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Our client is a Federal Government organisation with a nationwide presence, including offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth & Canberra. The agency provides essential services to the Australian population, supporting health, social care & welfare initiatives and programmes. They are hiring for a Senior Cyber Security Business Analyst to join their team on a daily-rate contract basis.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITYBased in either Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Canberra, The successful candidate will lead and deliver complex business analysis activities across large-scale transformational and compliance programs, with a particular focus on cyber security operations and policy compliance. They will engage with stakeholders across business units to elicit, analyse and document business and system requirements, identify operational improvements and develop practical solutions aligned with agency objectives. The role will also involve conducting risk and capability gap analysis, preparing recommendations and business cases for senior decision-makers, facilitating stakeholder engagement, monitoring performance and providing mentoring and guidance to build team capability.
ABOUT YOUTo be successful in this Senior Cyber Security Business Analyst daily-rate contract role, you should have:
- Current and valid NV1 level security clearance
- Demonstrable Business Analyst experience supporting federal government security, remediation and compliance initiatives
- Expert knowledge of Cyber Sec frameworks and standards including PSPF, ISM & Essential 8
- Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning tools such as Rapid7, Tenable, Windows Defender, Forescout & Sentinel
- Expert technical and commercial stakeholder management skills
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