Senior Cyber Security Assessor

Location: Canberra

Industry: Defence & National Security

- Play a key role in the security assessment and authorisation of complex ICT capabilities within a highly regulated environment.
- Work across cyber security, engineering and project teams to turn complex technical information into clear, defensible security assurance outcomes.
- Apply your Defence security expertise to a significant, long-term program supporting critical Australian capability.

About you:

- Strong experience in cyber security assessment, assurance, governance or security accreditation within Defence or Australian Government environments.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) and Information Security Manual (ISM) .
- Practical experience supporting Assessment and Authorization (A&A;) , security accreditation or equivalent assurance processes.
- Proven experience developing high-quality security and technical assurance documentation for complex ICT systems.
- Strong understanding of security controls, control mapping, evidence requirements and assurance traceability.
- Ability to interpret complex technical, engineering and operational information and translate it into structured security documentation.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work effectively across technical, cyber security, project and senior stakeholder groups.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary or embedded project delivery teams.
- Ability to independently manage multiple security artefacts, priorities and milestones within defined project schedules.
- Australian citizenship and the ability to meet the security clearance requirements of the role.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide cyber security and assurance advice to project and technical stakeholders.
- Scope, plan and develop security and technical assurance documentation required to support Assessment and Authorization processes .




- Prepare system security and technical assurance artefacts required for ICT systems to progress through applicable security assurance processes.
- Translate technical, engineering and operational input into clear, structured security documentation suitable for assessment and senior decision-making.
- Maintain evidence traceability and map security controls against applicable DSPF and ISM requirements .
- Work closely with engineering, project management, cyber security and delivery teams to develop and validate security artefacts.
- Engage with relevant security assurance and accreditation stakeholders on documentation, evidence and assurance requirements.
- Take ownership of allocated security deliverables and manage them against agreed milestones and project schedules.
- Identify and escalate security risks, evidence gaps, documentation issues or delays that could impact assessment and authorization activities.
- Maintain strong document governance, version control and quality standards across security artefacts.

What’s on Offer This is an chance to contribute to a significant Australian Government program where your security assessment expertise will directly support the delivery of secure ICT capability.

- Work on complex security assessment and authorization activities within a Defence environment.
- Take ownership of high-value security and assurance deliverables.
- Work alongside experienced cyber security, engineering and project professionals.
- Apply your DSPF and ISM expertise to complex, contemporary ICT environments.
- Build further experience across high-assurance Australian Government programs.
- Join a specialist team delivering outcomes that contribute to Australia's national security capability.

How to Apply If you’re an experienced Cyber Security Assessor with strong Defence security assurance knowledge and the ability to translate complex technical environments into clear, defensible security documentation, we’d like to hear from you.

Submit your CV or reach out for a confidential discussion.

📌 Senior Security Assessor (Canberra)
🏢 Vertical Scope Group
📍 Canberra