Security Clearance Administrator

Halcyon Knights; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Halcyon Knights seeks a Security Clearance Administrator to provide admin and coordination support across personnel security within the Technology, Data and Security division. You’ll work with stakeholders to ensure requirements align with PSPF and are embedded in daily processes.

You’ll coordinate clearance processes, onboarding checks, and governance activities, maintain policies and guidance, and ensure records and artefacts are accurate and audit-ready, while contributing to executive

Qualifications

• Strong admin, coordination and records management skills.
• Confidential information handling with good judgement.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Pragmatic, risk-based approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating security clearance processes and onboarding checks.
• Embedding security requirements into onboarding and offboarding.
• Maintaining security policies, procedures and guidance.
• Supporting governance activities including travel management and risk waivers.
• Keeping records, reporting and audit-ready artefacts.
• Contributing to executive reporting and continuous improvement.

Skills

Admin and records management

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Risk-based problem solving

Stakeholder relationship building

Organised and trustworthy

Education

Certificate IV in Government Security

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Security Clearance Administrator

Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane | Australian Citizenship Required | NV1 security clearance required

The role

Our client, a regulator within Australia's financial services sector, is looking for a Security Clearance Administrator to provide administrative and coordination support across their personnel security functions.

You’ll sit within the Security team, inside a broader Technology, Data and Security division, working closely with stakeholders across the business to make sure requirements are built into everyday processes and line up with the PSPF.

What you’ll be doing

• Coordinating security clearance processes, pre-onboarding checks and temporary access arrangements


• Embedding personnel security requirements into onboarding and offboarding


• Maintaining personnel security policies, procedures and guidance material


• Supporting governance activities including overseas travel management, risk assessments and waivers


• Keeping records, reporting and assurance artefacts accurate and audit-ready


• Contributing to executive reporting and continuous improvement of the function

What you’ll bring

• Strong admin, coordination and records management skills


• Sharp attention to detail and good judgement with confidential information


• Clear written and verbal communication


• A pragmatic, risk based approach to problem solving


• The ability to build relationships across different stakeholder groups


• Someone highly organised and trustworthy, who takes protecting sensitive information seriously

Good to have

• Experience in personnel security, clearances, vetting or a related government security function


• Familiarity with the PSPF


• Background in governance, risk, assurance or compliance


• Experience with process improvement, documentation or records management


• Comfortable with Microsoft Office and reporting tools


• A Certificate IV in Government Security, or willingness to work towards one

Halcyon Knights is an equal opportunities employment agency, valuing the contributions made by all people and welcomes applications from people with disability, Aboriginal Australians, people of all ages and from culturally diverse backgrounds.