At Scyne, we are public purpose sector specialists who support governments and their agencies, and not-for-profit organisations, to deliver services to Australians, helping to build more resilient, equitable, secure and prosperous communities. We are guided by our values of Stronger Together, Amplify Impact, Build Trusted Relationships, Value Every Person, Think Beyond Limits, and Defined by Ethics. 

Our purpose-driven professionals provide clients with access to the skills, capabilities and expertise to support the delivery of government agendas and public purpose projects, with specialist teams across three national practices: 

• Transformation 
• Risk, Programs and Cyber 
• Commercial, Financial and Infrastructure

Our graduate program is a 12-month journey that gives you real-world experience, hands-on learning, and exposure to industry-leading projects. You'll gain hands-on experience by shadowing senior leaders and participating in engaging chats with industry experts, providing deep insights into consulting fundamentals and the industries we serve. With structured learning, personalised mentoring, e-learning pathways, and ongoing feedback, we’ll set you up for success from day one.   

Want to be a graduate within our Risk, Programs and Cyber Practice?

About Programs and Risk

As a graduate within our Programs and Risk team, you will gain hands-on experience across a broad range of our service areas, including.

• Internal Audit: We provide innovative internal audit services to help clients to improve their organisational performance and systems of governance, risk management and internal control. We provide advisory services for internal audit strategy and function uplift as well as audits and reviews across strategy, processes, people, projects and technology. We deliver technology driven compliance audit services as well as performance and advisory reviews in emerging areas of high demand such as; risk culture, cyber security, control of cloud, AI and automation, eP3M, regulatory compliance.
   
• Governance, Risk and Compliance: We support our clients to achieve their risk and compliance objectives in a proactive and sustainable way. We de-risk operations, programs and new initiatives through upfront advice and framework establishment, ensuring risk awareness and culture is built in by design, and deliver assurance and compliance services over performance. We partner with eGRC technology providers to ensure our clients have access to the latest innovations in risk and regulatory technology.
   
• Program Excellence: We support clients to feel confident in the planning, delivery and impact of their programs, policies and initiatives. We help clients translate policy directives into implementation-ready programs. As a part of this, we work with our clients to select appropriate funding models and to work effectively with their third-party delivery partners and providers. Clients also come to us when they need assurance that complex, transformational programs are delivered as intended. They engage us proactively to establish program monitoring mechanisms, and retrospectively to offer an independent perspective on the outcomes of a program.

About Cyber
As a graduate within our Cyber team, you will gain hands-on experience across a broad range of our service areas, including.

• Cyber & Tech Risk: The mission of our Cyber & Tech Risk (C&TR) practice is to increase public trust and participation in government digital services; a key driver in improving Australia’s productivity, equality, resilience, and prosperity. Our subject matter specialists bring scale and expertise across all phases of cyber transformation covering advisory and assurance, privacy and data governance, digital identity, technology implementation, and ongoing security operations.
   
• Cyber Advisory: Our Cyber Advisory team help our clients identify, measure and appropriately manage cyber and technology risks. We translate the complex world of cyber security by assessing weaknesses in defences, developing strategies, roadmaps and operating models to improve maturity and posture, and supporting with the implementation of people, process and technology changes.
  
  As part of a team of specialists, perform threat, risk and maturity assessments against industry frameworks, help develop cyber strategies and operating models, be part of large-scale cyber transformation programs that help reduce risk for our clients, including supply chain risk. Get hands-on experience with helping clients understand and apply industry and government information security frameworks such as ISO 27001, ASD Essential Eight (E8) and NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), while gaining exposure to leading enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) platforms.
  
  Our team services clients to improve business processes and control measures so that executives are confident that key risks are being managed while decision making is effective and data-driven. At the heart of our team's success lies our commitment to valuing our people and empowering them to achieve their goals.

To be eligible for our Graduate Program,

• You can apply if you’re in the final year of your degree and will have completed by March 2027, or if you completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in 2025.  
• You will need to be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident 

Canberra roles: To be eligible for graduate positions based in Canberra, you must be an Australian citizen, as these roles require the ability to obtain NV1 clearance to support work with our clients. For more details, visit: AGSVA Eligibility and Suitability.

Our 2027 graduate intake kicks off in March 2027, with opportunities across all our Practices – meaning there’s a role to match your skills and interests.

Launch your career in consulting with hands-on experience, meaningful work, and a team that supports your growth. From day one, you'll contribute to real projects, tackling challenges that make a difference while developing skills that set you apart.  Be part of a close-knit grad community and thrive in a culture that values fresh ideas. 

Benefits

• Market leading Parental Leave: Allows either carer to take 26 weeks of leave, flexibly, until a child is two years of age. A six-month minimum service requirement for new starters applies. We also make full superannuation contributions for up to 12 months (including unpaid parental leave).
• Flex working: Our people have the autonomy to choose where and when they work so they can integrate their professional and personal lives, finding the right balance that fuels their growth, wellbeing, engagement and productivity. If it works for them, their teams, and their clients, it works for us.
• Additional leave: a 5th week of paid leave to support rest, wellbeing, and inclusion during our annual summer shutdown also Birthday leave, First Nations Cultural Leave, Floating Public Holidays, Leave+ (purchased leave up to 12 weeks), Study Leave, Volunteering Leave, and more!
• Employee share options for every team member, reflecting our commitment to shared success and ownership.
• Smart Device reimbursement: Working flexibly means accessing the information you need on the go. That’s why we help pay for your smartphone or tablet, claiming up to $60 a month towards your bill.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits: We’ll give you $295 a year to spend on items or activities that support your wellness, and up to $205 a year to support your balanced lifestyle.
• Sonder: A digital care platform that empowers people to actively take control of their wellbeing to live well and perform at their best, free to Scyne Employees and their immediate family members.

We are committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage applications from those in marginalised and/or historically underrepresented communities within our workforce. Additionally, if you require any adjustments to the process, please let us know.

We Value Every Person and Every Voice:

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

We are passionate about improving outcomes with First Peoples, working in collaboration with government and community sectors towards programs which focus on First Nations clients, consumers and communities.  We recognise the knowledge, insights and capabilities of First Peoples. Their strength, resilience and cultural competence are highly valued.

We know that an inclusive culture, and collective intelligence improves the decision-making processes and is critical to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients and team. We encourage applications from those in marginalised and/or historically underrepresented communities within our workforce. Additionally, if you require any adjustments to the process, please let us know

Recruitment and Assessment Process:

Scyne’s approach to recruitment and selection is underpinned by key principles and expectations, ensuring we recruit and onboard a skilled and diverse workforce that is representative of the communities and organisations we serve. We ensure selection to roles is fair, with equal access provided, and appointments factor in but not limited to relative ability to fulfil the role, prior performance, potential and alignment with our values – taking unique experiences, perspectives, and contributions into consideration.

We carry out background checks on our people to ensure we have made a sound hiring decision and to protect the organisation and our clients from potential risk. If required, confirmation of a valid Commonwealth security clearance or the ability to obtain a Commonwealth security clearance.