Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Sydney CBD

• Deliver or support execution of cybersecurity uplift & optimisation activities
• Understanding of security control design, running, & monitoring practices.
• Permanent Opportunity | Hybrid working | Salary of $149,739 base

About the Role

Provide support to the Head of Cyber Security Uplift to plan, manage and report on the successful delivery of multi-stakeholder projects within icare's Cyber Uplift Program. Develop program level reporting, ensuring high-quality and accurate financial tracking, support and coordination to Cyber Security Program stakeholders along with and proactively maintaining the risk and issue register. Support the execution of cybersecurity uplift and optimisation initiatives by coordinating the implementation of controls, analysing risk impact, aligning technical outcomes with governance expectations, and enabling secure project delivery. This role acts as a crucial operational enabler for executing control uplift, optimisation and remediation plans across the cyber program.

Benefits

• A corporate wellbeing program with subsidised gym membership, free flu vaccinations and health check programs
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Comprehensive learning and development support aligned to icare's Core Capabilities.
• Our People Awards - On-the-spot Recognition, Quarterly Values Awards & Our People Annual Awards
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Duties

It's an exciting time at icare where no two days are the same; as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst, you will:

• Assist with the execution and tracking of security control uplift and optimisation initiatives, ensuring requirements identified by optimisation specialists are implemented consistently across systems and platforms.
• Participate in project governance and reporting activities, contributing technical and risk insights to uplift steering groups, boards, and delivery forums.
• Liaise with project teams, architects, and control owners to validate the feasibility and effectiveness of proposed mitigation strategies.
• Support documentation of control implementations, working closely with the Documentation Lead to ensure audit and governance artefacts are complete and accurate.
• Conduct technical and procedural gap analyses, assessing uplift and optimisation readiness against frameworks such as Essential Eight, ISO 27001, and the NSW Cyber Security Policy.
• Assist in threat modelling and vulnerability impact assessments, helping prioritise remediation actions within uplift and optimisation timelines.
• Contribute to the development and testing of security controls, participating in UAT cycles, configuration reviews, and security assurance processes.
• Coordinate go-live readiness for cybersecurity controls, including pre-implementation checks, security configuration validation, and initial monitoring handover.
• Maintain tracking registers for uplift items, ensuring traceability between risk findings, recommended mitigations, and control implementations.
• Support uplift and optimisation stakeholder communication, preparing briefing material, technical summaries, and status reports tailored for both technical and non-technical audience
• Participate in project meetings and track actions, presentations, briefs, key messages and identify cybersecurity architecture, design including goals, objectives and metrics.
• Reporting, documentation, assisting testing team with Security Standards and Protocols for testing such as User Acceptance Testing (UATs).
• Enhancing the Cyber Security awareness and culture among all employees and partners, through training, communication, and engagement campaigns.
• Reporting, documentation, assisting testing team with User Acceptance Testing (UATs), assisting Business Analysis activities and other duties as required.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience delivering or supporting implementation of cybersecurity uplift and optimisation activities across applications or infrastructure.
• Prior involvement in cross-functional cyber remediation programs or risk management initiatives
• Minimum 4 years in Information Technology/Cyber Security domain.
• Familiarity with Cyber Security Projects and Information Security Risk Management
• Strong skills in business process design, implementing business process change, and conducting training sessions
• Strong understanding of security control design, implementation, and monitoring practices
• Proficiency in analysing cybersecurity risks and translating them into remediation plans
• Experience working with security documentation, reporting dashboards, and governance artefacts
• Familiarity with testing protocols (e.g. UAT, vulnerability scans, control verification)
• Competency in JIRA and Confluence.
• Pre-employment checks.
• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Project Management or relevant field and/or equivalent industry experience and skills acquired through practical experience.

Culture

We know our strength comes from the diversity of our people and would encourage people with different experiences and backgrounds to apply. We are committed to our people's development so the people of NSW can thrive.

About the Company

We care for the people of NSW, building confidence and trust so our communities can thrive. We make the complex simple, to deliver better outcomes for those we serve. Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life, including helping people return to work.

• For more information about icare visit our website
• icare operates a direct sourcing model so no agency introductions will be accepted
• We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant
• A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process.

If you are an employee of icare please apply via Hugo to submit your application. We want to support you with the next step in your career.

Please note that you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia, New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport or have unrestricted working rights to apply for this role.