Cybersecurity Governance Analyst

Join a growing team and step into a diverse role focused on helping the University understand, measure and manage its cyber-risk posture.

Job no: 0056310
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full time; Continuing
Department: Business Services
Remuneration: Attractive remuneration based on your level of experience

• Diverse role: Manage risk assessments end-to-end
• Join a growing, motivated team – Opportunity to provide input in our way of working!
• Engage with exciting stakeholders at Australia’s #1 University

Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

About Business Services
Business Services provides a full range of class leading information technology, facilities management, finance, HR and health and safety services to all operating entities of the University.
The Cybersecurity team works to reduce the University’s vulnerability to cyberthreats while balancing the need for openness, autonomy and collaboration using a risk-based approach to manage exposures.

About the Role
As a Cybersecurity Governance Analyst, you will join a growing team focused on continuously improving our Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance posture. In this diverse role, you will perform hands-on risk assessment tasks, including compliance reviews, and will further provide input into our strategic framework to ensure University systems are compliant with policies and legal requirements.

Taking a consultative approach, you will work across the organisation to perform risk assessments, identify improvement opportunities, recommend appropriate remediation plans and monitor their implementation. By partnering with internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts, you will help the University understand, measure and manage its cyber-risk posture.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to broaden their cybersecurity-related skill set as part of a collaborative team that values new ideas.

In a typical week at work, you may:

• Assist in the development of cybersecurity governance, risk management framework, and compliance tracking measures
• Support management of cybersecurity risks including risk assessment, assurance review, and providing guidance and building awareness with University stakeholders to ensure compliance with University policies and standards
• Develop and maintain the IT security controls library, and execute the assurance road map
• Develop and report on key activities and risk indicators concerning security controls and processes
  
  

About You
With 3+ years' experience in a similar role, you have a good working knowledge of IT governance concepts, policy and standards development and documentation of risk management frameworks.

As a consultative communicator with high level interpersonal skills, you understand how to effectively communicate cybersecurity and risk concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. You also have a passion for continuous learning and growth, of both business and technical skills, and demonstrate sound judgment and discretion when dealing with highly sensitive information.

Ideally, you will further have:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or an equivalent mix of relevant education and experience, preferably in cybersecurity, information technology, risk or other related area
• Professional security certification is highly desirable; such as CRISC, CISM, CISSP, CISA, etc.
• Competencies in technology controls, emerging threats, information security and cybersecurity.
• An understanding of cybersecurity risk in a complex University or research context
• Exposure to industry control frameworks and standards, such as COBIT, NIST CSF, Australian Government ISM, CSA CCM, ISO 27001/2, SOC2 (Types 1, 2, & 3)
• A working knowledge and experience with cybersecurity and IT services including both on-premise and cloud architectures, and relevant security threats and prevention measure

Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits.

Be Yourself
At UoM, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. Indigenous Australians, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities or culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining your interest and experience. Please note that you are not required to provide responses against the selection criteria in the Position Description.

Please note, interviews may commence during the advertising period, please submit your applications at the earliest convenience.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

The University of Melbourne is required to comply with applicable health guidance and directions issued from the Victoria Health Minister. The University of Melbourne requires all University of Melbourne employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless an exemption order applies. All applicants therefore must meet this requirement when submitting an application.

Applications close: 14 July 2022 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time