Senior Cyber Security Specialist

Softtest Pays; South Australia; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Specialist to lead complex risk assessments and compliance activities. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience with Australian Government governance concepts, particularly in ICT. This role requires strong leadership and communication skills while engaging stakeholders across various locations including Canberra and Sydney. The contract starts on 29 January 2024 for 12 months with extensions available.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years experience with Australian Government governance concepts focused on ICT.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to mentor and provide expertise within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct risk assessments of NDIA internal systems.
• Undertake compliance activities in relation to cyber security standards.
• Develop IT security standards and control procedures.

Skills

Risk assessments

Cyber security standards

Policy development

Stakeholder management

Job description

Australian Citizens with the ability to obtain NV1 Clearance residing in Australia only respond.

• Contract start 29 January 2024 to 12 months, 12 months extensions.
• Australian Citizen, Ability to obtain NV1 Clearance, Canberra, Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Offsite role.

The Senior Cyber Security Specialist is accountable under broad direction to undertake very complex work that delivers quality outcomes across the diverse technology functions of the NDIA.

The position is an important position within the NDIA and will have delegated authority and responsibility to resolve issues and risks across wide-ranging activities of substantial depth involving significant detail.

The role will provide leadership, control, planning, resource management, performance management and decision making and is responsible for actively managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships.

The duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Leading and conducting risk assessments of NDIA internal systems and assessing risk from external connections.
• Undertaking compliance activities in relation to cyber security standards within the Agency.
• Developing and participating in the implementation of NDIA initiatives focused on the reduction of technology risk, governance and compliance to policies and regulatory compliance.
• Developing IT security standards, policy, procedures, and controls for managing risks.
• Supporting various business areas by ensuring stakeholders adequately address all relevant compliance standards such as the PSPF, ISM, Agency Risk Management Frameworks and incident management disciplines.
• Completing and investigating internal and external information security risk and exceptions assessments and documenting and reporting control failures and gaps to stakeholders.

Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission.

1. Minimum of five years experience with Australian Government governance concepts with a focus on ICT, policy/standards development, documentation of frameworks, and assisting in the reporting to Senior Executive.

2. Strong oral and written communication skills.

3. Ability to mentor and provide expertise within a team environment and engage with internal/external stakeholders confidently.