Senior Cyber Security Advisor – GRC

Senior Cyber Security Advisor – GRC

Federal Government

12+12 contract

EL1 – attractive hourly rate

Any City | Hybrid Working

Existing Baseline Mandatory

Overview:

Triniti is seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Advisor to support the Cyber Security leadership team within one of Australia's leading Federal Government organisations.

Whilst this opportunity is advertised in Brisbane, candidates based in any Australian capital city will be considered, with hybrid working arrangements available.

This opportunity will suit a cyber security professional with a strong background in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to translate strategic cyber security priorities and leadership decisions into practical actions, quality deliverables and clear reporting.

Working closely with senior cyber security leadership, including the CISO, you will provide practical governance, planning, coordination and reporting support across both strategic and operational cyber security priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support senior cyber security leadership in progressing strategic priorities, governance commitments, executive reporting and agreed cyber security initiatives.
• Translate strategic direction and leadership decisions into clear actions, deliverables, milestones and stakeholder communications.
• Provide day-to-day coordination, planning, reporting and follow-up support across cyber security operations and resilience functions.
• Coordinate inputs across cyber security teams, maintaining visibility of priorities, dependencies, risks, decisions and outstanding actions.
• Prepare high-quality executive briefs, governance papers, risk reports, presentations, dashboards, action registers and other management documentation.
• Support cyber governance, risk, compliance, assurance, policy and security control activities, including analysing information to support reporting and decision-making.
• Monitor agreed actions, follow up with stakeholders and escalate emerging issues appropriately.
• Build productive stakeholder relationships, communicating complex cyber security, risk and compliance matters clearly across technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills & Experience:

• Australian citizenship is mandatory. Candidates must hold a minimum existing Baseline security clearance. NV1 is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in cyber security governance, risk and compliance (GRC), ideally within Federal Government, large enterprise, regulated environments.
• Working knowledge of NIST Cybersecurity Framework v2.0, Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM), Essential Eight and ISO/IEC 27001.
• Experience supporting cyber governance, risk management, assurance activities, security policies and control compliance.
• Proven ability to prepare executive briefs, governance papers, risk reports, dashboards and presentations for senior leadership.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, written communication and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate competing strategic and operational priorities.
• Experience tracking actions, managing dependencies, following up stakeholders and escalating emerging risks or issues appropriately.
• Practical understanding of cyber security operations and resilience, without requiring deep technical specialisation.
• Relevant cyber security qualifications or professional certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CRISC) will be highly regarded.

What next:

Deadline for submission is Monday 23rd November.

If you are an Australian citizen and have relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date CV outlining your relevant experience, or contact our Federal Government Director Steve Wall for a discussion.

As a 100% Australian-owned and locally based IT recruitment firm, Triniti has a dedicated Federal Government practice offering responsive delivery, competitive pricing and a deeply experienced team that understands Commonwealth environments.