UoM 2026 Emerging Talent Graduate Program

The IT Emerging Talent Graduate Program allows recent graduates to launch a professional IT career that makes a difference.

• Two-year program
• Three 8-month rotations 
• Guaranteed ongoing employment at the end of the program
• Starting salary of above $80,000 per annum plus 17% superannuation (total package of ~$100,000)
• Graduates from all universities eligible to apply

Your tailored rotations across technology domains and teams will give you a fantastic platform to accelerate your career.

The program will consist of

• Rotations that are tailored to your skills, knowledge and career goals
• A dedicated senior supervisor and program coordinator
• A structured mentorship program pairing you with experienced industry professionals
• Experiences that leverage the breadth and depth of our different technology teams

What do we look for in our graduates?

• Curiosity and ability to adapt skills to different situations
• Excellent communication skills and willingness to collaborate in a team
• Passion for the University’s mission and purpose

Streams (Your new team!)

Application Development

Our Application Development teams design, build and enhance the enterprise systems that keep the University running and improving.

• Deliver and support core platforms across digital products, ServiceNow, Smart Campus, Finance, HR/Payroll, integrations and RPA, and emerging GenAI solutions.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to design effective, user‑centred applications that solve real operational challenges.
• Continuously improve systems to boost performance, reliability and the digital experience for students and staff.

Cybersecurity

Our Cybersecurity team protects the University’s people, data and systems through a comprehensive, proactive and collaborative security approach.

• Monitor, detect and respond to threats while strengthening application security, vulnerability management and cyber engineering capabilities.
• Advise project teams across the University to ensure technology initiatives are secure and resilient from the outset.
• Manage governance, risk and compliance requirements and champion a cyber‑aware culture across the University community.

Platform Engineering

Our Platform Engineering teams deliver the computing environments and core technology foundations that power teaching, research and University operations.

• Provide enterprise and research infrastructure including high‑performance computing, GPU/CPU environments, cloud platforms, secure research environments and large‑scale data storage.
• Manage key services such as virtualisation, data protection, network services, identity management and database platforms.
• Partner with researchers and application teams to accelerate discovery, support innovation and enable secure, scalable digital services.

Programs and Projects

Our Programs and Projects team leads the delivery of technology initiatives that improve how the University teaches, researches and operates.

• Collaborate with Faculties and business stakeholders to define problems, explore opportunities and shape technology roadmaps.
• Form multidisciplinary project teams—Project Managers, Business Analysts, Solution Architects and others—to deliver outcomes using agile, hybrid or traditional approaches.
• Work closely with operational teams to ensure new solutions are embedded, supported and continually improved.

Key Dates

Applications Open: Early July
Applications Close: Early August