Cyber Security Officer Salary: $79,122 - $87,599 (Plus superannuation) Fixed-term position to 28 July 2026 Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available) Usual work location: 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (flexibility may be available) The Role The Cyber Security Officer resides in the Information Security Team in the IT Operations & Infrastructure Group and reports to the Manager Cyber Operations. The Information Security team is responsible for maintaining a range of cyber security assessments, processes, and controls to ensure the department is operating securely and in compliance with relevant WoVG standards and legislation. This position will support the departments security management needs and implement measures accordingly to address these requirements. This person will establish an excellent rapport with customers to understand their security needs and ensure alignment with the department's and WoVG security policies, ensuring actions are taken to bridge any gaps. The position requires the ability to deliver high quality services and to support sensitive systems and information. The successful applicant will work effectively as part of an energetic and productive team, be highly motivated and innovative, enjoy flexible working arrangements and undertake a wide variety of work across the branch. Main accountabilities : Support the department to ensure it complies with Whole of Victorian Government Standards. Assess security reviews to ensure service providers meet departmental security requirements and provide a risk analysis based on the results. Operate security controls and monitor logs for events of interest and investigate for escalation or remediation. Operate Cyber Incident Response plans and processes. Provide quality advice, guidance, and documentation to inform staff of good information security practices and support education and training strategies to improve awareness. The Team The position of Cyber Security Officer forms part of Information Technology and Workplace Services Branch which sits within Corporate Services Group. The Corporate Services Group consists of specialist functions including strategic communications, finance, investment and procurement, performance and governance, legal and legislation, people and culture, information technology and workplace services. These functions enable the department to operate efficiently and effectively and support the Secretary and Ministers to meet legislative obligations and responsibilities whilst actively supporting the department's portfolio groups and Ministers to create the conditions for growing Victoria's prosperity, building the productive capacity of our economy, and increasing participation. About You To be successful in this role, you will have the following main skills and experience: Analytical Problem Solving : Demonstrated ability to problem solve and exercise judgement whilst working independently. Deals with concepts and complexity comfortably. Influencing and Negotiating : Effectively influencing others to consider and adopt new ideas or recommendations; Involves experts or other third parties to strengthen a case.; Builds behind-the-scenes support for ideas to ensure buy-in and ownership. Planning and Organising : Sets clearly defined objectives and priorities and operates accordingly, reviewing and adjusting as required; Identifies processes, tasks and resources required to achieve a goal; Establishes systems and procedures to guide work and track progress; Recognises actual and potential barriers and finds effective ways to deal with them. Managing Relationships : Building and maintaining positive, productive and mutually beneficial working relationships, internal and external to the Department; establishing networks across government and the community to facilitate the departmental objectives; identifying and balancing the unique needs of individuals, groups and the Department to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. Interpersonal and Communication Skills : Prepares letters, emails and reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language, organises information in a logical sequence, Includes content appropriate for the purpose and audience. Further Information For a confidential discussion, please contact Fengyu Gao, Manager Cyber Operations via email fengyu.x.gao@ecodev.vic.gov.au The Department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. To be eligible for this position you must hold the mandatory qualification as outlined in the position description. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description. For Finance Roles: The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry, and Regions is an accredited CPA Australia Recognised Employer Partner. Please note: We are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Talent Acquisition Team on 0472 875 685, or via email at recruitment@ecodev.vic.gov.au with the position number in the subject line. How to Apply Please click the ‘ Apply Now ' button. As part of the application process, you will need to submit a current resume and cover letter. Applications close at 23:59pm Monday, 30 March 2026.