Cyber Services Manager

About the Role
As a Manager – Cyber Services, you will provide leadership and strategic oversight of technical program delivery for the Cyber Security and Digital Resilience Division, ensuring initiatives are aligned to government priorities and delivered effectively. You will work closely and collaboratively with senior leaders to shape delivery approaches, manage risks and dependencies and drive strong governance and performance outcomes. This role will play a critical technical role of a branch focused on:

• Reducing the attack surface (vulnerabilities) across Victorian Government
• Improving visibility and integrating existing technical services- Capitalising on existing cyber security investment.

You will lead the planning, governance and delivery of complex cyber security and technology programs, provide authoritative advice to senior stakeholders and build productive relationships across government and with vendors. You will play a key role managing internal teams to ensure outcomes are achieved within agreed timeframes, budgets and risk tolerances and improving delivery maturity.

This role operates at the intersection of cyber security, enterprise technology and business transformation and is suited to an experienced leader with advanced technical literacy and experience.  It offers the opportunity to influence outcomes at scale, lead high-performing teams and contribute to strengthening cyber security delivery across government. 

Key Accountabilities

1. Lead a portfolio of complex cyber security and technology programs to enable the Cyber Security and Digital Resilience Division to deliver Department of Government Services priorities while ensuring compliance with Victorian Government policies and standards.
2. Manage the implementation, development and maintenance of multiple cyber tech platforms and supporting environments, including Google Mandiant GTI and automation platforms.
3. Lead a technical team to successfully deliver technology objectives and programs. Enable team members to grow through formal management and technical leadership-by-example and coaching.
4. Develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, vendors and peers. Provide technical enablement expertise to key stakeholders and manage vendor contracts.
5. Develop and maintain a repository of as-built docs, configuration baselines, Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) and playbooks.
6. Contribute to development of recommendations, briefs, strategies and business cases for the discussion, consideration and decision of executives. 
7. Maintain strategic oversight of cyber security developments, risks and policy directions relevant to the portfolio and provide authoritative advice to senior leaders.
8. Other duties as directed that are not listed in the position description, but which are consistent with a position of this grade and skills requirement.
   
   

Mandatory requirements
The ability to successfully acquire and maintain a NEGATIVE VETTING 1 level security clearance in Australia (requires Australian citizenship).

This role is an ongoing position. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia. You must be an Australian citizen, as this role requires a security clearance.

For more information, please see the Position Description. 

How to apply 

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Tuesday, 19 May 2026. All applications should include: 

• a resume; and  
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).

Other relevant information:
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.  Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.