Job Description

You see the big picture, you’ve always worked on a grand scale, and now you’re ready to re-focus on grand impact.

You bring structure, mitigation and education to our organisation. Our records and datasets are vast and varied. This is your opportunity to safeguard critical infrastructure, order and protect sensitive data, and defend against emerging cyber threats. You'll be part of an expert team who protect against thousands of threats every day.

In this role, you'll:

Work as a Senior Cyber Security Specialist, you will lead the delivery of advanced cyber security expertise, providing strategic guidance and deep technical oversight across threat detection, defence architecture, risk assessment, and resilience engineering. The role supports the design, evaluation, implementation, and continuous enhancement of cyber defence and risk management capabilities across the Transport cluster.

Duties & Responsibilities will include (not limited to):

• Delivering services and projects aligned with organisational objectives, the threat landscape, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.
• Designing risk mitigation strategies and programs to support key cyber defence, risk, and resilience functions across the organisation
• Leading stakeholder engagement and service improvement to strengthen cyber and technology risk outcomes across the cluster
• Providing high level advice on complex cyber security issues and oversee team priorities to ensure delivery of business unit outcomes

For more information on this position and business unit, view the and information pack

About you

For you to be successful within this role you should meet with all, or most of the following criteria:

• 5+ years performing similar duties/responsibilities as outlined above, alternatively you may be a Cyber Security Analyst believing that you are ready to take that next step in your career
• You thrive in complex, fast paced settings, combining hands on technical depth with strong influence across identity, cloud, network, OT/ICS, and application security teams
• Hands-on experience in design and build/configuration leveraging prevalent cyber security and cloud platforms and toolsets
• Expert technical knowledge in one or more cyber security domains: IDAM, PAM, cloud security, network security, security monitoring, OT security, and/or vulnerability management
• Strong understanding of security frameworks and standards (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, Essential Eight, Zero Trust)

Preferred but not essential:

• CISSP, Cloud Security Certifications

About the team:

This role sits within the Cyber Portfolio Delivery (CPD) team delivering the FY25-27 Transport Cyber Security Program. The program delivers dedicated cyber uplift, risk reduction, and security focused transformation across all of Transport for NSW through a bespoke Safe Agile delivery model designed specifically for cyber environments.

This is a fixed-term opportunity, up until 30 September 2026. A flexible hybrid role, 50% of your time will be office based, with 25% of that time based from our offices at Macquarie Park (at least one day a week). Salary & Grading – Grade 9 ($158,393.00 - $177,399.00 + super).

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy

Apply today

For more information about this role, please contact KEVIN.DORAN@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Learn more about how to apply via Our recruitment process | Transport for NSW

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