Specialist Cyber Uplift

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Support for Aboriginal people and PWD

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a skilled portfolio performance analyst to join our Agile Delivery team. You will collect, analyze and report on schedules, risks, benefits and outcomes to inform executive decision-making and governance forums.

The role requires advanced Excel and experience with BI/dashboard tools to deliver clear, reliable insights. You will partner with program managers and delivery leads to ensure data quality, manage dashboards and performance packs, and support continuous

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in project or portfolio performance reporting within large, complex organisations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate project data into meaningful insights.
• Knowledge of Scaled Agile delivery.
• Understanding of Risk management process and risk buy-down.
• Knowledge of project management and reporting frameworks, including financial and risk reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with BI or dashboarding tools.
• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or relevant industry experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to tailor information to different audiences.
• The ability to work autonomously, meet deadlines and maintain accuracy under press.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyse and validate performance data including schedules, risks, issues and benefits.
• Prepare dashboards, monthly performance packs and tailored insights for executives and governance forums.
• Identify performance trends, risks and variances, escalating issues with recommendations as needed.
• Support compliance with divisional and enterprise reporting frameworks, templates and reporting cycles.
• Partner with program managers and delivery leads to ensure consistency in data quality.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across reporting processes, tools and systems.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and insights to support executive and governance requirements.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and data accuracy.
• Track and report on Business benefits and return on investment

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Scaled Agile knowledge

Risk management understanding

Autonomy

Education

Tertiary qualifications in related discipline

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Excel

PowerPoint

BI dashboards

Portfolio tools

Job description

You see the big picture, you’ve always worked on a grand scale, and now you’re ready to re-focus on grand impact.

You want to play a part in making NSW a better place to work, live and travel. You know that to make a meaningful contribution to our community and economy, there needs to be structure and diligence in our operations. This is your opportunity to safeguard critical infrastructure, protect sensitive data, and defend against emerging cyber threats.

In this role, you'll:

Be part of an expert team who transform cyber security capabilities and deliver continuous uplifts to protect against thousands of threats every day. Working within this Agile Delivery team, you will play a key role in delivering accurate, clear, and actionable program performance reporting for the CISO branch. You’ll help ensure decision-makers have reliable insights on schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and benefits, supporting confident, evidence-based decisions. Working closely with delivery teams and subject matter experts and partnering with the group PMO team, you’ll contribute to improving reporting processes, tools, and capability across the portfolio.

You’ll collect and analyse performance data, highlight trends and risks, and prepare dashboards and executive reports that tell the story of progress across multiple initiatives. You will help track benefits against approved business case and measure the return on investment. Your work will help the branch understand where issues may arise, inform governance discussions, and support continuous improvement in reporting practices.

Key responsibilities

• Collect, analyse and validate performance data including schedules, risks, issues and benefits.
• Prepare dashboards, monthly performance packs and tailored insights for executives and governance forums.
• Identify performance trends, risks and variances, escalating issues with recommendations as needed.
• Support compliance with divisional and enterprise reporting frameworks, templates and reporting cycles.
• Partner with program managers and delivery leads to ensure consistency in data quality.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across reporting processes, tools and systems.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and insights to support executive and governance requirements.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and data accuracy.
• Track and report on Business benefits and return on investment

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role descriptionand information pack.

About you

You are analytical, structured, and committed to delivering high-quality, reliable reporting. You know how to turn project data into meaningful insights that help decision-makers make confident, evidence-based decisions. You’re organised, pragmatic, and can balance multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy. You’re confident using systems and tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Excel and PowerPoint and enterprise portfolio management tools to gather, validate, and present data. You enjoy partnering with teams, helping them improve reporting practices, and presenting information in ways that make sense to executive audiences.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in project or portfolio performance reporting within large, complex organisations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate project data into meaningful insights.
• Knowledge of Scaled Agile delivery.
• Understanding of Risk management process and risk buy-down.
• Knowledge of project management and reporting frameworks, including financial and risk reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with BI or dashboarding tools.
• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or relevant industry experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to tailor information to different audiences.
• The ability to work autonomously, meet deadlines and maintain accuracy under press.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

Flexible work optionsmay be available. Learn more viaFlexible work options and policy

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

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