Cyber Security Assurance Lead | Risk & Governance

SA Water; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Water in Adelaide is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to oversee governance, risk and compliance across the organisation’s cyber security program. The role focuses on risk assessments, assurance, and guiding secure technology solutions in a modern digital environment.

You will collaborate with diverse stakeholders, translate complex security concerns into practical guidance, and support incident response and threat intelligence activities to strengthen our security posture.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate brings experience in governance, risk and compliance within cyber security.
• Ability to understand threats, controls, frameworks and architecture and translate insights into practical guidance.
• Able to influence decisions by explaining risk and recommending improvements across diverse stakeholders.
• Experience supporting incident response, threat intelligence interpretation, and guiding secure solution design is advantageous.
• Background across cyber governance, risk assessments, assurance programs, and exposure to cloud services, OT/SCADA, mobility or enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Be a subject matter expert in QA and continuous improvement of cyber security controls across the business.
• Provide specialist advice for technology risk assessments, solution designs, and change control activities.
• Undertake cyber security activities against the CSP calendar and report findings and risks.
• Contribute to the Cyber Security Capital Plan by identifying opportunities to address technical debt and uplift maturity.
• Monitor emerging threats and ensure mitigations are integrated into the cyber environment.
• Support incident response and reporting in line with corporate cyber security processes.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to embed governance and assurance across digital systems.

Skills

Governance

Risk & Compliance

Cyber security controls

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Solution design

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in a related field

Job description

SA Water in Adelaide is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to oversee governance, risk and compliance across the organisation’s cyber security program. The role focuses on risk assessments, assurance, and guiding secure technology solutions in a modern digital environment.

You will collaborate with diverse stakeholders, translate complex security concerns into practical guidance, and support incident response and threat intelligence activities to strengthen our security posture.