El1 - Assistant Director Cyber Security, Strategy

**Contact Officer**:
**Closing Date**:
**11.59pm AEDT, Tuesday 19 November 2024
**Our Department Values**

Our values set the direction for what it means to work in our department. They inform the standard and expectations of behaviours, skills and capabilities and the attributes we currently have, will continually work to achieve and develop, and that we use to acknowledge and attract, retain and recruit into our department.

**The opportunity we have available**

Organised within the Chief Operating Officer Group within the department, Information Technology (IT) Division’s purpose is to connect people and technology, empowering the department to excel.

The division provides the digital collaboration and communications tools necessary to connect a geographically dispersed workforce and to optimise hybrid working arrangements. We manage industry and public facing digital systems, deliver desktop services to over 2,200 staff, support over 30 office locations across Australia and oversee the department’s cyber security capability.

This new role is based in the Cyber Security Team within the Strategy, Architecture & Cyber Security Branch.

We are looking for motivated and energetic people to join our team as we progress a number of exciting cyber modernisation and uplift activities that will better protect Department systems and business. This is a new role for the division and an opportunity to build a capability from the ground up that will be at the forefront of our modernisation, with plenty of scope to make it your own.

As an Assistant Director in the Cyber Security Team, you will be responsible for the design and implementation of next generation cyber capability, and will head operational activities such as incident response, threat intelligence, and security testing. As a cyber leader, you will steer others, foster a positive security culture, and create innovative solutions to security problems. Your key responsibilities will include:

- Design, implement, and test cyber security solutions - engage with stakeholders across the department and leverage best practice to develop requirements, configure tooling, and establish processes for new cyber security capability.
- Cyber operations - grow efforts to detect and respond to cyber incidents, perform digital and forensic investigations, and leverage intelligence sources to mitigate cyber threats.
- People and process - develop repeatable methods and ways of working that get the best out of cyber team members, foster and uplift security awareness culture, and implement programs to develop cyber skills and careers.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about contemporary cyber technology and is comfortable working with cloud platforms. Knowledge and experience with SIEM, cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and threat mitigation is essential.

In this role you will be supported to build your cyber security skills through learning and development opportunities and working alongside experienced IT leaders. There is also the opportunity to become a product expert and receive micro credentials in security tools such as Sentinel.

The team will be growing over the next year, and this role will have an opportunity to mentor and develop other team members over time.

**Who are we looking for?**
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders including colleagues across the division, IT executives, staff in the department, and industry partners.
- Build and manage a team in a dynamic environment and achieve quality outcomes that are aligned to stakeholder and organisational needs.
- Communicate effectively, both written and verbal, to build consensus and influence decision making among internal and external stakeholders.
- Think strategically, evaluating complex information from a variety of sources to make connections and sound conclusions.
- Have a growth mindset with a willingness to continue to learn, develop, and foster an environment for team members to do the same.
- Inspire innovation through identifying opportunities for change and improvement across ways the division and our services.
- Contribute to building a positive and healthy team culture in the division, leading by example and mentoring emerging leaders.

**RecruitAbility minimum requirements**

Minimum requirements for this role include:

- Demonstrated skills and experience in technical cyber security roles and/or relevant certifications in a cyber security field
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to effectively coordinate work ensuring high quality and timely outcomes.
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, including strong attention to detail.
- Ability to provide timely and concise advice to inform and support executive decision making.
- Ability to establish and maintain key strategic relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.

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