Lead Cyber Advisor

3 days ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Agylex Full time $76,800 - $96,000 per year

Job details

The Sourcing Platforms team is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Advisor to oversee and manage security requirements and documentation updates in preparation for an upcoming IRAP (Information Security Registered Assessors Program) assessment. This role is essential for ensuring compliance with the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) and supporting secure service delivery across the platform.

The appointed specialist will work closely with the team to provide expert guidance, ensure security controls remain current, and identify any new controls required to maintain compliance.

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Deliver expert cyber security advice and guidance to the Sourcing Platforms team.
  • Interpret the platform's current security controls against updated ISM and SSPA controls (including changes made quarterly by ASD) and identify new controls required for compliance.
  • Update and maintain key security documentation, including:
  • Security Risk Management Plan (SRMP)
  • System Security Plan (SSP)
  • System Security Plan Annex (SSPA)
  • Continuous Monitoring Plan
  • Change Management Plan
  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan
  • Incident Response Plan
  • Support platform security enhancements and recommend measures to mitigate risks, thereby strengthening the platform's security posture.

Technical skills

Required Qualifications

  • Membership in Category A or B of the ACSC IRAP Assessor Membership program, or a minimum of five years' technical ICT experience with at least two years dedicated to information security for systems governed by the ISM and related publications.
  • Proficiency in implementing the Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential 8 strategies.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, analyse, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application security issues. Comprehensive

Criteria

The candidate must respond to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters.

Essential criteria

    1. Specialist advice level 5: Provides definitive and expert advice in their specialist area. Actively maintains recognised expert-level knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms. Oversees the provision of specialist advice by others. Consolidates expertise from multiple sources, including third-party experts, to provide coherent advice to further organisational objectives. Supports and promotes the development and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation.
  • Secure Operations Management level 4: Develops or operates security management procedures and processes without close supervision. Monitors the application of Security Operating Procedures without close supervision.
  • Policy and Standards level 4 Incorporates recent advances in Information Security into existing policies and standards without supervision; manages teams working on policies and standards, mentoring as appropriate.

We appreciate your time and eagerly look forward to your response.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Contract length: 24 months

Pay: $150.00 – $160.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

  • Work from home

Work Authorisation:

  • Australia (Preferred)

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