Information Security Officer

**Description**:
A rewarding role for an Information Security Officer

Coliban Water provides water, sewage and reclaimed water services to 49 towns in North Central Victoria. Based in beautiful Bendigo, we are one of the largest Victorian regional urban water corporations.

We are currently looking for an Information Security Officer to join our Information and Systems team on a full time basis. The Information Security Officer is a multi-faceted role incorporating management of IT security projects, operation and administration of security systems, technical design and support functions for security across all information systems, and incident response.

A snapshot of your day

**As our Information System Officer you’ll be accountable for**:

- identification, protection, detection, response, and recovery from cyber security events.
- performing monitoring, analysis, and response to security events and threats.
- conducting proactive analysis of security events and alerts from multiple sources including regular review of detection engineering processes.
- monitoring of networks and endpoints for security events/ alerts for active threats, intrusions, and/or compromises is performed effectively.
- monitoring and assessing emerging threats and vulnerabilities to the environment and ensuring appropriate mitigation activities are implemented.

Identify threat intelligence relevant to Coliban Water and act on it to ensure IT Security is effective against historical, current, and emerging threats.
- overseeing vendors in the delivery of secure services, including managing the procurement of new services where required.
- reviewing, documenting, training, and improving processes to contribute to the overall security of the environment.

Implement Security controls prioritised in the Information Security program of works
Develop, implement, and maintain the IT security baseline including standards, processes, and controls for all aspects of IT infrastructure and operations.
Work with other Coliban Water technology staff to design and implement appropriate security controls for all information systems.

Ours is a tight-knit team with a great culture. First and foremost, we’re looking for someone who shares a passion for information security, has the ability to establish positive working relationships with all levels of staff and a strong attention to detail.

To be considered for the role you’ll be tertiary qualified in IT, computer science or a similar field and have a detailed understanding and experience of IT security practices, along with demonstrated experience in digital forensics and incident response.

Why join us?

At Coliban Water our people are on a mission to create a better life for our customers and communities - now and tomorrow.

We love what we do and our location in the centre of a region that takes in 49 towns from Trentham to Echuca.

Our commitment to inclusion means you’ll feel at home here no matter who you are, who you love, or what you stand for. As part of the team you receive a monthly accrued day off, time off over Christmas, the flexibility to shape your work to suit your lifestyle, and generous parental, carer and workplace study leave policies.

At Coliban Water we balance a small team rhythm with the reach and resources of one of the largest Victorian regional urban water corporations.

What are you waiting for? We’d love you to join us.

Applicants will need to successfully complete all core training requirements in the expected timeframes and may be required to undertake a Police Check, Working with Children Check, Pre-Employment Medicals or Psychometric testing where applicable. Applicants may also be required to produce evidence of their Right to Work in Australia.