Shape cyber resilience within a growing, collaborative team

Make a purposeful impact in protecting critical healthcare infrastructure

VCID No. 659506

This is a Permanent Full Time position.

About the Role

We are seeking a Cyber Risk and Resilience Coordinator to strengthen our cyber security posture and lead our resilience function. This role is an exciting opportunity to drive initiatives that directly support critical healthcare services for young people and families across Western Australia.

Reporting to the Cyber Security Manager, you will lead a Security Analyst, and working together, you will play an important role in enhancing resilience advancing operational security goals across our complex IT and operational technology landscape.

This includes conducting risk assessment, coordinating incident response, and ensuring service continuity, creating effective cyber incident playbooks and response strategies, and seeking opportunities for continuous improvement.

Your ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders, including third party service providers, will be key to success in this role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Cyber Leadership: Overseeing incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance with Essential Eight, SOCI Act, and WA Government policies.
• Incident Response: Detecting and managing cyber incidents, ensuring service partners align with security protocols and service agreements.
• Risk Assessment and Governance: Conducting risk assessments, developing cyber incident response plans, managing security audits, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance security protocols and processes.
• Training and Awareness: Developing and implementing security training programs, ensuring that CAHS staff are well-versed in cybersecurity best practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Representing CAHS in government cyber security committees, liaising with external providers, and fostering a culture of cyber security awareness across the department.
• Policy Development and Compliance: Contributing to the creation and continuous improvement of policies, standards, and procedures to ensure effective disaster recovery and service continuity for CAHS.

Join Us!

If you’re passionate about cybersecurity and driven to make an impact in protecting critical healthcare infrastructure apply now!

The ideal candidate will have sound experience in cyber risk management, incident response, and resilience planning in complex IT settings. Direct experience within a health or critical infrastructure setting will be highly regarded.

Proficiency in Microsoft (Defender, Sentinel), Cisco, and security monitoring tools and knowledge of Essential Eight and SOCI Act frameworks will be highly regarded.

About our Team

The Cyber Security team at CAHS is essential in protecting our digital environment and ensuring resilience against cyber threats. Our primary mission is to protect CAHS’ information assets and ensure the continuity of vital healthcare services through robust security practices and proactive risk management, collaboration, and compliance.

We focus on a comprehensive cyber security strategy that emphasises resilience, incident response, and adherence to key frameworks like the WA Cyber Security Policy, Essential Eight, and SOCI Act. This includes crafting policies and controls that meet regulatory standards and embedding governance into daily operations.

Our team manages risk by conducting assessments, addressing vulnerabilities, and ensuring compliance. Additionally, we promote a culture of security awareness, providing regular training to empower staff to identify and handle potential cyber threats effectively.

How to apply

We welcome your application via the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page. Your application should contain the following:

• A statement addressing selection criteria as per the Job Description Form in 2-3 pages maximum.
• A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience.
• The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide an employment reference (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.

Role related questions:

We encourage you to contact Yusuf Denath on phone 08 6456 8416.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

About CAHS

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS comprises four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH).

With over 6500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

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CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.

For Assistance including any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service via email: [email protected]

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

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