Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist

About the role

The Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist is a key role responsible for protecting Darebin City Council's information assets across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. Aligned with organisational strategy and regulatory requirements, this role ensures compliance with key frameworks such as VPDSF, ACSC Essential Eight and ISO 27000 standards, while leading operational security initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Play a critical role in protecting and strengthening council wide cyber security posture.
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and strategic security initiatives.
• Safeguard a major ERP implementation by embedding strong security controls from initial design to deployment.
• Lead security operations including monitoring, incident response and threat hunting activities.
• Ensure compliance with VPDSF, ACSC Essential Eight, ISO 27000 and other regulatory standards.
• Manage and optimise security tools such as SIEM, EDR/XDR, IAM and vulnerability platforms.
• Provide expert security advice on projects to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Develop and enhance security operations playbooks and processes, supporting effective incident management and strengthening the council's security posture across internal and external platforms.
• Respond to internal and external audit queries and provide reports to senior leadership.

About you

• Proven experience applying security frameworks such as VPDSF, ACSC, ISO27001 and ASD guidelines.
• Relevant qualification in Information Security (or related discipline) with 5-10 years of hands on experience.
• Strong technical expertise across security platforms including firewalls, EDR/XDR, SIEM, IAM, DLP, PAM and Zero Trust.
• Experience with Microsoft security tools such as Defender, Sentinel (SIEM) and Intune.
• Demonstrated ability to lead security initiatives, manage stakeholders and drive operational and strategic improvements.
• Ability to respond to audit queries and produce comprehensive reports for senior leadership.

Why Darebin?

Darebin City Council is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We proudly serve one of the most diverse communities in Victoria, and we know that a diverse workforce strengthens our ability to deliver meaningful outcomes.

We offer

• A supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• A workplace that values collaboration, integrity, respect and creativity.
• The chance to make a real difference.

Darebin City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the traditional owners and custodians of this land and pays respect to their Elders past and present.