OT Cyber Security Team Leader

Position Details

• Lead a team of specialists in safeguarding Critical National Infrastructure
• Exposure to world-class technologies with ongoing professional development
• Flexible & hybrid work arrangements, option to work 9 or 10-day fortnight

Lead a team of specialists to ensure secure & highly available Operational Technology (OT) environment for Powerlink and our customers. Be the start of every possibility with Powerlink.

At Powerlink, every possibility starts with you

We believe life’s about possibilities. And so’s the future. 

That’s why we need you. As an OT Cyber Security Team Lead, you’ll help us connect Queensland to an even brighter and more sustainable future, providing high voltage electricity to more than five million Queenslanders and 253,000 businesses. No matter your role, your work is about every light turned on. It’s every community connected and every future made possible. 

Together, we’re working at the heart of Queensland’s energy transformation. Now more than ever, we need people who want to help us deliver the new energy future and ensure we’re ready to tackle the challenge of our lives. Join us and make it happen.
 

Find a career that matters and lasts

As OT Cyber Security ambassador for the Powerlink, you’ll help find clever solutions to interesting problems as you grow your skills every day. And you’ll do it with down-to-earth people who you’re proud to work with and get to know.

Here’s how:

• Lead and manage a highly skilled technical team with situational awareness, governance, compliance, incident response, vulnerability management and cyber security best practice.
• Develop and maintain relationships across the organisation including senior management on security matters, to advise on and influence business resilience.
• Lead assurance activities on OT systems and develop action plans to remediate deficiencies.
• Drive OT cyber security situational awareness and incident response capability.
• Lead cyber security training and awareness exercises.
• Determine security requirements for platforms or systems being used by projects and assess the operational security on-boarding requirements for specific projects and technologies.
• Monitor the risk culture of suppliers/vendors engaged for the delivery of all OT systems and ensure all vendors engaged have contractual security compliance.

What you’ll bring

• Degree level qualifications in Engineering, Science or Information Technology
• Cyber security industry accreditations e.g.: CISSP, GIAC, Security+, MCSE, Linux Security.
• Experience in a hands-on cyber security role within a critical OT environment.
• Experience leading a security operations team.
• Understanding of governance, risk and compliance aspects of information security coupled with knowledge of industrial control systems networking / hardware / application infrastructure and their security implications is required.
• Experience in securing IT & OT systems including advising on cyber security protection, detection, response and recovery.
• Skilled at leading investigation & resolution of a range of cyber security incidents.
• Experience with managing and maintaining a Security Risk Register & performing risk or maturity assessments using AESCSF or ES-C2M2 cybersecurity capability maturity model and assessment.
• Proven ability to implement industrial security design, architecture and implementation frameworks and standards including IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82 and ISO/IEC 27001.

What matters most is your drive to make an impact for the millions of people we serve. Through our core values of accountability, customer service, teamwork and safety, you’ll strive to question and challenge the ordinary every day

Why Powerlink?

There’s lots to love about a career with Powerlink. But our people say there’s three things that really stand out:

• A career that matters and lasts: You’ll shape a progressive career connecting more than five million Queenslanders to a world-class, clean energy future.
• Unique work and the chance to grow: You’ll help find smart solutions to interesting problems as you develop your skills and impact every day.
• People who love to support and share: You’ll build relationships with experienced, down-to-earth people who you’ll be proud to work with.

You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Family-friendly and flexible working arrangements including flexible hours of work, work from home, remote working and option to work 9 or 10-day fortnight
• Free undercover parking and charging stations for electric vehicles with onsite gymnasium
• Ongoing learning & development opportunities within a supportive and inclusive environment
• 14 weeks paid parental leave – at full or half pay
• Access to Powerlink’s Social Club
• Novated leasing options

Be the start of every possibility

There’s so much opportunity for you to grab here. If this role sounds like it would suit you, we want to hear from you!

To apply, please click on the Apply button above. This will take you to our careers page, where you’ll start the application process by attaching your resume and cover letter. Applications close [insert date]. Kindly be aware that the Recruitment team will commence the review process during this period.

If you’d like to find out more about this position, please reach out to our recruitment team at recruitment@powerlink.com.au.

At Powerlink, we are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and harness the unique talents, perspectives and experiences of all people. Throughout the recruitment process, we provide support for candidates to ensure nobody is disadvantaged. Please tell us about any adjustments, support or access requirements that may help make the recruitment process more inclusive. You are also welcome to share your pronouns with us at any point throughout the process. 

Powerlink is a Veteran-Friendly Employer. We recognise the significant skills and value and Veterans can bring, and ensure Veterans have equal opportunity in gaining employment with us. If you’re a Veteran, feel free to let us know in your application or reach out to find out how we can support you.

As part of the recruitment process, the successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include, but are not limited to: reference checks, criminal background checks, right to work eligibility, verification of academic qualifications, and bankruptcy checks.

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