Principal Cyber Advisor
Federal Government – ACT (hybrid: 3 days in office) - $1250 per day (including super) – initial assignment to 30/06/2026 + possible extensions. Baseline clearance (minimum) required.

Cyber Advisors provide ICT security advice and assistance to government, including policy creation, project advice and assistance, and research.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Identifying, testing and assessing applicable security controls in line with the Australian Government Information Security Manual and agency policies and guidelines;
• Producing security documentation and certification of ICT systems;
• Conducting assessments of the implementation and effectiveness of security controls within ICT systems, platforms and environments to determine suitability to operate;
• Analysing and documenting security risk and recommending treatments and modifications to security practices and procedures using expertise and technical knowledge;
• Contributing to the system authorisation program and ICT projects by developing and reviewing security artefacts, including Security Risk Management Plans, System Security Plans;
• Providing centralised risk and treatment tracking, operational and strategic risk reporting, system audit plans and risk reduction activities.

The Principal Cyber Advisors will also be responsible for producing the following deliverables, including but not limited to:

• Security Impact Assessment (SIA);
• Security Risk Assessment (SRA);
• Security Risk Management Plan (SRMP);
• System Security Plan (SSP);
• Vulnerability Assessment Report;
• (Interim) Authority to Operate;
• Statement of Certification;
• Maturity assessment reports.

If you have the relevant skills and experience, please apply now with your up-to-date CV