SENIOR MANAGER - CYBER SECURITY
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for cyber security programs.
- Manage complex threat environments and lead operational initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and obligations.
TAFE SA
Job reference: 859888
Location: 5010 - REGENCY PARK
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Full time ongoing position
- SSSM02 salary $153,887 p.a. + super
- Based at Regency campus / Kaurna Country
- View: Role Description
Impact starts here, are you in? TAFE SA, proud winner of Training Provider of the Year in 2021, 2022 & 2024 SA State Awards and winner of the Large Training Provider of the Year 2024 National Training Awards, is on the hunt for a Senior Manager – Cyber Security to join our dynamic team shaping South Australia’s future.
What You’ll Drive
Reporting directly to the CIO, the Senior Manager - Cyber Security is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to the delivery of highly complex cyber security programs and projects and acting as TAFE SA’s principal authority on cyber security, risk mitigation and related regulatory frameworks and obligations. The role manages complex, dynamic threat environments and emerging cyber security challenges and leads and directs operational initiatives that have direct and critical impact on TAFE SA financial, operational, and reputational security threats.
The Skills You Bring
- Extensive experience leading complex, enterprise-wide cyber security programs that protect financial, operational and reputational security, while aligning with regulatory obligations, organisational strategy and digital transformation.
- Strong expertise managing dynamic threat environments, cyber risk identification and mitigation, resilience, assurance, cross-agency coordination and the integration of security into innovation agendas.
- Proven ability to lead high-performing teams across dispersed organisations, embedding cyber security policies, standards and practices that identify, monitor and mitigate risk.
- Contemporary knowledge of ICT project and change management methodologies, cyber security tools and trends, and relevant frameworks including SACSF, SAPSF, Essential Eight, ISO/IEC 27001 and AS/NZS 31000.
- Exceptional judgement, executive-level advisory, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, supported by relevant tertiary qualifications and cyber security accreditation or certification.
What You Need to Know
A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the South Australian Department of Human Services is required before employment.
Applicants must hold or must be eligible to obtain an AGSVA security clearance.
Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.
Why Join Us?
TAFE SA offers amazing benefits, including:
- Generous leave entitlements including Recreation, Sick, Long Service, Retention, Paid Parental, Family & Domestic Violence, Special and Cultural leave that supports cultural diversity and First Nations
- Ability to Purchase Annual Leave
- Salary Sacrifice / Salary Packaging options
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Health & Wellbeing Program
- Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance conditions
- Inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture
- Career development and progression
- Ongoing professional development opportunities
Ready to Shape the Future?
Submit your resume + a short selection criteria response (max 2 pages) addressing the criteria outlined in the role description. Let’s do this! Applications must be submitted online.
For enquiries, please contact Alex Sturdy – CIO/Director, IT via email at alex.sturdy@tafesa.edu.au
Inclusion and Flexibility Statement
Be you, be valued, be included. At TAFE SA, we celebrate diversity and encourage all applicants, including First Nations peoples, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and neurodiverse talent. Need support applying? Let us know!
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Applications close: 21/10/2026 11:45 PM
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
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