Senior Cyber Security Engineer

About Us

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone’s experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

Digital and Government Services is responsible for driving digital transformation across government, making it easier for business, communities and citizens to connect with government.  Digital and Government Services guides and supports the public service to work in more collaborative and agile ways to better serve the people of Victoria.

About the Role

The role sits within the Cyber Services team, which supports the delivery and improvement of some of the key cyber security services across the Whole of Victorian Government (WoVG). As a Senior Cyber Security Engineer, you will work closely with the Cyber Services Manager to support day-to-day delivery, uplift initiatives, and stakeholder engagement for core cyber services. 

Key Accountabilities

1. Support the effective delivery and continuous improvement of cyber security services such as vulnerability management and, attack surface management ensuring services align with agreed standards and operational priorities.
2. Provide technical coordination and oversight for assigned service areas, including triaging service requests, contributing to uplift initiatives, and supporting implementation of enhancements in collaboration with internal teams and vendors.
3. Collaborate with key stakeholders across government to support delivery outcomes, maintain strong relationships, and ensure service feedback and user needs are captured and addressed in line with divisional goals.

Key Selection Criteria

1. Demonstrated experience in delivering and supporting cyber security services such as vulnerability management, SOAR, or threat monitoring in a complex environment.
2. Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders across government and vendor organisations.
3. The ability to successfully acquire and maintain a NV1 level security clearance in Australia (requires Australian citizenship).

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia. For more informaiton, please see Position Description. 

How to apply 

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Thursday, 13 March 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, including a Declaration and Consent form, a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check. 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. 

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.