Job Description

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- PSPF, ISM, Essential Eight, NIST 800-34, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301.
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Cyber Security Advisor: ICT Disaster Recovery & Cyber Resilience Specialist

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Federal Government | NV1 Clearance | Long Term Contract

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Lead the Uplift of Enterprise ICT Resilience

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We're seeking an experienced ICT Disaster Recovery & Cyber Resilience Specialist to join a major Federal Government technology environment undergoing a significant multi-year uplift of its disaster recovery and resilience capability.

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This is a senior opportunity for a cyber security, disaster recovery or technology resilience skilled who wants to move beyond day-to-day operations and influence enterprise DR strategy, governance, assurance and recovery capability.

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You'll work closely with technical teams, business stakeholders and senior leadership to ensure critical technology services can be recovered effectively following disruption or cyber events.

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The Opportunity

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You'll take a leading role in strengthening enterprise ICT Disaster Recovery capability, with responsibilities including:

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- Design and uplift enterprise ICT Disaster Recovery and cyber resilience capabilities.
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- Develop DR strategies, policies, standards, governance frameworks and operating models.
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- Develop and oversee technical recovery runbooks, testing programs and recovery exercises.
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- Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA), system criticality assessments and recovery prioritisation.
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- Define and assess Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
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- Conduct tabletop exercises, recovery testing and post-incident reviews.
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- Integrate disaster recovery requirements across architecture, cyber security, projects and operational environments.
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- Assess resilience risks, capability gaps and remediation activities.
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- Provide specialist advice to senior stakeholders and mentor junior team members.
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What We're Looking For

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You'll ideally bring:

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- 5+ years' experience across ICT Disaster Recovery, technology resilience, cyber security or related disciplines.
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- Previous experience within Australian Government environments.
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- Demonstrated experience developing DR strategies, policies, standards and governance frameworks.
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- Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, architecture, system dependencies and resiliency patterns.
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- Experience across Azure, AWS and/or SaaS environments.
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- Strong understanding of cyber security and the impact of cyber threats on recovery strategies.
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- Excellent stakeholder engagement, written communication and advisory skills.
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- The ability to operate independently and provide senior-level technical and risk advice.
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Highly Regarded

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Experience with:

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- PSPF, ISM, Essential Eight, NIST 800-34, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301.
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- Disaster recovery planning, testing, assurance and recovery exercises.
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- Business Impact Analysis and criticality assessments.
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- Cyber incident response, crisis management and enterprise risk.
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- Cloud-based continuity and recovery solutions.
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Why Join?

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- Take a leading role in a multi-year Federal Government resilience uplift.
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- Influence enterprise-level Disaster Recovery strategy and governance.
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- Work across cyber security, cloud, infrastructure, architecture and risk.
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- Engage directly with senior technical and business stakeholders.
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- Long-term 18-month contract with a potential 18-month extension.
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- Opportunity available across all Australian states.
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Essential Requirements

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- Australian Citizenship
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- Active NV1 Security Clearance
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- Strong Federal Government ICT, cyber resilience or Disaster Recovery experience
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