Hays has partnered with a Security Consultancy supporting a QLD Regional Council to identify experienced cybersecurity and ICT governance professionals to support the delivery of a broad cyber maturity, governance uplift and security assurance program.
This engagement will see successful consultants contribute to cybersecurity assessments, governance improvement initiatives, incident response activities, security assurance reviews and executive-level cyber advisory services within a complex local government environment.
The work is expected to be delivered primarily remotely, with occasional site attendance only where required.
Your new role
We are seeking expressions of interest from professionals across several cybersecurity disciplines including:
- Cybersecurity assessments and assurance activities
- Security control reviews and effectiveness assessments
- Essential Eight maturity assessments and uplift programs
- ICT governance framework development and improvement
- Cybersecurity risk management initiatives
- Security monitoring oversight and reporting
- Cyber incident investigation and response support
- Policy, procedure and governance documentation development
- Business continuity and resilience activities
- Executive and stakeholder reporting
- Collaboration with internal ICT teams, managed service providers and third-party vendors
What you'll need to succeed
Depending on your area of expertise, you may bring experience in:
- Cybersecurity operations, engineering or architecture
- Penetration testing and vulnerability assessments
- ICT governance and assurance frameworks
- Cybersecurity risk management
- Essential Eight implementation or assessment activities
- Security compliance and regulatory environments
- Incident response and cyber resilience programs
- Executive stakeholder engagement and reporting
- Delivery of cybersecurity services within government, critical infrastructure or highly regulated environments
Relevant industry certifications will be highly regarded, including:
- CISSP
- CISM
- CRISC
- CCSP
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor / Implementer
- SABSA
- CEH
- OSCP
- Azure Security Certifications
- Microsoft Security Certifications
What you'll get in return
- Initial 12-month engagement
- Up to 24 months of extension options available
- Predominantly remote working arrangements
- Chance to support a significant cyber governance and uplift program
- Exposure across strategy, governance, assurance and operational cybersecurity services
- Flexible resource engagement model
- Opportunity to work with a highly experienced cyber delivery team