- Role type: Temporary Full-Time (35hpw) opportunity for up to 12 months, with the possibility of ongoing.
- Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10 - Package $133,348 to $146,945 base p/a plus superannuation and annual leave loading.
- Location: Sydney CBD, with hybrid working conditions and a 50% office presence required. Flexible working arrangements may be available in line with the DCS Flexible Working Policy.

About the role

We're seeking an experienced cyber security professional to join the ID Support team within Cyber Security NSW. This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in protecting government systems, services and sensitive information that support the people of NSW. Working within a collaborative and high-performing cyber security workplace, you'll contribute to the security, resilience and compliance of critical digital services through threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management and security operations. As a technical specialist, you'll work across a diverse technology landscape, partnering with delivery, infrastructure and cyber security teams to identify emerging threats, strengthen security controls and continuously improve security outcomes. Your work will directly support the secure operation of services that make a meaningful difference to the community.

Key responsibilities

- Monitor, investigate and respond to cyber security alerts, incidents and suspicious activity across enterprise environments.
- Conduct technical investigations and support cyber incident response activities to minimise risk and improve resilience.
- Lead and coordinate vulnerability management activities, including risk assessment, remediation tracking and stakeholder reporting.
- Implement,



monitor and validate operating system, application and infrastructure patching to maintain strong security posture.
- Maintain and optimise security monitoring, logging and alerting capabilities to support threat detection and response.
- Support the operation, integration and continuous improvement of security technologies across cloud, infrastructure and application environments.
- Contribute to the secure operation of cloud platforms, DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD environments and associated security tooling.
- Identify cyber security risks and vulnerabilities and provide practical recommendations to strengthen security controls.
- Develop and maintain operational procedures, technical documentation and security runbooks.
- Support internal and external audits, assurance activities and compliance assessments.
- Maintain evidence and reporting to demonstrate compliance with NSW Government and agency cyber security obligations.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors and service providers to drive positive security outcomes and remediation activities.

About you

To be successful in this role, you'll bring a combination of technical cyber security expertise, analytical thinking and a proactive approach to managing security risks.

- Cyber security operations, security monitoring and threat detection.




- Investigating cyber security incidents, alerts and suspicious activity.
- Vulnerability management, remediation coordination and risk assessment.
- Security patch management and validation across enterprise environments.
- Analysing security logs, events and monitoring data to identify threats and security weaknesses.
- Supporting cloud security operations and modern technology environments.
- Working within DevSecOps, CI/CD and secure software delivery practices.
- Developing technical documentation, procedures and operational security artefacts.
- Collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver security outcomes.
- Tertiary qualifications in cyber security, information security, information technology or a related discipline are highly regarded. Equivalent industry experience will also be considered.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) security clearance.
- Successful completion of pre-employment screening requirements, including a National Police Check.
- Understanding of infrastructure and architecture, with the ability to identify and challenge security configurations, integrations, and operational risks, and translate these into actionable guidance that supports secure, compliant system maintenance and control maturity necessary to satisfy strict compliance frameworks.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience supporting, administering or operating secure and compliant enterprise technology environments.

Pre-employment Checks and Conditions of Employment

The preferred candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete pre-employment screening, including a National Criminal History Check and

📌 Senior Security (Australia)
🏢 NSW Department of Customer Service
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