Cyber Security Controls Assurance Manager

• Employment Type: full time continuing role as a Cyber Security Controls Assurance Manager
• Excellent salary package including superannuation
• Location: UNSW Kensington Campus (Hybrid Working Opportunities)

About UNSW:
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The Cyber Security Controls Assurance Manager is responsible for overseeing and advancing the University’s cyber security controls assurance practices, ensuring that cyber security controls are effective, regularly tested, and continuously improved. Key responsibilities include developing and executing strategies for cyber security controls testing, facilitating the remediation of identified gaps, and delivery of cyber security metrics and reporting to support senior management decision-making The Cyber Security Controls Assurance Manager reports to the Head of Cyber Security Governance & Assurance and has direct reports.

Accountabilities:

• Lead the strategic planning, execution, and continuous improvement of cyber security controls assurance testing, including regular controls effectiveness testing and gap assessments.
• Develop and implement a continuous controls assurance testing strategy, with a focus on control monitoring, automation, uplift, and rationalisation.
• Oversee and deliver annual controls assurance testing activities, including penetration testing, application security assessments, and red teaming exercises.
• Facilitate post-testing assurance by reviewing findings, advising stakeholders, prioritising remediation efforts, and managing closure of actions.
• Monitor, track, and ensure timely closure of findings, risks, and associated actions resulting from controls assurance activities, ensuring alignment with the University’s risk appetite.
• Develop, collect, and continuously improve cyber security metrics and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)/Key Control Indicators (KCIs) to measure performance and risk exposure.
• Lead the delivery and management of periodic cyber security metrics reporting.
• Present insights, information, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders to inform decision-making and support organizational objectives, and present at quarterly GRC Community of Practice (CoP) and Developer Security CoP meetings to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across faculties and divisions.
• Update and maintain the cyber security risk register with findings from testing, assessments, and performance metrics, ensuring that risks are tracked and mitigated.
• Manage audit assurance activities by providing leadership in facilitating the remediation of audit findings, ensuring that identified risks are mitigated in accordance with agreed timelines and corrective actions are successfully implemented.
• Lead the maturity and management of Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tools, including tuning, ongoing monitoring, and remediation activities.
• Manage the delivery of expert-level source code reviews, including the integration of applications and repositories with security scanning tools like CXOne.
• Oversee the management of Checkmarx, ensuring the platform is effectively utilised for source code security scanning and application security assurance.
• Oversee crowdsourced security testing / bug bounty programs, ensuring these programs are aligned with security objectives and contribute to continuous improvement in security posture.
• Provide strategic cyber security consulting and advisory services to the Cyber Security Enablement Program and other key initiatives across the University, ensuring alignment with governance and compliance standards.
• Manage and mentor a team, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities to ensure high performance and continuous growth.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the psychosocial or physical health and safety of yourself or others.
• Ensure hazards and risks psychosocial and physical are identified and controlled for tasks, projects, and activities that pose a health and safety risk within your area of responsibility.

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive management expertise and supporting experience (7+ years) in cyber security controls assurance, with a proven track record in controls assurance testing, metrics reporting, and audit management.
• Strong experience with cyber security assurance tools such as Checkmarx, Lacework, BugCrowd, and similar platforms.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CEH, or relevant certifications in security assurance and controls testing are highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in leading penetration testing, red teaming, application security assessments, and cloud security posture management.
• Strong understanding of cyber security metrics, KRIs/KCIs, and their role in managing and communicating risk.
• Experience in working with risk registers and driving the remediation of risks and audit findings.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with a proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders across all levels.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously while maintaining a focus on quality and timelines.
• High level of motivation, resilience, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined above and in the position description.

More Information: visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/

Contact

Jen MacLachlan, email: j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: Monday 28th of October at 11.30pm

Benefits and Culture

• Flexible hybrid working
• Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
• Access to lifelong learning and career development
• Progressive HR practices
• Discounts and entitlements 

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.