Information Security Operations Engineer

Nsw Electoral Commission; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance (35h week)

Flex leave

Generous holidays

Job summary

NSW Electoral Commission is seeking an IT Security professional to plan and implement security measures protecting systems, networks and data in line with NSW Government policies. The role drives security architecture across cloud and on-premises environments and supports risk mitigation, incident response and governance.

The position is an ongoing full-time role located in NSW, Australia, with opportunities to contribute to large-scale elections safety and digital integrity initiatives.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification or industry certification relevant to IT security.
• Experience with IT security technologies and cloud security architecture.
• Criminal record check satisfactory and politically neutral.

Skills

IT security knowledge

Endpoint protection

Web application firewall

Access control methodologies

SIEM tools

Vulnerability scanners

IDAM technologies

Microsoft Entra ID

Cloud security architecture

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification or industry certification

Tools

Office 365

Azure

Salesforce

Microsoft Entra ID

Job description

Job Description

The role is responsible for planning and implementing security measures to protect computer systems, networks, and data according to the information security policies and framework in line with NSW Government's requirements and guidelines.

The role is an Ongoing Full-time position.

Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or industry certification and/or equivalent professional technical experience in systems, networks, enterprise applications, or similar.
• Proven experience in IT Security technologies, such as endpoint protection, web application firewall, access control methodologies, SIEM tools, email gateways and vulnerability scanners, IDAM technologies, Microsoft Entra ID.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of security architecture of cloud systems, such as Office 365, Salesforce and Azure, and experience with design and implementation of security architecture for perimeter firewalls, IPS/IDS systems, and corporate networks.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in application security assessments, penetration testing methodologies and techniques, with proven capability to recommend mitigation strategy on vulnerabilities and non-compliance.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ITSM.
• Politically neutral with no affiliation to political parties or lobbyists/campaigners.
• Satisfactory criminal Record check result.

About the NSW Electoral Commission

The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

• Running and regulating elections
• Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
• Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community
• Career development opportunities through study and face to face training
• Access to self-paced expert-led training via LinkedIn Learning
• Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
• Staff social events to connect with colleagues
• Work/Life balance (35 hour working week), flex leave, generous holidays and leave conditions
• Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Convenient CBD location, access to public transport

Applications Close: Thursday 26th February 2026 @ 11.59pm