As Principal you’ll operate as both architect and commercial lead – selling, shaping, and delivering analytics-led engagements end-to-end. You’ll work with regional leadership to win new business while also running complex delivery across data, AI, and customer innovation. It’s a high-trust, delivery-first culture that values autonomy, commercial instinct, and technical credibility.

Most projects are based in Sydney or Melbourne, with occasional regional engagement across APAC.

This is not a staff-augmentation firm. We’re looking for someone who can bring structured thinking, sell complex analytics work, and lead high-impact delivery with banks, insurers, and digital-first BFSI clients.

Ideal Candidate:

• 8–12 years' experience in strategy consulting / BFSI analytics
• Proven track record of delivering and co-selling complex data/AI work
• Deep understanding of FS – credit, fraud, loyalty, pricing, customer growth
• Strategic thinker with the discipline and pragmatism to drive execution
• Comfortable leading hybrid teams across product, data science, and engineering
• Based in Sydney or Melbourne, with ~3+ days/week in-office or on-site

This is a leadership track role with clear growth to Partner. You'll work directly with a tight-knit senior team focused on building capability across APAC. The scope is broad – fraud, credit, GenAI, customer strategy – but unified by the goal of delivering sharp, tech-enabled business outcomes.

Sound like your next step? Contact Ronny at ronny@theonset.com.au or 0448 808 848 for a confidential discussion.

Deployment Project Manager – Cyber Recovery & Data Center Modernisation

6 Month Contract | Major International IT Vendor | Chatswood (HYBRID)

Please note: Candidate must have strong knowledge of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, CyberSense, and APEX Cyber Recovery Service in order to be suitable for this contract role.D

Join one of the world’s leading technology companies and take the lead on critical Cyber Recovery and Data Center Modernisation initiatives. We’re seeking an experienced Deployment Project Manager to oversee the deployment of Dell Cyber Recovery solutions and drive modernisation across complex data centre environments.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact projects involving Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, CyberSense, and APEX Cyber Recovery Services, collaborating across consulting, delivery, and customer success teams to ensure seamless implementation and integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end deployment of Dell’s Cyber Recovery solutions across multiple data centres and cloud environments.

• Coordinate client communications and deliverables in partnership with DTMS, Consulting, and CSM project teams.

• Develop a deep understanding of Dell’s Cyber Recovery suite, including features, benefits, and use cases.

• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues across Cyber Recovery and Data Center Modernisation projects.

• Develop and refine project workflows, templates, and reference models to support repeatable success.

• Ensure compliance with industry best practices and security standards.

• Provide customer training and enablement on Dell Cyber Recovery tools.

• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and trends within Cyber Recovery, data protection, and data centre infrastructure.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong knowledge of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, CyberSense, and APEX Cyber Recovery Service.

• Proven experience in data centre modernisation, including networking infrastructure design and optimisation.

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals – OSI and TCP/IP models.

• Familiarity with Dell Data Center technologies, including commonly used network devices and foundational networking concepts.

• Experience deploying or integrating with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Demonstrated project management expertise, from planning and execution to closure.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Please note: Candidate must have strong knowledge of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, CyberSense, and APEX Cyber Recovery Service in order to be suitable for this contract role.

If this sounds like you then please get in touch with Steven on email steven@theonset.com.au or apply online.

Senior Storage Infrastructure Specialist (Dell PowerScale / Isilon)

Contract Length: 3 months
Location: Canberra / Remote
Work Type: Contract
Employer: Major International IT Vendor

3-Month Contract | Canberra / Remote| Major Global IT Vendor

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Storage Infrastructure Specialist to join one of the world’s leading technology vendors on a 3-month contract engagement. Following recent infrastructure upgrades, you’ll play a pivotal role in optimising a large-scale Dell PowerScale and Isilon environment — ensuring peak performance, scalability, and operational excellence across a petabyte-scale storage platform.

This is an opportunity to work with a global IT leader, applying your deep technical expertise to support mission-critical workflows spanning high-throughput ingest, editing, archival, and retrieval operations.

What you’ll be doing

• Conduct a comprehensive technical audit of the current storage environment — documenting architecture, operational health, risks, and strategic recommendations.

• Develop detailed architecture diagrams covering cluster configuration, tiering, and data services.

• Create operational runbooks to guide administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

• Deliver capacity and growth forecasts with actionable scalability recommendations.

• Lead structured knowledge transfer sessions with ICT staff to ensure sustainable operational continuity.

Technical focus

• Review and optimise cluster configuration across all-flash, archive, and legacy nodes.

• Analyse and tune PowerScale data services — including SmartPools, SnapshotIQ, SyncIQ, and tiering strategies.

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across metadata, I/O, and protocol-level throughput (SMB/NFS).

• Recommend architecture enhancements to drive performance, utilisation, and reliability.

• Produce clear, concise technical documentation and maintenance guidance.

What you’ll bring

• Expert hands-on experience with Dell PowerScale and Isilon (OneFS 8.x / 9.x).

• Proven success in designing, administering, and optimising enterprise-scale storage for high-performance workloads.

• In-depth understanding of scale-out NAS architecture, storage tiering, and data services.

• Demonstrated ability to document complex environments and produce operational runbooks.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex findings into actionable insights.

• Scripting skills (Python/Bash) for automation and data analysis are highly desirable.

 
If this sounds like you then please get in touch with Steven on email steven@theonset.com.au or apply online.

They’re building something new — and need a senior engineer who can take the lead, deliver at scale, and set the standards for Azure delivery. The Cloud Engineering pod will define how infrastructure, automation, and operations are managed for a growing customer base, and you’ll turn complex cloud environments into streamlined, secure, and supportable platforms.

You’ll work closely with the Cloud Engineering Manager and customers to understand their business and technical goals, then design modern, scalable Azure solutions that actually deliver outcomes. This is hands-on work, architecting, automating, optimising, but it also calls for strategic thinking, mentoring, and building something repeatable that scales across 50+ customers. You’ll take what’s already there, improve it, and help shape what comes next.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, implementing, and optimising cloud architectures across Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, and security.

• Building automation frameworks and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, Python) to standardise delivery.

• Leading cloud migrations, modernisation initiatives, and platform builds aligned to client outcomes.

• Driving operational excellence through observability, monitoring, and SRE practices.

• Mentoring engineers, documenting frameworks, and lifting capability across the pod.

• Partnering with customers to deliver technical leadership, cost optimisation, and continuous improvement.

This is a senior, high-ownership role. If you thrive in environments where deep technical delivery meets automation and innovation — and you like the idea of shaping how Azure is delivered across dozens of clients — this team is for you.

📧 russell@theonset.com.au
📞 0438 984 265

Senior Full Stack Developer (.NET / Angular)

Hybrid (1-2 Days in office) | Sydney CBD 

If you’ve ever wanted to join a business where your work genuinely matters, this might be the one.

This team is building a sophisticated investment platform that’s reshaping how wealth managers connect with investors. The tech is modern (.NET Core, Angular 16, AWS), the people are experienced, and the culture is built on trust, collaboration, and flexibility - not hierarchy or process.

It’s a small senior team, the kind where you’ll know everyone, own your work end-to-end, and actually see the impact of what you build. You’ll work closely with the CTO and product team, shaping the product and delivering real solutions for both boutique and institutional clients. There’s no hand-holding here you’ll need to pick up tasks, suggest improvements, and help drive features from concept to production.

Day-to-day, you’ll be improving existing functionality, building new features, and helping automate processes that make the platform more efficient. Initially, you’ll spend a bit more time on the frontend (around 60%), but it’s truly a full-stack role where you can grow and balance both frontend and backend work over time.

You’ll thrive here if you’re someone who:

• Loves Full-stack development and can confidently work across both .NET Core and Angular.

• Enjoys autonomy, taking ownership, and solving problems without red tape.

• Appreciates working with calm, capable people who care about quality and getting things done.

• Values flexibility, 1-2 days in the CBD office, with the rest remote.

• Has an eye for detail, can read existing code, and suggests smarter ways to do things.

• Bonus: experience in financial services or fintech will help you hit the ground running.

If this feels like the kind of role you’ve been looking for, or even if you’re just curious to find out more reach out to Dani - danielle@theonset.com.au or apply directly.

Okay, picture this — they've got a cloud practice split into four parts: Azure, Hybrid, Cloud Engineering… and M365. That’s where this role comes in. You’ll be the person who actually helps customers make sense of Microsoft 365, gets them set up properly, and shows them how to use it efficiently.

About half your time, you’re in pre-sales, talking to customers, figuring out what they need, advising them on licensing, cost optimisation, basically being the Microsoft 365 SME. 30% of your time is billable consulting — you’ll be doing roadmaps, maturity assessments, and showing clients how to make the most of M365, and then the remaining 20% is tech oversight, working with the new Endpoint and IAM pods to figure out patterns, governance, and scalable architecture.

In your first 6–12 months, you’ll:

Take control of all our Microsoft relationships and own that channel from start to finish, audit the current license base and kick off a campaign to sell services and finally work with our engineering team to define automated Endpoint and IAM patterns.

If you want high maturity and lots of structure, then this might not be for you. They are a scale up company, so you'll get a lot of autonomy, you set the agenda, decide the direction, not tied down by what’s been done before and there is a big AI swing happening — we’re trying to bring this whole M365 world to life in a new way.

Who we’re looking for:

• Someone who really gets Microsoft 365 licensing and can advise customers on cost and optimisation.

• Pre-sales and consulting experience is a must — you can translate business needs into scalable architecture.

Call, text and email - russell@theonset.com.au / 0438984265

Principal Engineer  

Lead the technology that moves a nation.

Sydney | Hybrid - 2 days Office 

Every day, millions of Australians rely on this business to keep life moving.
Behind every on-time order, every seamless delivery, and every moment of connection - there’s technology designed by brilliant people like you.

We’re looking for a Principal Engineer who can elevate ideas into scalable architecture, guide teams with empathy and precision, and make complex systems feel effortless for customers.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be the bridge between strategy and execution, setting the architectural direction for the Order Delivery domain, partnering with engineering squads, and ensuring the health and stability of the digital ecosystem that underpins customer trust.

Expect influence at scale, autonomy to innovate, and the chance to leave a visible legacy on one of Australia’s largest digital transformations.

Your Impact

• Inspire and lead cross-domain engineering teams through architectural clarity.

• Define and communicate the target-state vision and the roadmap to get there.

• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to embed modern, agile delivery practices.

• Model architectures that deliver measurable business and customer value.

• Drive innovation while maintaining operational excellence.

You’ll Bring

• Deep engineering experience, likely as a Principal Engineer, Technical Architect, or Tech Lead within complex, cloud-native environments.

• Strong foundation in .NET, Azure/AWS/GCP, ,Microservices, and Kubernetes.

• Proven track record in scaling distributed systems and optimising performance.

• Natural leadership - you build confidence through collaboration, clarity, and care.

• A mindset that balances technical purity with commercial impact.

What You’ll Experience

• A flexible hybrid model that prioritises wellbeing and balance.

• A collaborative culture built on trust, curiosity, and growth.

• Discounts across a number of Iconic brands connected to the business.

• Career pathways across a global organisation with the resources to back big ideas.

If you’re ready to design the systems that power Australia’s everyday, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply here or directly reach out to Dani - danielle@theonset.com.au

Principal Product Designer (Head of Design progression)

Full-time | Hybrid (Sydney)

About the Role

We're hiring a Principal Product Designer to join a fast-growing SaaS scale-up on a mission to redefine how complex workflows are managed in enterprise environments. This is a hands-on IC role to begin with, where you will set the design direction and lead end-to-end product discovery and execution. As the product and organisation scale, you will have the opportunity to build and lead a design function (Head of Design pathway).

You’ll be working at a pivotal phase of product evolution, with significant UI/UX modernisation and new AI-led functionality underway.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead end-to-end design outcomes for core product areas, beginning with a major redesign of the intake and matter management experience.
• Run discovery, research and testing to deeply understand user workflows and inform product decision-making.
• Develop and evolve a scalable design system to improve consistency, speed, and quality across a large, complex product surface.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering on strategy, roadmap shaping and prioritisation.
• Set the standard for design craft, process and thinking, influencing how design contributes to the product and business.

What Success Looks Like (6–12 Months)

• Noticeable uplift in usability, visual clarity and overall experience across the platform.
• A well-adopted, scalable design system that supports faster, cleaner product iteration.
• Strong organisational understanding of user personas backed by robust research.
• Clear artefacts and frameworks that demonstrate the path to scaling the design function.

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years in Product Design within SaaS, ideally with exposure to complex workflow or enterprise environments.
• Strong systems-level UX thinking paired with high-quality UI execution.
• Proven experience developing or operationalising design systems.
• Comfortable running user research end-to-end and translating insights into product direction.
• Able to influence product strategy and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams.
• Bonus: experience with AI-driven products or front-end implementation fundamentals.

Why This Role

• Impact: This is a foundational role at a moment where the product is being rethought from the ground up. Your work will shape the platform for the next stage of growth.
• Progression: Hands-on IC now, with the opportunity to build and lead a design team as the product scales.
• Culture: Small, sharp, and collaborative team where design has executive support and meaningful influence.
• Benefits: Competitive salary, equity, hybrid work, and strong investment in professional growth.

How to Apply

Please share your resume and a portfolio demonstrating your design process, UX rationale and examples of enterprise or complex-product work. This role is not suitable for junior or graphic designers.

Apply here or send your portfolio directly to tania@theonset.com.au (portfolio is a must)

This role is based in Sydney with full Australian working rights required.

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Staff Cloud Platform Engineer

Sydney | Full-time | Hybrid

(AU Citizenship required)

The Mission
At the edge of quantum computing and cloud architecture, this team builds the infrastructure that keeps it all running. Their systems power GPU-accelerated workloads, real-time modeling, and research-grade simulation at scale.
This is the layer that turns deep science into reliable software.

They’re now looking for a senior engineer to shape that platform’s next chapter. Someone who can think strategically, lead technically, and leave the place stronger than they found it.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and evolve a Kubernetes-based multi-cloud platform that supports high-performance computing workloads

• Lead technical decisions across architecture, standards, and implementation, balancing innovation with reliability

• Define and execute a roadmap for CI/CD, developer tooling, and Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks

• Guide cloud engineering strategy across multiple teams and help define patterns for scalability, observability, and security

• Mentor engineers, establish technical excellence, and raise the overall bar for platform quality

• Build golden paths that make delivery faster, safer, and more predictable

• Stay hands-on enough to troubleshoot, design, and refine alongside the team

What You Bring

• 7+ years in Platform, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering

• Deep experience building and managing Kubernetes in production

• Expert knowledge of AWS, GCP or Azure, including Infrastructure-as-Code practices

• Strong background in Linux systems, automation, and troubleshooting

• Programming fluency in Go, Python, or JavaScript

• Proven ability to lead technical strategy and communicate clearly with senior stakeholders

• A steady approach to innovation — thoughtful, evidence-based, and grounded in real engineering needs

Bonus Points

• Certifications in Kubernetes (CKA, CKAD, CKS) or Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP)

• Experience with GitOps tooling such as Argo CD or Flux CD

• Familiarity with CNCF projects and open-source community practices

Why It Matters
This platform underpins software used by scientists, engineers, and customers around the world. Reliability here isn’t a feature — it’s the foundation.
The work is complex and strategic, blending architecture with mentorship and hands-on engineering. You’ll help set the standard for how high-performance systems are built, scaled, and maintained.

The Opportunity

• Shape the technical direction of a globally deployed cloud platform

• Influence culture and engineering practice across multiple teams

• Work alongside senior engineers, researchers, and product builders in one of Australia’s most advanced tech environments

• Competitive salary, equity, and flexible working arrangements

Contact
Toby Tank
toby@theonset.com.au
0468 524 271

Let’s talk.