Senior Cyber Security Lead | Flexible, Strategic Programs

Times Higher Education; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 134,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation

Flexible working

Wellbeing program

Professional development

Diversity & inclusion

Campus health services

Job summary

Flinders University is seeking a senior cyber security specialist to lead the technical delivery of security platforms and to shape security policy across the university’s IT services. You will advise senior leaders and work with IT architects to ensure ongoing security and resilience of mission-critical systems.

The role requires strong leadership, deep technical skills, and experience in agile environments.

Qualifications

• Senior cyber security professional with deep technical capability.
• Experience leading a security team and advising senior leaders.
• Industry-recognised security certification (CISSP/CISM/CISA/CEH/CRISC).
• Working knowledge of ISO 27001 and NIST.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of security platforms from design to operation.
• Shape and own security policy and standards for platforms and tools.
• Provide expert advice on security for disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Guide agile practices to manage cyber activity backlog against risk and priorities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and partner with IT architects to implement them.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Planning

Analytical skills

Agile environments

Scaled agile

Security certification

ISO 27001

NIST

Education

Security certification (CISSP/CISM/CISA/CEH/CRISC)

Tools

Email filtering

Firewall

IPS/IDS

VPN

Host protection

Job description

Flinders University is seeking a senior cyber security specialist to lead the technical delivery of security platforms and to shape security policy across the university’s IT services. You will advise senior leaders and work with IT architects to ensure ongoing security and resilience of mission-critical systems.

The role requires strong leadership, deep technical skills, and experience in agile environments.