Cyber Security Consultant

**Your new role**

You will be exposed to an exciting new opportunity, providing cyber security policy, strategy, risk, compliance, and governance advice to our Australian Federal Government clients.

You will work in a highly skilled team under the guidance of industry experts, providing real-time security advice and guidance to uplift our client's cyber governance, risk and compliance. You will help our clients:

- Collaborate with internal teams and external service providers to troubleshoot production issues across all interrelated systems.
- Understand their security risks and propose mitigating solutions.
- Uplift the cyber security stance and protect their systems.

**To be successful**

To work with our Australian Federal Government clients, you must be an Australian citizen and either hold or be eligible and willing to obtain security clearance (minimum baseline). Other requirements include:

- a strong work ethic, ability to self-manage time to deliver outcomes as part of a dynamic team.
- a professional and polite demeanour, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The following experience will be highly regarded:

- familiarity with cyber management reporting and metrics
- familiarity with Information Security and Cyber Frameworks such as the ISM, ISO27001/2 or NIST CSF.
- highly developed oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences
- being in Canberra, or the ability to relocate or travel for the role.

**What you can expect from us**
We aim to provide you the opportunity to work on projects to support your development, provide work variety, while offering you greater stability and consistency. To achieve this, we offer:

- A $5,000 annual training allowance and two days of study leave.
- Generous salary package with tailored rewards for your hard work.
- Growth opportunities and policies that support your work and personal goals.
- A variety of work, with the option for exposure to multiple clients
- Support and mentoring from a dynamic, high-quality team of experts.
- Professional development, education, and training.
- A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

**About us**

MF & Associates are a consulting firm that specialises in cyber security and management consulting. We believe inclusion, diversity and emotional safety are the heart of our consulting model and value proposition.

We trust in our clients, the value they provide, and the people who work there. We hope that quietly doing the right thing without self-promotion creates better outcomes for our clients and ourselves.

We aspire to work with good people to solve challenging problems that matter. Our team have extensive experience in public and private security sector and are passionate about supporting people at all stages of their career - whether that be a person just starting out or someone looking for a mid-career change.

The MF & Associates cyber security team is dynamic and knowledgeable, with extensive experience in both the public and private sector. We specialise in assisting organisations achieve business outcomes through practical and pragmatic cyber security strategy, architecture and governance advice, and in navigating complex risk and compliance challenges. The team includes several former CISOs and ITSA's, as well as the former AISA Cyber Security Professional of the Year, AWSN Unsung Hero, and former winner of the Women in ICT Defying Gravity Award.

We believe in our people, and we believe in the work our clients do.

**Recruitment Process and Employer Questions**

All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, colour, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity, or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
- Do you have or are you eligible for an Australian Government AGSVA Security Clearance?
- Are you willing to relocate for this role?
- What's your expected annual base salary? Please specify if this is including or excluding superannuation.
- What is your current notice period?