Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Head of Cybersecurity and Digital Technology to join our team.

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.

• Flexible working

• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

• Fertility leave

• Yearly corporate wear allowance

• Professional development and educational assistance

• Attractive remuneration

• And so much more!

What you’ll do:

• Prioritise demand, through business relationships and governance processes, of the company and align Business Systems initiatives to corporate objectives and initiatives.
• Ensure the digital architectures and standards for the organisation support the implementation of the Digital roadmap and security requirements.
• Advise on the strategic direction of cyber security and develop, implement and enforce information security policies to protect organisational infrastructure assets and critical data.
• Lead the cyber security team to monitor performance, lead compliance and awareness programs and conduct performance appraisals to provide that asset and information is secured commensurate with the level of risk, corporate strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Implement a framework which enables and manages the ongoing implementation of innovative initiatives.
• Implement a cost reduction / efficiency program in partnership with the Digital Transformation Officer to deliver tracking of costs and initiatives for reductions with particular focus on vendor costs for software, support and staff augmentation.
• Implement a robust ITIL based DevOps delivery model which enables the movement of software development through a full life cycle and ensures code is rapidly and consistently delivered.

What we are looking for:

• Computer Science of other relevant tertiary education linking technology to business value
• Prior experience as a CISO or similar leadership experience in cyber security risk and control management
• Demonstrated experience in successfully developing and implementing a cyber security strategy and an Digital roadmap for a commercial organisation of the size and nature of WaterNSW.
• Proven extensive experience in a managerial role heavily involved in strategy, cyber security, enterprise architecture, project delivery and planning in a mid-sized organisation.
• Strong technical, security, architectural and strategic leadership skills in an digital environment including people, process and technology management skills.
• Proven extensive experience in a managerial role heavily involved in project planning and delivery
• Agile delivery methodologies
• Up to date with the latest technologies, processes and methodologies (ITIL, TOGAF, COBIT etc)
• In depth knowledge of cyber security including best practice standards and frameworks including NIST, ASD, OWASP, ISO27000 and PCI DSS.

Who is WaterNSW?

When people think of essential human services, water supply is one of the first things that come to mind - and that’s where WaterNSW comes in. We are NSW’s primary bulk water supplier, river operator and comprehensive provider for licensing, water trades and water information.

For more information, please reach out to: Azmine Amer (azmine.amer@waternsw.com.au)