Cyber Security Manager

Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced
Cyber Security Manager
(Full-time, Permanent) to join our team.

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you'll be supported to build a rewarding career.

Our Perks And Benefits
At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that's why we offer a load of benefits.

• Flexible working.
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Fertility leave.
• Corporate wear allowance.
• Professional development and educational assistance.
• Access to remote area benefit packaging – based on work location.
• Attractive remuneration.
• And so much more

What You'll Do

• Foster a cyber security culture across the organisation, maintain the cyber security strategy & prepare cyber updates for the Board while also influencing leaders through expert advice on cyber governance.
• Identify, analyse, and develop treatment plans for cybersecurity risk to the organisation and its stakeholders, in compliance with Cyber Security legislative obligations and aligned with enterprise risk frameworks and architecture.
• Establish & maintain relationships to collect and provide cybersecurity information, including threats and vulnerabilities, to reduce risks and to increase operational resilience.
• Respond to cybersecurity events & to sustain operations while managing the cyber security and technology incident response teams.
• Establish and maintain a contemporary capability to manage identities.

What We Are Looking For

• Tertiary qualifications in computer science, information security, risk management, or a related discipline.
• Extensive understanding of cyber security frameworks and standards (e.g. AESCSF, Essential 8, NIST) relevant to critical infrastructure environments.
• Expertise in risk management, governance and compliance obligations specific to cyber security for critical infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and/or executing cyber security strategies and frameworks & managing cyber security functions within critical infrastructure or similarly regulated organisations.
• Knowledge of current and emerging trends in cyber security.
• Demonstrated leadership in incident response planning and/or management.
• Current NSW Drivers Licence.

Note: The successful candidate may be required to complete an
AusCheck background check
.

How We Will Support You
At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you're required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities.

More About Our Team / Culture
No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

Who is WaterNSW?
WaterNSW operates the state's dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state's water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.

We're the people taking care of the state's water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at

For more information, please reach out to: Azmine Amer )

Please note applications for this position will close on 14th November 2025, 5.00pm.

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