Permanent, Full Time Position

Salary VPSG 6.2:$152,773 plus superannuation

242 Exhibition Street, Melbourne Office Location

Position overview

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Manager, Information Security is a vital role responsible for establishing and maintaining VBA's strategic enterprise-wide information security management program, with the purpose of protecting the organisation.

As the primary security liaison between the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) and other Government Departments and Agencies, this role involves active participation in Information Security forums, promoting a cross-government perspective that ensures alignment and collaborative cybersecurity efforts across various government entities. The role will facilitate the exchange of security insights, strengthen collaborative measures, and support the development of unified cybersecurity protocols within the Victorian government. The role is a key function that will contribute to improving the maturity of the organisation's cybersecurity resilience.

The role will also lead the Information Security Team who is responsible for helping business teams and projects understand their information security risks, identify treatments to manage those risks and comply with VBA and VPDSS Information Security standards and policies. 

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrated experience at senior level in technology, risk, security or compliance.
• Substantial cyber experience in policy, consulting, legal, risk management, solution delivery, or other relevant cybersecurity roles.
• Experience applying security risk management in ICT environments within risk appetite.
• Demonstrated ability to prepares complex briefs, letters, emails and status reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language in line with required formats.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and partnerships to achieve objectives. 

VBA Commitment

The Victorian Building Authority embraces a diverse and inclusive culture who work together for the benefit of all Victorians. Our recruitment is best practice and free from bias, we recruit based on merit and equity regardless of age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation or cultural background.

We have an amazing employee engagement program, remote working setup, health and well-being and learning and development programs to ensure our people are fit for work and inspired to be the best they can. We are always looking for talented new people to join us with a broad range of skills and experience who are curious, keen to learn and enjoy serving the community they live in, so if this sounds like a place you'd like to work and you think you have what it takes, we‘d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply now!

What you can expect:

• The opportunity to use your knowledge and skills within a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation.
• Flexible work arrangements with a hybrid, work from home and office model
• A competitive salary, plus agility allowance

How to Apply:

We require you to upload:

• A detailed copy of your resume
• A cover letter briefly outlining your relevant experience and what attracted you to the role  

Please note:

• Only electronic applications submitted via careers.vic.gov.au will be accepted.