Australian citizenship required. Must have an active Negative Vetting Level 1 (or higher) security clearance.
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Location: ACT (Onsite).
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RFQ Details
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- RFQ ID: LH-07441
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- Agency: Australian Electoral Commission
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- Closing Date: Friday, 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm Canberra time
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- Estimated Start Date: Tuesday, 1 September 2026
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- Initial Contract Duration: 12 months
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- Extension Term: 12 months
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- Number of Extensions: 1
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- Experience Level: Senior – APS6 equivalent
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- Security Clearance: Must hold NV1 before commencement
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- Location of Work: ACT
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- Working Arrangements: Full time onsite. Temporary work-from-home arrangements may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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- Maximum Hours: 45 hours per week. The standard work pattern is 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, with additional hours and weekend work required during key electoral event periods.
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Job Details
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This role will support cyber security governance, risk and compliance activities for a resilience uplift program. During an electoral event, the role will also support election-specific requirements.
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Key Duties and Responsibilities
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- Contributing to solution design for security considerations;
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- Review and provide recommendations to develop security requirements;
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- Develop communications and documentation for senior executive decision making;
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- Support the coordination of security assurance processes including IRAP and penetration testing;
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- Lead the development of formal security documentation.
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Technical Skills
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- Information Security Manual
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- Protective Security Policy Framework
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- Essential Eight
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- Cyber security governance, risk and compliance
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- Security assurance processes, including IRAP and penetration testing
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- Development of formal GRC documentation
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Selection Criteria
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Essential criteria
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- Knowledge of the Information Security Manual, Protective Security Policy Framework and Essential Eight
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- Demonstrated experience and capability performing a cyber security GRC role.
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- Demonstrated experience managing stakeholder or client interactions to achieve an outcome.
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- Demonstrated experience in developing GRC documentation
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Desirable criteria
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- Minimum 5 years experience in related roles
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How you are paid...
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You choose what's best for you.
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- PAYG through Pinaka
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- Third-party payroll
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- Self-employed (own ABN) With a single, transparent and fixed margin, we ensure compliance to all state and payroll laws. So that is one less thing for you to worry about.
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