At LeavePlus, our purpose is simple but important: to support and protect the long-term wellbeing of construction workers and the vitality of the construction industry. Every day, we work to ensure workers receive the benefits and entitlements they deserve, and that starts with maintaining secure, resilient, and trusted technology systems.

We have a permanent opportunity for a Cyber Security Specialist to join our Workplace Technology team and play a key role in strengthening our cyber security capability. This is an exciting opportunity for a security professional who enjoys combining technical expertise with governance, risk management, continuous improvement, and stakeholder engagement.

In this role, you'll help safeguard LeavePlus' information and technology assets by monitoring threats, managing security controls, supporting risk reduction initiatives, and driving the ongoing success of our Information Security Management System (ISMS). Whether you're responding to incidents, improving security controls, coordinating ISO 27001 activities, or raising cyber awareness across the organisation, your work will make a meaningful impact every day.

What's In It For You?

- Play a critical role in protecting an organisation that delivers important services to thousands of construction workers.

- Work across cyber operations, security governance, risk management, compliance, and business engagement, providing broad exposure and professional growth.

- Help shape and mature LeavePlus' cyber security capability, security culture, and ISMS framework.

- Join a cooperative, values-driven organisation that empowers its people to learn, innovate, and make a difference.

What You'll Do

- Monitor and analyse security alerts, vulnerabilities, and cyber threats across networks, applications, cloud environments, and endpoints.

- Support security incident response activities,



assist with investigations, and help implement effective containment and remediation actions.

- Coordinate and continuously improve the ISMS, supporting ISO/IEC 27001 certification and audit readiness activities.

- Develop reporting, awareness initiatives, and security recommendations that improve cyber resilience and strengthen organisational security culture.

What You'll Bring

- A genuine passion for cyber security and a desire to continually enhance organisational security posture.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks and develop practical solutions.

- The ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and communicate complex security concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

- A proactive, curious mindset with a commitment to continuous learning, improvement, and staying ahead of emerging threats and technologies.

What You'll Need To Have

- Comprehensive Cyber security experience across operations, governance, risk, compliance, and ISMS.

- Strong knowledge of key frameworks and standards including ISO 27001, Essential Eight, NIST CSF, and OWASP.

- Hands-on experience with security tools such as SIEM, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, IDS/IPS, DLP, and cloud security platforms.

- Relevant qualification in Cyber Security, IT, Computer Science, or related field; industry certifications highly regarded.

If you're excited by this chance, we'd love to hear from you. Submit your CV and take the next step in your career with us.

Note: We embrace innovation, including the use of AI tools to support your application. Please ensure your application remains an honest reflection of your skills, experience, and achievements. Every application is reviewed by one of our valued talent consultants, because we believe great hiring starts with genuine human connection.

📌 Cyber Security Specialist (Melbourne)
🏢 LeavePlus
📍 Melbourne