Job Title: Assistant Director - Cyber Security
Employment Type: Ongoing
Classification: Parliamentary Executive Level 1
Closing Date: 11:30pm AEST, 12 November 2026
Contact: Katrina Williams, 62772884, [email protected]
The Department of Parliamentary Services is seeking experienced cyber security professionals to join our Cyber Security Branch in the Parliamentary Executive Level 1 leadership roles:
Assistant Director, Cyber Intelligence and Awareness
Assistant Director, Cyber Security Governance and Assurance
These roles offer a unique opportunity to apply your expertise at the heart of Australia’s democracy, helping protect the people, information, systems and services that support the Australian Parliament.
About the Department
The Department of Parliamentary Services supports the functions of the Australian Parliament and the work of parliamentarians by providing professional services, advice, facilities and secure technology. The department is also the custodian of Australian Parliament House, a nationally significant building, a working parliamentary environment and an important destination for Australian and international visitors.
Our diverse workforce provides services including information and communications technology, cyber and physical security, library and research services, broadcasting, Hansard, property services, visitor engagement and corporate support.
Working with us means contributing directly to the secure and effective operation of Parliament in a complex, high-profile and dynamic environment.
About the Cyber Security Branch
The Cyber Security Branch protects the department and Australian Parliament House from evolving cyber threats. The branch works across operations, intelligence, awareness, vulnerability management, governance, risk and assurance to strengthen cyber resilience, support informed decision-making and enable the safe delivery of parliamentary services.
Our work requires strong technical knowledge, sound judgement and trusted engagement with executives, parliamentarians, business areas, technology teams, service providers and Australian Government security partners.
The Opportunities
Assistant Director, Cyber Intelligence and Awareness
This role leads a multidisciplinary capability spanning cyber threat intelligence and cyber security awareness.
You will translate intelligence, vulnerability and human-risk insights into practical, prioritised action.
You will lead the development of threat assessments, executive briefings, security awareness initiatives and vulnerability remediation activities that directly strengthen the department’s cyber resilience.
Key responsibilities include:
This opportunity would suit an experienced cyber security leader who can connect intelligence, technology and human behaviour to influence decisions and deliver measurable risk reduction.
Assistant Director, Cyber Security Governance and Assurance
This role supports the delivery and continuous improvement of the department’s cyber security governance, compliance and assurance functions.
You will coordinate governance and assurance activities, maintain policies and control frameworks, monitor compliance obligations and prepare clear reporting for senior executives and governance committees.
The role operates in alignment with the Protective Security Policy Framework, Information Security Manual and Essential Eight.
Key responsibilities include:
This opportunity would suit a governance and assurance professional who combines attention to detail with strong analytical, stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills.
Across both roles, we are looking for people who can:
Applicants should demonstrate expertise relevant to the role for which they are applying.
Relevant tertiary qualifications, cyber security certifications or substantial professional experience will be highly regarded.
Job Specific Requirements:
• The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting 1 (Confidential/Highly Protected/Secret) security clearance.
At DPS, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that ensures all our people can contribute to our shared purpose. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people who identify as neurodivergent, and mature aged people.
Classification: Parliamentary Executive Level 1
Branch: Cyber Security
Section:
Immediate supervisor: Various
Duty Statement
Cyber Intelligence and Awareness
Lead the delivery and continuous improvement of cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability management and cyber security awareness capabilities that protect the Department of Parliamentary Services and Australian Parliament House from cyber threats. The role leads a multidisciplinary team, translates intelligence, vulnerability and human-risk insights into prioritised treatments, and provides authoritative advice to executives, technical teams and business stakeholders.
Under broad direction, undertake duties in accordance with the agreed standards for the Parliamentary Executive Level 1 classification. Exercise a high degree of autonomy, sound judgement and accountability when setting priorities, allocating work, managing risk and resolving complex issues. The duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Lead, manage and develop a multidisciplinary team delivering cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability management and cyber security awareness outcomes, including setting priorities, allocating work, assuring quality and supporting staff performance, capability and wellbeing.
2. Establish cyber threat intelligence requirements, collection priorities and analytical processes. Lead strategic, operational and tactical assessments, intelligence products, risk advisories and executive briefings that translate threat actor activity into actionable recommendations.
3. Lead intelligence-led briefings and cyber security support for overseas travel, including country and threat assessments, tailored pre-travel advice, risk-based security recommendations, coordination of secure travel arrangements and post-travel debriefing for parliamentarians, executives and staff.
4. Lead an evidence-based cyber security awareness and behaviour-change program informed by intelligence, incidents, vulnerabilities and workforce insights. Deliver targeted campaigns, training, executive engagement, events and simulated phishing exercises, and measure changes in engagement, reporting behaviour, phishing resilience and security culture.
5. Lead and continuously improve the enterprise vulnerability management program, ensuring vulnerabilities are validated, risk assessed, prioritised and tracked through remediation or formal risk acceptance. Coordinate with ICT, system owners, service providers and vendors to resolve barriers and verify risk reduction.
6. Provide authoritative, evidence-based advice to PEL2 and SES leaders on significant cyber threats, vulnerabilities, human cyber risk, awareness outcomes and recommended treatments, including departmental and committee briefing material.
7. Establish procedures, performance measures and reporting across the three capabilities, and contribute to cyber security strategy, roadmaps and investment priorities in support of departmental policy and relevant Australian Government obligations.
8. Build trusted relationships across parliamentary departments and with government, industry and intelligence-sharing partners; represent DPS in relevant forums; and promote timely, lawful and secure information sharing.
1. Demonstrated leadership and people-management capability, including setting strategic priorities, allocating work, assuring quality, developing staff and fostering an inclusive, accountable and high-performing multidisciplinary team.
2. Demonstrated expertise in cyber threat intelligence, including establishing intelligence requirements, assessing threat actor activity, producing strategic, operational and tactical intelligence products, and delivering intelligence-led cyber security support and briefings for overseas travel.
3. Demonstrated experience leading evidence-based cyber security awareness and behaviour-change programs, including targeted campaigns, training, simulated phishing exercises and measurement of engagement, reporting behaviour and cultural improvement.
4. Demonstrated expertise in vulnerability management, including risk-based prioritisation, remediation governance, formal risk acceptance, performance monitoring and influencing system owners, service providers and vendors to reduce cyber risk.
5. Highly developed analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and human-risk information into authoritative executive advice, briefings, reports and actionable recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.
6. Demonstrated ability to operate with autonomy and accountability, establish effective governance and performance measures, manage competing priorities and sensitive issues, contribute to cyber security strategy and investment priorities, and build trusted relationships that influence outcomes across parliamentary, government, industry and intelligence-sharing partners.
Desirable: Relevant tertiary qualifications, industry certifications or substantial professional experience in cyber security, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, security awareness, communications, information technology or a related discipline.
Employees of DPS are required to be able, and to be seen to be able, to provide professional advice and services to all Senators and Members without favour or prejudice.
Assistant Director, Cyber Security Governance and Assurance
The Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Governance and Assurance, supports the delivery of DPS's cyber security governance and assurance functions. The role coordinates governance activities, maintains cyber security policies, standards and governance artefacts, supports assurance activities and prepares reporting for senior executives and governance forums.
The position provides specialist advice on cyber security governance, compliance and assurance matters and contributes to the continuous improvement of cyber security practices in alignment with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential Eight.
Under limited/general direction undertake duties in accordance with the agreed standards for the specified classification. The duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Coordinate the implementation and ongoing operation of cyber security governance and assurance activities under the direction of the Director.
2. Develop, maintain and review cyber security policies, standards, procedures, control baselines and other governance artefacts aligned with PSPF and ISM requirements.
3. Coordinate cyber security assurance activities, including assurance scheduling, evidence collection, control assessments, findings management and maintenance of assurance records.
4. Support assurance and audit activities delivered across DPS and by external providers, consolidating findings, dependencies and remediation updates for review and reporting.
5. Prepare clear, accurate and timely cyber security reports, briefs and committee papers covering governance, compliance, control effectiveness and assurance outcomes.
6. Monitor and report on Essential Eight and PSPF maturity uplift activities, including progress against agreed targets, evidence requirements and dependencies.
7. Maintain governance registers, action trackers and assurance documentation so records are current, consistent, traceable and suitable for audit and executive scrutiny.
8. Liaise with business and technology stakeholders to gather information, clarify requirements, coordinate activities and support implementation of agreed governance and assurance outcomes.
9. Identify control gaps, recurring assurance themes and opportunities to improve governance processes, reporting and assurance practices, and provide practical recommendations.
10. Supervise, mentor and support staff and contractors as required, manage allocated priorities and contribute to a collaborative and accountable workplace culture.
1. Demonstrated experience supporting or coordinating cyber security governance, assurance, compliance or related activities in a complex organisation.
2. Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining and reviewing cyber security policies, standards, procedures, control baselines or governance documentation.
3. Sound knowledge of the PSPF, ISM, Essential Eight and contemporary cyber security governance and assurance practices, with the ability to apply requirements in an organisational context.
4. Demonstrated ability to coordinate assurance, audit or compliance activities, evaluate evidence, track findings and manage competing priorities.
5. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify issues, interpret information and develop practical recommendations.
6. Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports, briefs and governance documentation for senior stakeholders.
7. Strong stakeholder engagement skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across business and technical areas.
8. Demonstrated judgement, integrity and attention to detail when managing sensitive information and work subject to audit or executive scrutiny.
Employees of DPS are required to be able, and to be seen to be able, to provide professional advice and services to all Senators and Members without favour or prejudice.
Please submit:
A current résumé; and
a one-page pitch of no more than 600 words outlining the skills, experience and leadership qualities you would bring to your preferred role.
Frame your pitch around the role description and relevant ILS Profile. and include relevant examples demonstrating your ability to perform the responsibilities of the role. Applicants interested in both opportunities should clearly identify whether they wish to be considered for one or both roles and explain how their experience aligns with each preference.
The department’s recruitment process assesses applicants’ skills, experience and ability to perform the advertised role using merit-based assessment methods.
Join us and help protect the people, information and technology that enable Australia’s Parliament to operate securely and effectively.
For additional guidance when crafting you application, please refer to the DPS Recruitment - Candidate Information Pack, which provides helpful tips on how to structure your pitch and highlight your most relevant skills and experience effectively.
We proudly provide innovative, unified, and client-focused services to the Australian Parliament and parliamentarians. We are a values driven department, placing our values at the heart of everything we do; from our service offerings and decision making to our interactions with stakeholders and each other.
Our people are employed in a broad and unique range of professional, customer service and trade-based roles, all joined by a shared purpose: to make an enduring contribution to Australia’s parliamentary democracy. We have an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. While we come from all walks of life, we share a commitment to care for and protect our iconic workplace.
Every year, almost one million people visit Australian Parliament House to experience the parliamentary process, the building’s architecture, nationally significant art collections, events, tours, and food and dining experiences – all made possible by our people, who are active participants in an environment where no two days are the same.
Join our community based on innovative, unified, and client-focused services, where your skills and development will be nurtured. You will also enjoy:
An attractive salary, which could be negotiated with the successful candidate, is on offer.
Employment opportunities at the department are subject to a range of conditions prescribed in the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 which include:
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