Senior Cyber Security Specialist

Softtest Pays; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Specialist in Australia, responsible for risk assessments and compliance activities. The candidate must have at least five years of experience with Australian Government governance concepts and excellent communication skills. This role plays a crucial part in managing cybersecurity for the NDIA, providing leadership and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years experience with Australian Government governance concepts.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to mentor and engage with stakeholders confidently.

Responsibilities

• Leading and conducting risk assessments of NDIA internal systems.
• Undertaking compliance activities in relation to cyber security standards.
• Developing IT security standards, policy, procedures, and controls.

Skills

Risk assessment

Compliance activities

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team mentoring

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.