure appropriate governance frameworks are maintained and adhered to in order to monitor compliance with policy, legislation, regulations, standards and procedures.
• Provide support, training, advice and support to regional staff, consultants to enhance communication skills for delivery projects and initiatives.

Key Challenges

• Translating complex information into clear and simple concepts that meet stakeholder information needs.
• Developing communication strategies in an environment of competing priorities and often conflicting views and interests of multiple stakeholders, to enhance their experience and perception of TMR.
• Responding to emerging urgent matters and quickly synthesise and deal with issues with multiple competing projects and tight deadlines.

Essential criteria

• Minimum five years’ experience in working in the stakeholder engagement space focusing with a strong focus on the community.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and manage a diversity of stakeholders.
• Ability to analyse problems and work collaboratively to deliver mutually agreed solutions.
• Provide skills in planning, organisation and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication and active listening skills.
• Capacity to work flexibly, including weekends and evenings as well as on site.
• A political awareness

Desirable criteria

• A tertiary qualification, preferably in communications and engagement accreditations.
• A knowledge of public sector processes and regulatory systems and how government works would be beneficial.
• Experience within the infrastructure or construction industry or similar.
• Understanding of Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia framework and how it applies to infrastructure projects. Preferably Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional qualification (however, this is not mandatory).
• IAP2 certified or willing to attain certification at own cost.
• Experience in a strategic communication or community engagement role in an environment dealing with major infrastructure projects, particularly in the transport or civil engineering sector, will be highly regarded.

WORKING HOURS -

Maximum of 38 hours per week Monday to Friday between 6am and 6pm on agreed office days and between 6am and 10pm on agreed remote working days under implemented FWA up to 50% based on business needs after a probationary period. Maximum of 9.5 hours per day paid at a flat rate in a 5-day week during TMR Business Hours as stated above, unless overtime is otherwise agreed by the Customer in advance and in writing. Any timesheet submitted with overtime listed will not be permitted unless prior approval by the Contractors Line Manager.

Job Title: Communications Officer (AO4 Equivalent)

Business Unit: North Coast Region
Buderim - Onsite
Working Hours: 38 hours per week (8 hours/day, Mon–Fri between 7am and 6pm)
Contract Duration: Full-time, with a possible 2-year extension option

Position Overview

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), North Coast Region, is seeking a highly capable and proactive Communications Officer (AO4) to join the Stakeholder and Issues Management Team within the Stakeholder Management Business Unit.

This role is ideal for professionals with excellent writing and communication skills who can provide responsive and effective communication services. The core focus will be on researching and drafting executive and ministerial correspondence and supporting stakeholder and media engagement.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Research, draft, and edit a variety of written communication materials, including responses to ministerial and executive correspondence, briefing notes, speech notes, media statements, and newsletters.
• Provide strategic communication support and advice to internal stakeholders to ensure accuracy and clarity in public messaging.
• Undertake stakeholder and community engagement initiatives during the lifecycle of projects and programs.
• Assist in updating and maintaining regional web content to ensure alignment with current initiatives and messaging.
• Provide training and mentoring to regional staff and consultants on communication best practices and stakeholder engagement.

Reporting Line

This role reports to the Senior Communications Advisor (Stakeholder and Issues Management).

Remuneration (AO4 Pay Scale)

AO4.1 - $58.02/hour

AO4.2 - $59.84/hour

AO4.3 - $61.76/hour

AO4.4 - $63.69/hour