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 elevate security risks, evidence gaps, documentation issues or delays that could impact assessment and authorization activities.
- Maintain solid document governance, version control and quality standards across security artefacts.

What’s on Offer

This is an opportunity 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.

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