One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage a Cyber Security Compliance Specialist - EL1.

Please check below all the job details:

1. Contract Duration: 03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)
2. Work Location: Canberra (Hybrid – 03 Days Office / 02 Days home each week)
3. Eligibility: You must need to have Baseline Security Clearance or above.
4. Tentative Start Date: 19th Jan 2026

Position Description:

The Department requires the services of a Cyber Security Compliance Specialist to work with system owners and business owners to identify and consider cyber security risk and appropriate remediation activities.

This full-time position (5 days per week) will be assigned to the assessment of new and upgraded systems to ensure the security accreditation requirements are met, as per the department’s Authority to Operate Framework (AtOF).

Five years prior experience in writing and managing risk assessments per ISM compliance in Government is desirable.

This position will be responsible for providing security advice in line with the department’s processes and policies and security frameworks including the Information Security Manual (ISM), Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP). The chosen candidate will have demonstrated extensive experience working as a security compliance specialist, with knowledge of the ISM, PSPF and IRAP processes, and the communication skills necessary to provide advice and supporting documentation associated with the department’s security framework. While working closely with technical and non-technical departmental staff to achieve the required outcomes.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Lead and produce (write) quality security accreditation documentation including Statement of Applicability (SOA), System Risk Management Plan (SRMP), System Security Plan (SSP), and Certification Reports.
• Effective management of AtOF assessments ensuring they are completed within agreed timeframes while managing multiple assessments at any given time.
• Effectively communicating security concepts and controls to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Providing considered security advice to stakeholders, team members and Executive.
• Taking direction from the Cyber Security Manager and IT Security Advisor while working within the Cyber team.
• Act promptly to resolve compliance issues and address vulnerabilities, collaborating with relevant teams to implement relevant controls and improvements.
• Facilitating and negotiating discussions to an agreeable decision.
• Completing security assessments in the departments IT service management risk system
• 5+ years of Governance, Risk and Compliance experience.

Essential Criteria:

• 5 years’ experience as a cyber security compliance specialist and demonstrated experience in relation to the detailed skill set (outlined above).
• Experience working in large complex ICT environments with a focus on Microsoft technologies, and the ability to consult with a range of both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Extensive knowledge of Australian Government Policies and frameworks relating to Government Services.
• Ability to handle multiple assessments at any given point and excellent attention to detail.

The Next step is easy: If you are interested, you may send an email to [email protected]

Referral incentive program: As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get $1000 for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates