Cyber Security Assurance Specialist

Description:

The successful candidate must have demonstrated experience and expertise working within cyber assurance functions performing and documenting ICT system authorisation processes including conducting cyber security risk assessments and system security plans leveraging Whole of Australian Government policies and frameworks including the Information Security Manual and Protective Security Policy Framework, and industry best practice. Successful candidates will also be required to engage with a wide variety of globally dispersed stakeholders when conducting activities required of the advertised role.

Requirements of the Senior Cyber Security Assurance Specialist role includes:

• Leading ICT platform authorisation programs over extended periods.

• Performing cyber security risk assessments on enterprise systems.

• Developing cyber security authorisation documentation.

• Maintaining and improving system risk and treatment registers.

• Monitoring and improving security authorisation processes.

• Developing and providing robust cyber security risk advice aligned with the department’s policies and risk tolerances.

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a collaborative and positive manner, engaging information sharing practices.

• Managing engagements with globally dispersed stakeholder networks.

• Prioritising workloads to ensure requirements are completed in line with agreed timeframes.

• Attend weekly section and team meetings.

• Provide weekly reporting for the section Director.

• Attend project meetings as required.

• Mentor and support staff within the section.