About this job
About the Department:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
Responsibilities include:
- Contributing to improving the department's security posture leveraging own experience in working with security frameworks (ISO27001, ACSC E8) and cyber risk evaluations.
- Providing technical information in report format, which can be consumed by management and other departmental staff.
- Providing advice and support to other departmental ICT operational teams, regional ICT teams, school representatives and other departmental staff, in relation to information security matters.
- Reviewing current and proposed information systems for compliance with the department's obligations and adherence to overall security strategy (including legislation, regulatory, policies, standards, procedures) and provide recommendations for correction of information security issues
- Contributing to the maintenance of policies, standards, procedures and documentation for information security.
- Ensuring that information security records are accurate and complete and that requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures and service levels.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a brief statement (2 pages maximum) addressing: - the requirements as outlined in the 'About the role' section - why you are interested in and capable of performing the role. This should not be a restatement of your resume, but rather your opportunity to tell us about yourself, highlighting how your experience, skills, knowledge, and personal attributes make you the best person for the job.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.