Lead Analyst - Cyber, Tech & Data Risk

As a Lead Analyst – Cyber, Technology and Data Risk, you will support the delivery of risk management activities across cyber, technology, and data risk domains. This role is ideal for someone earlier in their risk career who is eager to learn, contribute to meaningful work, and grow within a high-performing team.

You’ll assist with risk assessments, reporting, control reviews, and stakeholder coordination, helping to embed risk practices into the organisation’s technology and data landscape. Risks are effectively identified, assessed, and managed in line with the enterprise risk framework.

This role is ideal for a risk professional with strong delivery capability, stakeholder engagement skills, and a passion for enabling secure and resilient technology and data environments.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the delivery of risk assessments, control testing, and issue tracking across cyber, technology, and data risk areas.

• Support the preparation of risk reports, dashboards, and governance materials.

• Maintain and update risk registers, control libraries, and action plans.

• Help coordinate responses to internal audits, regulatory reviews, and assurance activities.

• Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) and emerging risk trends.

• Collaborate with Technology, Cybersecurity, and Data teams to gather information and support risk-related initiatives.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of risk processes, templates, and tools.

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in technology risk, cyber risk, operational risk, or a related discipline.

• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks (e.g. ISO 31000, NIST CSF, COBIT) and regulatory expectations (e.g. CPS 234, CPS 230).

• Experience working in or with large, complex organisations undergoing technology or data transformation.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical risks into business impacts.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions.

• Familiarity with GRC tools and risk reporting platforms is advantageous.

• Relevant qualifications or certifications (e.g. CRISC, CISM, CISSP, CISA) are desirable.

Your team 

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Cyber, Technology and Data Risk within the Risk Management team (Line 2), you will play a leading role in establishing effective Line 2 review, challenge, and insight across the Bank’s material risk classes. Establishing strategic and trusted relationships across the Bank is fundamental to the team’s success. The Risk Management team supports the consistent and effective application of the Bank's framework for managing risk and compliance obligations, both at the

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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