• Great opportunity for a committed individual to be responsible for cybersecurity across the Australia and UK business
• Become a valuable member of a close-knit ICT team in the Brisbane Head Office
• Ability to work with global stakeholders and develop meaningful relationships

The Opportunity

The ICT Security Manager is responsible for cybersecurity across all Abt Associates Australia and Britain hybrid on-premises and cloud-based technology platforms and processes. This role ensures policies, procedures, technology solutions and security education and training are fit for purpose and effectively manage cybersecurity risks.

Key Duties

The ICT Security Manager will be expected to fulfil the following duties (but not limited to):

Security Operations

• Manage critical incident response and recovery
• Manage effective system security hygiene
• Manage vulnerability scanning and testing

Stakeholder Engagement

• Key Stakeholders Include: US, Australia and Britain based executive and senior ICT leadership; international and domestic program leadership, Abt staff and users, vendors and contractors
• Executive reporting including, CyberMetrics, security roadmap, incident and compliance activities
• General security awareness compliance training

Risk Management

• Manage vulnerability, risk and incident analysis and remediation
• Manage risk, compliance and assurance management activities
• Manage disaster recovery and business continuity processes and testing

Security Governance

• Ensure alignment with key frameworks and standards E.G.: NIST, ASD Essential 8 and Australian Government ISM, UK Government CyberEssentials, ISO27001, etc.
• Manage CyberMetrics maturity program and utilise this framework to drive continuous improvement
• Develop and manage the ICT security roadmap

Further details of other duties can be found in the Terms of Reference attachment below.

Key Requirements

The preferred candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience implementing technical security policies and practices
• Thorough understanding of networking, system administration, architectures and security elements to include firewalls, intrusion detection systems, virtualisation technologies, encryption, and servers
• Ability to identify, understand, articulate, and manage risks across technical disciplines and business units able to provide prioritisation and remediation efforts in a timely and repeatable manner for identified risks
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills, and the ability to prioritise and multi-task while proactively managing customer expectations
• Ability to work efficiently and independently with minimal supervision to meet important deadlines

Further Information & Application Details

Other details of this opportunity can be found in the position description.

Applications should be submitted online via the Careers page of the Abt Associates’ website and must include a CV and covering letter addressing the key requirements listed above. Any applications that do not provide responses to the key requirements will not be reviewed further.

You must have full Australian working rights to be eligible for consideration for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

We welcome and thank all applicants; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Abt Associates – Who We Are

Abt Associates is a recognised leader in the international development sector. Working with our many partners, Abt Associates implements bold innovative solutions to improve the lives of the community and deliver valued outcomes for our clients. We provide a comprehensive range of services from policy to service delivery in the public and private sectors contributing to long term benefits for clients and communities. Operating in remote and challenging environments, we offer innovative solutions, extensive experience in the region, strong technical capacity, and a proven project management track record. We are committed to gender equity in our employment strategies and encourage applications from capable women. Abt Associates is a child safe organisation and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. For more information about our company and what we do visit our website at www.abtassociates.com.