Senior Cyber Security Specialist

It starts with YES!

At Optus, we don’t sit back and wait for the future to happen, we are out there crafting our own path through new technology, innovation, and investment. We are truly a challenger brand, with challenger spirit.

The Senior Cyber Security Specialist is the primary security services advocate and manager for Optus’ Government Integrated Client Services (ICS) supporting the Department of the Australian Taxation Office. The ITSM has responsibility for the effective security framework lifecycle management, organic growth, and satisfaction of our government customer.

This role will contribute to the development of strategic business plans and engage with key customer stakeholders, including at the executive level. They will apply a continuous improvement process to deliver security services, whilst maintaining cadence with changes in the Australian Government ICT Security Manual (ISM) and to a lesser extent, the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF). Operationally, the ITSM supports all facets of the ICT security life-cycle, including project support (in the form of managing and advising projects on ICT security, including security accreditation artefacts); and Operations support (in the form of vulnerability management, security incident response, security reporting, security awareness training)

You're also responsible for producing and maintaining the ICT security framework used to deliver contract-based deliverables to the customer, establish and maintain security accreditation across account services, and deliver and/or review security risk assessments and management plans. This role includes a customer facing element, as well as engagement with other Optus stakeholders to ensure that customer expectations are appropriately managed, opportunities for improvement and/or growth are realized, and delivery is consistent with the contract and customer expectations.

Your skills to pay the bills

• Requires an outstanding knowledge of, and experience with Cyber Security and Information Security disciplines
• Completed tertiary qualifications in IT
• Managing security in complex ICT environments and finding pragmatic effective solutions to diverse and complex issues
• Managing security in large managed service account
• Experience in applying Federal Government security policy
• Extensive proven experience with, (as a minimum), ISO2700x or ISM, and PSPF
• Demonstrated experience maintaining and designing Security Governance models and frameworks

Perks we love at Optus

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 16 weeks for the primary care giver
• Competitive leave including 2 additional 'Connected Leave' days
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue.
• Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

Keen to see what it’s really like to work at Optus? Search #OptusLife on LinkedIn to go behind the scenes!

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.

It starts with YES!

At Optus, we don’t sit back and wait for the future to happen, we are out there crafting our own path through new technology, innovation, and investment. We are truly a challenger brand, with challenger spirit.

The Senior Cyber Security Specialist is the primary security services advocate and manager for Optus’ Government Integrated Client Services (ICS) supporting the Department of the Australian Taxation Office. The ITSM has responsibility for the effective security framework lifecycle management, organic growth, and satisfaction of our government customer.

This role will contribute to the development of strategic business plans and engage with key customer stakeholders, including at the executive level. They will apply a continuous improvement process to deliver security services, whilst maintaining cadence with changes in the Australian Government ICT Security Manual (ISM) and to a lesser extent, the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF). Operationally, the ITSM supports all facets of the ICT security life-cycle, including project support (in the form of managing and advising projects on ICT security, including security accreditation artefacts); and Operations support (in the form of vulnerability management, security incident response, security reporting, security awareness training)

You're also responsible for producing and maintaining the ICT security framework used to deliver contract-based deliverables to the customer, establish and maintain security accreditation across account services, and deliver and/or review security risk assessments and management plans. This role includes a customer facing element, as well as engagement with other Optus stakeholders to ensure that customer expectations are appropriately managed, opportunities for improvement and/or growth are realized, and delivery is consistent with the contract and customer expectations.

Your skills to pay the bills

• Requires an outstanding knowledge of, and experience with Cyber Security and Information Security disciplines
• Completed tertiary qualifications in IT
• Managing security in complex ICT environments and finding pragmatic effective solutions to diverse and complex issues
• Managing security in large managed service account
• Experience in applying Federal Government security policy
• Extensive proven experience with, (as a minimum), ISO2700x or ISM, and PSPF
• Demonstrated experience maintaining and designing Security Governance models and frameworks

Perks we love at Optus

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 16 weeks for the primary care giver
• Competitive leave including 2 additional 'Connected Leave' days
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue.
• Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

Keen to see what it’s really like to work at Optus? Search #OptusLife on LinkedIn to go behind the scenes!

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.