SENIOR MANAGER - CYBER SECURITY

TAFE SA; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Flexible work arrangements

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Career development

Job summary

TAFE SA, based at Regency campus in Kaurna Country, seeks a Senior Manager – Cyber Security to lead strategic cyber security programs and act as principal authority on risk, compliance and regulatory obligations across the organisation.

Reporting to the CIO, you will direct complex initiatives, build resilient security architectures, and mentor cross‑functional teams while guiding governance, regulatory alignment, and culture of security throughout South Australia’s leading VET provider.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading enterprise cyber security programs with regulatory alignment.
• Expertise managing dynamic threat environments, risk identification and mitigation.
• Proven ability to lead dispersed teams and embed security policies and practices.
• Knowledge of SACSF, SAPSF, Essential Eight, ISO/IEC 27001 and AS/NZS 31000.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for complex cyber security programs.
• Act as TAFE SA’s principal authority on cyber security, risk, and regulatory obligations.
• Lead and direct operational initiatives with significant financial, operational and reputational impact.

Skills

Enterprise cyber security leadership

Threat management and risk mitigation

Cross‑agency coordination

Security policy and standards

Regulatory frameworks (ISO/IEC 27001,

Tools

Cyber security frameworks

Job description

• Based at Regency campus / Kaurna Country

Impact starts here, are you in? TAFE SA, proud winner of Training Provider of the Year in 2021, 2022 & 2024 SA State Awards and winner of the Large Training Provider of the Year 2024 National Training Awards, is on the hunt for a Senior Manager – Cyber Security to join our dynamic team shaping South Australia’s future.

What You’ll Drive

Reporting directly to the CIO, the Senior Manager - Cyber Security is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to the delivery of highly complex cyber security programs and projects and acting as TAFE SA’s principal authority on cyber security, risk mitigation and related regulatory frameworks and obligations. The role manages complex, dynamic threat environments and emerging cyber security challenges and leads and directs operational initiatives that have direct and critical impact on TAFE SA financial, operational, and reputational security threats.

The Skills You Bring

• Extensive experience leading complex, enterprise-wide cyber security programs that protect financial, operational and reputational security, while aligning with regulatory obligations, organisational strategy and digital transformation.
• Strong expertise managing dynamic threat environments, cyber risk identification and mitigation, resilience, assurance, cross-agency coordination and the integration of security into innovation agendas.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing teams across dispersed organisations, embedding cyber security policies, standards and practices that identify, monitor and mitigate risk.
• Contemporary knowledge of ICT project and change management methodologies, cyber security tools and trends, and relevant frameworks including SACSF, SAPSF, Essential Eight, ISO/IEC 27001 and AS/NZS 31000.
• Exceptional judgement, executive-level advisory, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, supported by relevant tertiary qualifications and cyber security accreditation or certification.

What You Need to Know

A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the South Australian Department of Human Services is required before employment.

Applicants must hold or must be eligible to obtain an AGSVA security clearance.

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

Why Join Us?

TAFE SA offers amazing benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlements including Recreation, Sick, Long Service, Retention, Paid Parental, Family & Domestic Violence, Special and Cultural leave that supports cultural diversity and First Nations
• Ability to Purchase Annual Leave
• Salary Sacrifice / Salary Packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance conditions
• Inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture
• Career development and progression

Applications close: 21st October 2026 at 11:45pm

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement

Be you, be valued, be included. At TAFE SA, we celebrate diversity and encourage all applicants, including First Nations peoples, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and neurodiverse talent. Need support applying? Let us know!

At TAFE SA, our values shape how we work — We Work As One, We Do What Matters, and We Step Up.

Learn more about our values and what it’s like to work at TAFE SA: TAFESA Values

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Education, Training & Professional Development 1,001-5,000 employees

Welcome to TAFE SA

Flexible Delivery Options

More than one million students have studied with us since we were established in 1971. Each year, we deliver more than 1,300 courses to over 80,000 students right across South Australia. Our courses cover more than 80 areas of industry and activity, with flexible delivery options that suit the needs of our students.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

Welcome to TAFE SA

TAFE SA is South Australia's largest vocational education and training (VET) provider and one of the largest in Australia. It is also a registered higher education provider.

Flexible Delivery Options

More than one million students have studied with we established in 1971. Each year, we deliver more than 1,300 courses to over 80,000 students right across South Australia. Our courses cover more than 80 areas of industry and activity, with flexible delivery options that suit the needs of our students.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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