Lead Cyber Advisor, Fed Gov Contract, ACT

20 hours ago

Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia PERSOL APAC Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

PERSOL brings together the legacy and experience of four organisations that shaped the staffing landscape over the past century: Kelly Services, who pioneered the modern temporary help industry in 1946; SKILLED, who crafted the staffing industry in Australia in 1964; Programmed, the leading provider of operations and maintenance services across Australia and New Zealand; and PERSOL, the largest workforce solutions provider in APAC.

Lead Cyber Advisor

  • Contract, 12 month + 2 x 12 month extension option
  • Must be ACT-based to work in the Canberra office 5 days a week.
  • NV1 clearance

Job details

Our federal government client is seeking a highly skilled technical resource to join our high-performing and fast paced ICT cyber security team.

This resource will conduct risk assessments of ICT systems and applications in line with current Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) requires and Information Security Manual (ISM).

Key duties and responsibilities

The applicant must have:

  1. 5 years' experience working within Government conducting security risk assessments in a cyber team.
  2. Experience in conducting security risk assessments with Azure Cloud, Legacy ICT systems, AI Technology and complex systems.
  3. Current knowledge and experience providing guidance on application and system designs relating to PSPF, ISM and Essential Eight.
  4. Experience in liaising with non-technical and technical stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues, system risks and recommendations.
  5. Experience in presenting risk assessments and findings to senior executive audiences.
  6. Assist in identifying opportunities to improve the security posture of the department's environment.
  7. Strong understanding of networking infrastructure.
  8. Understanding of Operational Technologies will be an advantage

Skills and capability

  1. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues.
  2. Has sound judgement and the ability to work under pressure with limited supervision to produce high quality outcomes.
  3. Ability to manage a large workload.
  4. Ability to develop strong productive relationship, communication skills and issue resolution.
  5. Strong written ability is required to be able to explain complex systems to a non-technical audience.
  6. Strong communication skills to present security artifacts to a senior audience confidently.
  7. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement security solutions and ensure compliance with Australian government standards and frameworks.

If you meet these requirements, please apply now or for a confidential discussion please call Athena Yung on or reach out

PERSOL strives for diversity, inclusion, and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation, or abilities to apply.

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