Cyber Security Manager

2 days ago

Perth, Western Australia Beacham Group Full time

Strategic leadership role in a growing, supported team
- Base + 17% superannuation
- Contribute to a sector with purpose and social impact

**Manager Cyber Security & Risk - Strategic Leadership | Identity & Compliance | Higher Ed**

**Location**: Campus + WFH
**Type**: Permanent

**About the Role**
Our client is seeking a Manager Cyber Security & Risk to lead the strategic direction and operational delivery of the university's cyber security, compliance, risk and identity environment.

Reporting to the Head of IT Operations, this role leads a small, high-performing team and engages across senior leadership, academics, researchers, and operational IT units to deliver a strong cyber posture in line with frameworks like ISO27001 and WA Cyber Security Policy.

You'll have oversight of identity management practices, incident response and business continuity while driving a program of improvement across security standards, reporting, and organisational resilience.

**What You'll Be Doing**
- Define, implement and own the university's cybersecurity, identity, risk and compliance strategy
- Lead a team covering governance, security ops and student/contractor engagement
- Act as primary liaison for audits, disaster recovery planning, and internal/external compliance
- Establish and report on performance metrics and risk indicators across all domains
- Work cross-functionally to embed best practice frameworks (ASD Essential 8, ISO27001)
- Drive the roadmap for uplift initiatives and continuous maturity improvement
- Engage with the broader university (academics, researchers, admin) to build awareness and deliver business-aligned solutions
- Provide technical and strategic input on emerging threats, vendor solutions and architectural uplift

**About You**
You're a people leader with a proactive, outcome-focused mindset. You bring deep expertise in information security, risk frameworks, and compliance, and you're comfortable influencing stakeholders from the C-suite to the classroom.

**Must-Have Skills & Experience**:

- Degree-qualified in Computer Science, Engineering or similar OR equivalent hands-on experience
- Significant experience delivering enterprise-wide cybersecurity and identity solutions
- Strong people leadership capability, including mentoring and team development
- Experienced in driving IT risk management, governance frameworks and compliance reporting
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including presenting to senior executives

**Bonus Points For**:

- CISSP, CISM or similar security/control certifications
- Experience in higher education or regulated government environments
- Understanding of WA's Digital Government Cyber Security Policy

**Why Join?**
- Base + 17% superannuation
- Strategic leadership role in a growing, supported team
- Contribute to a sector with purpose and social impact
- Hybrid model: Work on campus and from home
- Excellent internal collaboration and executive access

**Want to know more?**

**Please note:

- ** this role is based in Perth, Western Australia (remote work is not available). You must have a valid Visa and work rights to be employed in Australia.

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