The Prospect

Our ICT Security Capability team is responsible for designing and evolving the organisation's future security architecture, delivering the transition from traditional on-premises environments to modern, cloud-enabled and hybrid security platforms while maintaining the resilience and security of critical operational services. The team manages a diverse portfolio encompassing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), continuous assurance, protective monitoring, and the physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure that supports these services. Operating in a rapidly evolving threat and technology landscape, the team is focused not only on maintaining secure and resilient security services for today, but also on shaping and delivering the capabilities required for tomorrow.

We are seeking experienced technical leaders to help drive the evolution of the organisation's security technology ecosystem through cloud adoption, hybrid architecture design and the implementation of contemporary security solutions. These roles provide a unique opportunity to influence the strategic direction of enterprise security capabilities, balancing innovation and transformation with the ongoing management of critical on-premises infrastructure and operational services.

EL1 Assistant Technical Director:

The EL1 Assistant Technical Director will provide technical leadership and solution architecture guidance to multidisciplinary teams responsible for designing, delivering and enhancing complex security capabilities, with a focus on capability uplift, integration, automation and continuous improvement.

EL2 Technical Director:

The EL2 Technical Director will provide strategic leadership through the development of technology roadmaps, architecture principles, governance frameworks and investment priorities that enable the transition to scalable, secure and resilient hybrid environments.

Both roles require forward-thinking leaders who can align technology outcomes with organisational objectives, manage technical complexity, foster innovation and guide the delivery of modern security capabilities that enable the organisation to effectively respond to current and emerging threats.

The EL2 Technical Director is a Canberra based role only.

Further information can be found at: I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au)





ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.

EL1 Assistant Technical Director:

- The ideal candidate is a highly capable ICT security professional who excels at translating strategic direction into practical outcomes and achieving results, cultivating productive working relationships, and exemplifying personal drive and integrity.
- Possess strong experience delivering complex security and technology solutions across hybrid environments, with expertise spanning cloud-enabled platforms, infrastructure, networking, security operations, automation and systems integration.
- Provide technical leadership and solution architecture guidance to multidisciplinary teams of contractors and Commonwealth officers, ensuring the effective design, implementation and continuous improvement of contemporary security capabilities.
- Will be adept at balancing operational requirements with capability uplift initiatives, driving the delivery of technology roadmaps and transformation activities while maintaining secure, reliable and resilient services.
- Will be collaborative, adaptable and outcomes-focused, with the ability to navigate technical complexity and deliver solutions that support the organisation's evolving cyber security strategy.

EL2 Technical Director:

- The ideal candidate is a visionary technology leader with a record of shaping strategic thinking, achieving results, cultivating innovation and continuous improvement, productive working relationships, and exemplifying personal drive and integrity.
- Will possess extensive experience in enterprise and security architecture, with a proven ability to define technology vision, shape strategic direction and guide the evolution of complex security capability portfolios.
- Lead the development of technology roadmaps, architecture principles,



governance frameworks and investment priorities that support the transition from traditional on-premises environments to modern cloud-enabled and hybrid security ecosystems.
- Bring deep expertise across contemporary security technologies, including SIEM, SOAR, GRC, continuous assurance and protective monitoring, while maintaining an enterprise-wide perspective on risk, resilience, integration and future capability needs.
- Their focus will be on designing the future state, creating a pathway to achieve it, and enabling the delivery of secure, scalable and sustainable security capabilities that meet current and emerging challenges while positioning the organisation to take advantage of advances in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other transformative technologies.

- Australian Citizenship - Applicants must be an Australian citizen. Only in exceptional circumstances can this requirement be waivered.
- Organisational Suitability Assessment – The preferred applicant will be required to undergo an Organisational Suitability Assessment (see Organisational Assessment section).
- Security Clearance - It is a condition of employment that applicants are willing and able to obtain and maintain the requisite security clearance for the duration of their employment with ASD.
- Health Assessment - The preferred applicant may be required to undergo a medical examination conducted by the Agency’s preferred medical provider.

Please ensure that you meet the eligibility requirements outlined in this Information Pack prior to submitting an application.

The team have a mix of specialist skills and abilities to complement the broad range of technologies we operate in support of our mission. Experience and qualifications in any of the disciplines or platforms below are highly desired but are not mandatory:

- Developing technology roadmaps, architecture and setting technical direction
- Aligning team strategy to broader business objectives
- Software product lifecycles, budget and contract management
- Windows system administration
- Linux system administration
- Configuration control technologies
- Virtualisation and containerisation technologies
- Hardware and SAN storage technologies
- SIEM and SOAR products
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automation skills and infrastructure as code (e.g. Python, Powershell, Bash, Ansible)
- System monitoring and alerting (Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk, ELK)
- Cl/CD implementation, transition and development
- CISSP
- Bachelors/Masters in an ICT field
- Bachelors/Masters of Cyber Security

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