Do you want to enrich your community by providing digital government services that are so easy, they just happen? That’s what Digital Canberra is here to do. We deliver and support digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use. Digital Canberra is seeking an enthusiastic Cyber Security professional to lead the expansion of the Cyber Security Centre’s Incident Response capability. This role is suited to a skilled cybersecurity professional with advanced incident response capabilities, including alert prioritisation, threat diagnosis, remediation planning, and proactive prevention. The ideal candidate will be experienced at monitoring environments and responding to emerging threats. You’ll contribute to process documentation, playbook development, and security policy enhancement, while staying informed on evolving technologies and the threat landscape. Strong analytical, organisational, and interpersonal skills are essential, along with a commitment to high-quality customer service and the ability to build collaborative relationships across teams and stakeholders. At Digital Canberra, we offer a rewarding government career that has a direct, positive impact on your neighbourhood. You may be strategic, helping us lead technology investment decisions to build a genuinely connected Canberra. Or you may enjoy the hands-on satisfaction of working with the latest technology to keep our hospitals, schools, and government running. At Digital Canberra, you will make a difference! As part of the ACT Public Service (ACTPS), Digital Canberra offers some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in Australia. Flexible working in the ACTPS means we provide the opportunity to work remotely (from home) or from a choice of office locations around Canberra, although the exact arrangements will be discussed with your hiring manager, based on operational needs. Canberra is Australia’s capital – a welcoming, unique city with a quality of life that many cities aspire to. It’s the perfect place to raise children, take advantage of world-class cultural institutions, and enjoy the great outdoors. Canberra is primed for technology evolution. As a young and growing city, the shape of our community and our digital government services will continue to change. Just like our city, Digital Canberra is inclusive. Our work spans many technology disciplines, and our workforce is culturally and linguistically diverse. We welcome candidates who have the right to work in Australia, which may include temporary and permanent visa holders (subject to your visa conditions and security clearance restrictions). If you want to be part of our exciting journey to transform Canberra into a digital powerhouse, apply for this job today! We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply. Eligibility/Other Requirements: The successful applicant must be an Australian citizen and possess, or acquire and maintain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (ASVGA) security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 level (NV1) as an eligibility qualification. This clearance will be sponsored by the Digital Canberra Directorate. If screening is not successful, your employment will not commence or, if already commenced, your employment will be reassessed. Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 June 2027 with the possibility of permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. How to Apply: Submit a copy of your curriculum vitae and a response of no more than two pages, outlining how your experience makes you the perfect candidate (addressing the ‘What you require’ section in the Position Description). In your pitch, be sure to outline how you believe your experiences are transferable to be effective in the advertised role. Include specific examples of your experience, including the context, actions you took, and the outcomes you achieved. Refer to the Position Description for further information about this role. You may wish to speak to the listed contact officer if you have any queries once you have reviewed the Position Description. Attachments to the form should be in PDF format where possible. Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below. Digital Canberra Digital Canberra was established on the 1 July 2025, amalgamating positions which previously were advertised under Chief Ministers and Economic Development Directorate and ACT Health Directorate. LI-DNI Note This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 June 2027 with the possibility of permanency.