Senior Change Manager – Cyber Security Uplift

Babylon Data Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 302,000 - 343,000; Full time

Job summary

Babylon Data Pty Ltd seeks a Senior Change Manager to support a major cyber security uplift for Services Australia. The role focuses on establishing vulnerability management capability and embedding the Cyber Security Division operating model, with a Canberra-based start and onsite work for the first six weeks.

You will engage across business, technical and executive stakeholders, translating complex cyber initiatives into actionable business impacts, and delivering change strategies, readiness

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex change programs in highly regulated environments.
• Experience managing large-scale government ICT change programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills.
• Ability to operate at an EL1-equivalent level and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead organisational change management activities across complex cyber security initiatives.
• Develop change strategies, plans, frameworks and supporting artefacts.
• Conduct stakeholder impact, readiness, risk and dependency assessments.
• Translate complex cyber security initiatives into clear business impacts.
• Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement, communications and change-readiness activities.
• Facilitate workshops, consultations, impact assessments and readiness sessions.
• Support adoption of new roles, governance arrangements and operating processes.
• Identify resistance to change and develop mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate change activities across multiple cyber security workstreams.
• Support implementation of the division operating model, roadmap and implementation plan.
• Develop measures for readiness, adoption and benefits realisation.
• Prepare executive reports and change communications.
• Coach and mentor APS personnel and support capability development.
• Capture methodologies and lessons learned for knowledge transfer.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Risk assessment

Workshop facilitation

Leadership

Tools

Rapid7

Archer

Tenable

Job description

Senior Change Manager – Cyber Security Uplift

Rate Guide: $145–$165 per hour

Contract: 12 months + up to 24 months extension

Start Date: 1 January 2027

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain NV1

Level: EL1 equivalent

Department: Services Australia

Babylon Data is seeking an experienced Senior Change Manager to support a major cyber security uplift program within Services Australia.

This is a senior organisational change role supporting the implementation of Services Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2026–2031, with a particular focus on establishing and embedding the agency’s vulnerability management capability and implementing the Cyber Security Division operating model.

The successful candidate will work across business, technical and executive stakeholder groups to assess change impacts, readiness, risks and dependencies, and help embed new governance arrangements, responsibilities, processes and ways of working.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead organisational change management activities across complex cyber security initiatives.
• Develop and maintain change strategies, plans, frameworks and supporting artefacts.
• Conduct stakeholder impact, readiness, risk and dependency assessments.
• Translate complex cyber security and technical initiatives into clear organisational and business impacts.
• Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement, communications and change-readiness activities.
• Facilitate workshops, consultations, impact assessments and readiness sessions.
• Support adoption of new roles, responsibilities, governance arrangements and operating processes.
• Identify resistance to change and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate change activities and dependencies across multiple cyber security workstreams.
• Support implementation of the Cyber Security Division operating model, roadmap and implementation plan.
• Develop measures for readiness, adoption, implementation progress and benefits realisation.
• Prepare executive-quality reports, briefs, presentations and change communications.
• Coach and mentor APS personnel and support internal change-management capability development.
• Capture methodologies, procedures and lessons learned to support knowledge transfer and reduce future contractor reliance.

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Substantial experience leading complex organisational change programs in highly regulated environments, ideally Australian Government.
• Experience managing large-scale change involving multiple stakeholder groups, workstreams and organisational dependencies.
• A strong track record developing and implementing change strategies, communications, stakeholder engagement and readiness activities.
• Demonstrated ability to engage, influence and communicate effectively with senior executives, technical specialists, business stakeholders and external parties.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to translate complex technical information into practical business impacts.
• Ability to operate independently at an EL1-equivalent level, exercise sound judgement and manage competing priorities.

Highly Desirable

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• 5+ years' experience in project or organisational change management.
• 5+ years' experience supporting large-scale Federal Government ICT programs.
• Experience working within cyber security transformation or uplift programs.

• Experience supporting vulnerability management initiatives.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Rapid7, Archer or Tenable.
• Experience designing or implementing a divisional or enterprise operating model.
• Experience developing implementation roadmaps, performance measures and adoption metrics.
• Previous experience working within Services Australia or another large Commonwealth agency.

Working Arrangements

The role is based in Canberra, ACT.

The successful candidate will be required to work onsite for the first six weeks. A hybrid working arrangement may then be considered.

Candidates must reside within reasonable travelling distance of Services Australia's Canberra premises.