Cyber Security Analyst - Hybrid, Impact & Assurance

Department/Agency: NESA; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CBD CBD location

Flexible working arrangements

Salary packaging options

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

NESA's ICT team seeks a Cyber Security Analyst to strengthen the cyber security program through assurance activities, incident management and policy development. You will work across the organisation to strengthen security and ensure compliance across NSW education systems.

This ongoing role involves threat monitoring, security reviews, and remediation coordination with stakeholders and vendors. NSW WWCC clearance is required before commencing.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating security assurance, audit, compliance or governance activities within a cyber security environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing or implementing cyber security policies, standards, procedures or related governance documentation.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify, assess and communicate cyber security risks, vulnerabilities and remediation strategies.
• Experience managing competing priorities and delivering quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment with changing demands.
• Ability to build productive relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders and communicate complex security concepts clearly.
• Commitment to maintaining contemporary knowledge of cyber security threats, technologies, frameworks and industry practices.
• Experience in working with Monitoring and detection tools, SIEM, and application whitelisting.
• Experience in an information technology role preferably in a cyber-security environment.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management, malware, network analysis, security tools, ISO27001, Essential 8, and NSW Cyber Security Policy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and supporting cyber security assurance activities to strengthen security controls, compliance and organisational resilience.
• Monitoring, analysing and researching cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and emerging risks across the organisation.
• Conducting security reviews and audits to assess compliance with security standards, policies and frameworks.
• Investigating and reporting cyber security risks, incidents, vulnerabilities and potential breaches, while coordinating remediation activities with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborating with managed service providers, vendors and business stakeholders to monitor security trends, identify vulnerabilities and improve security controls.
• Providing cyber security advice, guidance and awareness initiatives that support a strong security culture across the organisation.
• Developing, reviewing and maintaining information security policies, procedures and related governance documentation.
• Supporting the ongoing management and maturity of NESA's cyber security program, information assets and security assessment processes.

Skills

Security governance

Threat monitoring

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Cyber security knowledge

Policy awareness

Tools

SIEM

Application whitelisting

Vulnerability scanners

Monitoring tools

Job description

NESA's ICT team seeks a Cyber Security Analyst to strengthen the cyber security program through assurance activities, incident management and policy development. You will work across the organisation to strengthen security and ensure compliance across NSW education systems.

This ongoing role involves threat monitoring, security reviews, and remediation coordination with stakeholders and vendors. NSW WWCC clearance is required before commencing.