Cyber Incident Response Lead

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking an AO7 Principal Project Officer (Incident Management) to lead whole-of-Government cyber security incident management. You will work with a broad range of stakeholders across agencies in Brisbane to ensure coordinated responses to high-priority incidents and improve incident response plans and processes.

You will coordinate the incident lifecycle, mobilise response teams, and provide timely updates to executives and technical teams, while enhancing governance,

Qualifications

• Experience leading cyber security incident management programs.
• Ability to coordinate with diverse stakeholders across government.
• Strong analytical and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Central point of contact and authority to lead the lifecycle of high-priority cyber security incidents.
• Assess the severity, impact, and scope of security alerts to declare incidents and support delegates in determining response level.
• Mobilise Incident Response Teams and assign tasks to team members.
• Provide clear, timely, and actionable status updates to technical teams, executives, and business leaders.
• Interface between CSU and broader disaster management frameworks during a state cyber incident or crisis.
• Interface with other teams for incidents with whole-of-Government impact.
• Deliver a BAU program and projects to improve whole-of-Government cyber security incident management capabilities, including planning and exercises.
• Provide expert advice in improving cyber incident management practice and operation of Communities of Practice.

Skills

Incident management

Stakeholder engagement

Cyber security

Incident response

Governance & policy

Communications

Job description

Queensland Government is seeking an AO7 Principal Project Officer (Incident Management) to lead whole-of-Government cyber security incident management. You will work with a broad range of stakeholders across agencies in Brisbane to ensure coordinated responses to high-priority incidents and improve incident response plans and processes.

You will coordinate the incident lifecycle, mobilise response teams, and provide timely updates to executives and technical teams, while enhancing governance,