Cyber Incident Response Analyst

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Government Services

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: IT and Telecommunications

Reference: VG/1842271

**About us**
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

The Cyber Security, Data and Digital Resilience Division (CSDDRD) is responsible for leading and overseeing government's digital resilience, and preparedness and response to cyber security risks, which includes leading the Victorian Government's cyber security operations and working with departments and agencies to continue to build the Victorian Government's cyber security resilience capability.

**About the role**
The Cyber Incident Response Analyst supports the investigation and remediation of cyber security incidents affecting the Victorian Government, providing sound advice and guidance on the containment, eradication, investigation and remediation of cyber security incidents.

This role is required to investigate information, analyse and resolve cyber incidents, and support senior practitioners with incident response activities for major to emergency level cyber incidents impacting Victorian government organisations.

**About you**

To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:

- Demonstrated understanding of ICT networks, cyber threats and exposure to technical investigations into cyber security incidents, including identification, containment, eradication, investigation and remediation activities.
- Demonstrated oral and written ability to translate technical concepts into ‘plain English' to support a range of stakeholders and decision-making requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and operate in a dynamic and high-tempo operational environment while managing competing priorities.
- Proven ability to identify and initiate activities that support continious improvement of work plans, policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with team members and stakeholders at all levels of government and private industry.

**Mandatory requirements**
- The successful applicant will be required to attain and maintain a Negative Vetting 2 Security Clearance.

**Desired requirements**
- Participation in an on-call roster and the ability to perform intermittent after-hours work in response to incidents or emergencies.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Assist the technical response and investigation into cyber security incidents affecting Victorian Government organisations in partnership with government and private industry stakeholders.
- Support whole-of-government coordination functions to achieve timely and effective responses to cyber security incidents affecting Victorian Government organisations.
- Assist with the development of advice to stakeholders on effective risk mitigation and incident response strategies to minimise harm to the Victorian Government.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of team plans, policies and procedures relating to cyber threat intelligence and incident response functions.
- Establish and maintain productive working relationships with cyber security stakeholders across government and private industry nationally.

For specific responsibilities please review the attached position description.

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

**How to apply**
- a resume; and
- a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)

**Other relevant information**

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which **strongly recommends** all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.