This is a Fixed Term, Full Time position until 30 June 2028

Are you passionate about cybersecurity, compliance and protecting sensitive information?

Join our Information Security team and play a key role in strengthening the Department's cyber security posture while supporting over 1,600 schools across Victoria.

As a Security Regulatory Reporting Officer, you will help coordinate security compliance activities, analyse data, and work closely with stakeholders to ensure the Department meets important regulatory obligations such as the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards (VPDSS).

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine security governance, data analysis and stakeholder engagement in an environment where your work helps protect education systems and student information.

About the Role

As a Security Regulatory Reporting Officer, you will play a key role in coordinating the Department's security compliance and attestation activities. You will analyse security data, support stakeholders with regulatory reporting requirements, and help drive continuous improvement in compliance processes.

What you'll be doing

In this role you will:

• Support security compliance and attestation activities (including VPDSS)
• Support corporate teams and schools to embed security requirements into business processes
• Analyse compliance data to inform recommendations to senior leadership.
• Develop communications, guidance materials and training to support stakeholder compliance.
• Contribute to improvements in compliance processes, including automation and reporting enhancements.
• Assist with internal and external audits and regulatory queries

What We're Looking For

We are seeking someone who is passionate about security governance and improving organisational cyber maturity, with strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.

Essential:

• A Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Cyber Security or related field
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as VPDSS, PSPF, Essential Eight or ISO 27001
• Experience in compliance monitoring, reporting, attestation or audit coordination
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Desirable:

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CRISC
• Experience with risk frameworks such as ISO 31000, COBIT, NIST or SOC2
• Experience using Excel, SQL, Power Automate or data visualisation tools

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit a CV and a cover letter summarising their skills and experience.  For more details regarding this position please see attached role statement for the capabilities to address in application.

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

Further Information

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion Page.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Allison Thaddeus via allison.thaddeus@education.vic.gov.au.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Applications close 11.59pm on Wednesday 22 April 2026.