Associate Engineers - Networking or FinCrime

The Aquarium; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aquarium offers a Graduate & Early Career Technology Program in Sydney with a 12-month initial contract and potential to extend or convert to permanent. The program covers AI, Financial Crime, Networks and technology-enabled environments, with structured training and mentoring.

Location: Sydney – Hybrid, 2–3 days in office. We seek graduates from 2024/25 or those graduating in 2026 who are keen to start a career in technology and collaborate across technical and business teams.

Qualifications

• A recent university graduate from 2024, 2025 or graduating in 2026.
• Interested in building a career in technology.
• A strong communicator who enjoys collaborating with technical and business teams.
• Curious, adaptable and comfortable learning new concepts.
• Analytical, organised and able to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI, automation and data solutions to detect, prevent and investigate financial crime.
• Work alongside AI Engineers, Data Scientists and Financial Crime specialists.
• Exposure to Python, AI/ML, Data Analytics, Automation or Generative AI.
• Exposure to AML, KYC, CTF, Fraud, Transaction Monitoring or Sanctions through study, internships or employment.
• Support enterprise network environments through troubleshooting, changes and incident resolution.
• Understand networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing and switching.

Skills

Strong communicator

Analytical thinking

Collaborative

Adaptable

Curious

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science IT or related field

Tools

Python

AI/ML

Data Analytics

Automation

Generative AI

Networking hardware

Job description

Associate Engineers - Networking or FinCrime

Graduate & Early Career Technology Program

We're looking for motivated graduates and early-career professionals to join a highly successful technology program within a leading enterprise organisation.

This is a great opportunity to build your career through structured training, mentoring and hands-on experience, with opportunities across AI, Financial Crime, Networks and technology-enabled environments.

Location: Sydney – Hybrid, 2–3 days in office
Contract: 12-month initial contract, with potential to extend or convert permanent

You are:

• A recent university graduate from 2024, 2025 or graduating in 2026
• Interested in building a career in technology
• A strong communicator who enjoys collaborating with technical and business teams
• Curious, adaptable and comfortable learning new concepts
• Analytical, organised and able to manage competing priorities

Graduate Streams

AI Engineer – Financial Crime

• Work alongside AI Engineers, Data Scientists and Financial Crime specialists.
• Develop AI, automation and data solutions to detect, prevent and investigate financial crime.
• Exposure to Python, AI/ML, Data Analytics, Automation or Generative AI.
• Exposure to AML, KYC, CTF, Fraud, Transaction Monitoring or Sanctions through study, internships or employment.

Networks

• Support enterprise network environments through troubleshooting, changes and incident resolution.
• Gain exposure to switches, routers, firewalls and monitoring platforms.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing and switching.

Suitable Backgrounds Degrees in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cyber Security, Networks & Infrastructure, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Analytics, Finance or a related discipline.