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Illawarra Mercury

Information Security Officer

Illawarra Mercury
Australia · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Join the Family Services Australia team as an Information Security Officer!

Are you driven by the desire to empower other and help them succeed? Do you have a talent for guiding people towards fulfilling careers? If you’re ready to make a real impact and be part of a passionate, supportive team, we want YOU!

About The Role

The Information Security Officer position is responsible for monitoring, analysing, and remediating security events to ensure the integrity and security of our information systems. This role involves deploying, configuring, and optimizing security tools, conducting vulnerability assessments, and managing incident response activities. The Information Security Officer will work closely with various stakeholders to address security concerns, provide compliance advice, and develop security policies and procedures. This position is crucial in providing cyber operations and cyber governance support to ensure that FSA’s cyber defence requirements are achieved and secured from current and emerging threats.

Role Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation and management of our ISMS controls
  • Provide expert analysis and advice on Information Security maturity
  • Ensuring compliance with ISO 27001:2022, Essential 8 and Right Fit for Risk (RFFR)
  • Investigate cybersecurity incidents, develop responses, and implement continuous improvement measures
  • Measure, evaluate, and report on security controls, policies, and processes
  • Stakeholder and employer engagement
  • Strategic planning and continuous improvement

What We’re Looking For

  • Minimum 2 years of experience in Information Security management, cybersecurity and/or network security, including ISO 27001 controls and audit requirements
  • Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, policies, risk management, threat detection, prevention, and response strategies
  • Experience in incident response, security assessments and compliance reporting
  • Proven expertise in Information Security governance, risk management and assurance
  • Strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organisation, including non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively

Ready to make an impact? Apply now!

Why You’ll Love Working For Us

  • Paid Annual Family Days at Easter and Christmas (5 additional paid days per year)
  • Annual leave loading 17.5%
  • 87.7% employee satisfaction
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Corporate discounts through Employment Hero (e.g. Movie tickets, JB HiFi, Uber Eats, Coles & Woolworths)

About Family Services Australia (FSA)

Family Services Australia is a non-for-profit organisation that has been servicing the Illawarra region since 1992. We are a leader in trauma-informed practice, offering a range of services including Early Intervention, Child, Youth & Family, Domestic & Family Violence, Intensive Family Preservation and Health & Wellbeing which provides psychology, diagnostic assessment, peer support, mental health support and counselling.

FSA offers a clinically informed central triage and continuity of care with reduced referral pathways that holistically meet therapeutic needs of our staff, clients and families, keeping them Safe, Well, Strong and Connected.

FSA values diversity in managing and reducing therapeutic risks for the clients we service, demonstrating values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Empowerment (CARE) with Integrity and Positivity. We make CARE our Intellectual Property, starting within, prioritising self-love, self-care and balance.

If you are committed to achieving this exciting life and career opportunity in joining our family@work, please ‘Apply Now’ by submitting a current resume, cover letter and address the selection criteria.

Early applications are encouraged!

For any initial inquiries please contact Chelsea Harvey, HR & Recruitment Consultant on 0437 029 058 or email [email protected].

Thank you sincerely for your consideration, we greatly appreciate your interest in FSA and advise only final preferred candidates will be contacted for next steps in our recruitment process.

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Posted
Apr 04, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Coniston

Industries

Technology Information Media

Categories

Information Technology

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