Aps Level 6

**Job Reference Number **22-ITDIV-14489

**Classification **APS Level 6

**Job Title **Security Advisor

**Division **Information Technology Division

**Branch **Chief Technology Officer Branch

**Section **Protective Security Section

**Location **Woden, ACT

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$88,439 - $99,772

**Security Clearance **Negative vetting level 2 (Top Secret)***

**Contact Officer Name**:Matt Wood
**Phone**:02 6289 8805

**Eligibility**
- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health and Aged Care

applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a

variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:

- Satisfactory completion of an Australian Federal Police criminal history check,

and where relevant a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check.
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where

required).
- Providing evidence of qualifications.

**Division Responsibilities**

The Information Technology Division (ITD) is responsible for enhancing health services

through technology, innovation and the delivery of sustainable ICT Services to Health to

enable better health outcomes for all Australians.

**Branch Responsibilities**

The Chief Technology Officer Branch is committed to fulfilling Health’s business needs and

values by driving continuous improvement, leaning in on the operations of Health’s ICT

services, and through the proactive management of security.

**Section Responsibilities**

The Protective Security Section (PSS), led by the Agency Security Adviser, is responsible for

providing assurance to the Chief Security Officer that security risks are managed effectively

and security arrangements align with the requirements of the Australian Government

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF). The PSS is also responsible for providing high

quality business as usual protective security services and advice to Health, other Portfolio

Agencies and Statutory Office Holders.

The key functions of the Security Section include:

- Supporting the Chief Security Officer by encouraging a collaborative approach to enable

governance, information, personnel and physical security measures that are

complementary, promote robust security practices and achieve the entity's security

objectives
- Providing assurance to the Chief Security Officer that security risks are managed

effectively
- Ensuring the Departments security arrangements align with the requirements of the

Commonwealth’s Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)
- Management of Health’s physical security infrastructure (CCTV, alarms and electronic

access control)
- Providing administrative support to the Security and Workforce Integrity and Assurance

Committee
- Providing security advice and support to business groups, staff, contractors and portfolio

entities
- Undertaking security related projects and/or business improvement initiatives
- Conducting security threat, vulnerability and risk assessments
- Delivering Health’s security culture program, including conducting security awareness

training, maintain mandatory online training content and briefing staff and contractors

to increase organisational security awareness and capability
- Maintaining security incident reporting processes, responding to incidents and

conducting, facilitating or assisting with investigations
- Managing adherence to and performance of Health’s Security Policy Framework
- Managing the performance of contracted security services providers including security

guarding and personnel
- Undertaking assurance activities to support Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)

maturity assessments and security performance reporting

**Key Responsibilities**

We are looking for an enthusiastic security professional with a flexible can-do attitude and a

focus on achieving high quality outcomes for Health and our clients. The successful

competing priorities.

Responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

- Providing risk-based policy advice in relation to complex physical security issues that

aligns with the Protective Security Policy Framework.
- Conducting physical security inspections and provide advice on the development of

physical security zones.
- Providing advice across a broad range of security issues, including physical security

infrastructure, project advice, security risk management and security governance.
- Managing the Department’s electronic security systems, faults rectifications and

maintenance.
- Conducting risk assessments to ensure appropriate implementation of security controls.
- Developing internal operating procedures, maintain registers to support the efficient

reporting of security incidents and actions.
- Assisting with the management of security system contracts and performance.
- Undertak