Cyber Security Specialist (Health Manager Level 3)
Strengthen cyber resilience across Australia's largest public health system – with flexible work options and growth opportunities
* Permanent Full Time Opportunity
* Hybrid flexibility for work-life balance | Chatswood, St Leonards or Charlestown
* Attractive salary, up to $150,222 + 12% Super + 17.5% annual leave loading
Applications Close: 11:59pm, 31 May 2026
Your work matters at eHealth NSW
As the digital centre of excellence for NSW Health, we design and deliver secure, scalable technology that supports patient care across the state, helping clinicians provide better healthcare, now and into the future.
Join eHealth NSW to create real-world impact, drive meaningful outcomes and support the health of millions every day. Learn more about us at eHealth NSW
Join the Team
As a Cyber Security Specialist, you will help strengthen security across NSW Health by delivering trusted cyber risk advice, assessing strategic initiatives and supporting secure technology decisions across clinical and corporate environments.
In this role, you will:
* Lead cyber security advisory activities across strategic delivery initiatives, providing practical guidance that supports secure outcomes for clinical and corporate services.
* Conduct cloud security assessments across major platforms such as AWS, Azure and SaaS environments against established security frameworks, evaluating controls including identity governance, audit logging, threat detection and data encryption, and translating findings into prioritised remediation roadmaps that support informed business decisions and organisational risk reduction.
* Perform security assessments, third-party risk reviews and solution design reviews to identify threats, control gaps and residual risk across projects, platforms and vendors.
* Assess security initiatives against regulatory and industry frameworks such as the ASD ISM, Essential Eight, ISO 27001 and NIST, helping ensure alignment with organisational, compliance and assurance requirements.
* Provide strategic oversight of penetration testing assurance activities, including scope validation for critical systems, review of complex findings, risk contextualisation, and endorsement of remediation and re-testing strategies for systems of institutional criticality.
* Advise on security controls across application security, network, operating system and identity layers, with consideration for architecture patterns, integration points and operational risk.
* Ensure instances of non-compliance, control weakness or risk exposure beyond appetite are appropriately documented, transparently reported, and effectively escalated to senior leadership.
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About You
To be successful in this role you'll need:
* Bring hands-on cyber security experience in advisory, consulting or risk-focused environments, with the ability to apply sound judgement in complex delivery settings.
* Demonstrate a strong understanding of security concepts across like security architecture, application security, network security, operating systems, identity management, broader information technology environments.
* Communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, with well-developed influencing skills and the ability to translate security risk into clear business language.
* Understand common security assessment and assurance approaches, including design reviews, third-party assessments, penetration testing and vulnerability assessment methodologies.
* Work effectively with cloud technologies and native security controls across Azure and AWS, using a risk-based approach to strengthen secure design and operational resilience.
* Hold, or be working towards, relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Security or Azure Security certifications.
What We Offer
At eHealth NSW, our benefits are designed to provide you with the flexibility, growth and support when you need it. We provide:
* Hybrid and flexible working options to support balance and productivity
* Allocation day off per month in addition to annual leave
* Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay
* Career development and learning opportunities to help you grow
* Wellbeing initiatives like Fitness Passport to support your physical and mental health
Learn More About Us
* Find out how we hire at eHealth NSW
* Check out our diversity and inclusion commitment
How to apply
Submit your cover letter and most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience.
We recognise that AI tools are increasingly being used to support resumes and applications. While we accept their use, we're eager to understand you – your experience, motivation, and what you would bring to the role.
For questions around the role or recruitment process, including adjustments, please contact our Talent Advisor or Hiring Manager, Jitendra and quote REQ664446.
Important information
* This recruitment may be used to establish a Talent Pool for similar roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
* To be eligible for this role you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
* For this role 'Exempt' is refers to a fixed term contract of more than 13 weeks.
* If you currently reside outside NSW, please indicate in your application whether you are willing to relocate if successful.