Cyber Security & Resilience Specialist (Onsite)

Eden Ritchie Recruitment; Warwick; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Leave loading 17.5%

On-the-job training

Professional development

Job summary

Eden Ritchie Recruitment is seeking a Cyber Security Officer to strengthen the Southern Downs Regional Council's cyber security maturity. This onsite role blends hands-on security work with ICT support across networks, infrastructure and access controls.

You will monitor threats, investigate incidents, support assessments and reporting, and contribute to incident response and disaster recovery planning while collaborating with teams, vendors and stakeholders to lift security maturity.

Qualifications

• Experience in at least one area: incident response, vulnerability management, cyber threat intelligence or cyber defence tools.
• Practical working experience in an organisation supporting, configuring, monitoring or implementing ICT infrastructure, networks, devices, information systems or enterprise applications as well as Cyber Security.
• Knowledge of cyber defence concepts and at least one framework, such as ASD Essential Eight, ISM, NIST CSF, IS 18 or the ISO/IEC 27000 series.
• Relevant tertiary ICT qualifications, or related industry certifications supported by sufficient industry experience and knowledge.
• Ideally, ITSM/ITIL experience, project management capability and an understanding of local government.

Responsibilities

• You will monitor and assess security threats, investigate alerts and incidents, identify vulnerabilities and recommend timely remediation.
• Working with internal teams and external providers, you will support security assessments, audits, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing and preparedness exercises.
• Enhance security tools and integrations, maintain incident response and disaster recovery documentation, and prepare reporting on security risks and maturity.
• The role contributes to ICT projects, policies and procedures while providing practical guidance to strengthen security awareness across the organisation.

Skills

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Cyber defence tools

Cyber security concepts

Education

Relevant ICT qualifications or related certifications

Tools

Security assessment tools

Job description

Eden Ritchie Recruitment is seeking a Cyber Security Officer to strengthen the Southern Downs Regional Council's cyber security maturity. This onsite role blends hands-on security work with ICT support across networks, infrastructure and access controls.

You will monitor threats, investigate incidents, support assessments and reporting, and contribute to incident response and disaster recovery planning while collaborating with teams, vendors and stakeholders to lift security maturity.