Job Description
APS Level 6
Canberra, ACT
$101,833 - $111,+7+
About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.
We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.
With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you are engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.
It is our ambition to do things differently, to create the ‘department of great jobs’– where our people reflect our purpose.
The Role
Reporting to the Director of Cyber Governance and Education, the Cyber Security Officer is responsible for a range of cyber-related tasks including supporting the departmental IT Security Advisor. This includes managing cyber incidents and queries; providing written and verbal cybersecurity advice to staff, the executive and client agencies; assisting with projects such as our phishing campaign and cyber uplift; and drafting of briefs, risk assessments and security policies.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the APS Level 6 may include:
Providing IT security advice to the department, including risk assessments, briefs, and advice on compliance with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and Information Security Manual (ISM).
Assisting in maintaining relevant documentation, such as policies, standards, guidelines, and standard operating procedures, ensuring they comply with PSPF and ISM.
Monitoring and actioning activities in ServiceNow and ITSA email box to meet service level arrangements.
Support the cyber safety education program for the department and client agencies.
How to Apply
Applicants are required to provide a summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.
In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:
upload a Curriculum Vitae
provide contact details for 2 Referees.
Eligibility
Don’t meet all the role requirements?
At DEWR we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and seek to recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. If this role resonates with you and you are excited about making an impact, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.
Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
Canberra, ACT
$101,833 - $111,+7+
About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.
We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.
With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you are engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.
It is our ambition to do things differently, to create the ‘department of great jobs’– where our people reflect our purpose.
The Role
Reporting to the Director of Cyber Governance and Education, the Cyber Security Officer is responsible for a range of cyber-related tasks including supporting the departmental IT Security Advisor. This includes managing cyber incidents and queries; providing written and verbal cybersecurity advice to staff, the executive and client agencies; assisting with projects such as our phishing campaign and cyber uplift; and drafting of briefs, risk assessments and security policies.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the APS Level 6 may include:
Providing IT security advice to the department, including risk assessments, briefs, and advice on compliance with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and Information Security Manual (ISM).
Assisting in maintaining relevant documentation, such as policies, standards, guidelines, and standard operating procedures, ensuring they comply with PSPF and ISM.
Monitoring and actioning activities in ServiceNow and ITSA email box to meet service level arrangements.
Support the cyber safety education program for the department and client agencies.
How to Apply
Applicants are required to provide a summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.
In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:
upload a Curriculum Vitae
provide contact details for 2 Referees.
Eligibility
Don’t meet all the role requirements?
At DEWR we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and seek to recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. If this role resonates with you and you are excited about making an impact, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.
Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Cyber Security Officer position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in Canberra offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
