SES Band 3 – Deputy Director-General and Head Australian Cyber Security Centre

SES Band 3 – Deputy Director-General and Head Australian Cyber Security Centre
Our Organisation

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is the Australian Government’s foreign signals intelligence, offensive cyber and cyber security agency.

The ASD motto, Reveal their secrets – Protect our own, summarises our roles: we collect foreign intelligence; we provide advice and assistance on information and cyber security; and we conduct offensive cyber operations.ASD’s success is founded on the ingenuity of its workforce, mastery of technology, and collaborative partnerships.

To achieve its mission, ASD requires people with strong integrity and a mix of specialist skills, adaptability, imagination, resilience and creativity. These abilities are needed to out-think and out-imagine some of the most testing adversaries and problems imaginable.

Position Description

ASD is seeking a highly motivated and outcome driven Senior Executive Service (SES) Band 3 to fill the Deputy Director-General position, Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), based in Canberra ACT. ASD is currently undergoing a significant transformation – doubling in size, expanding its presence both nationally and globally, and delivering significant new and enhanced intelligence and security capabilities for Australia.

As a senior leader in ASD, you will have a vital role leading this change, and a demonstrated ability to deliver organisational outcomes and engage with high order operational risks.   The role reports directly to the Director-General and is responsible for delivering technical cyber security advice, and delivering programs and capabilities that will proactively reduce cyber security risk for stakeholders across industry, academia and government. It leads delivery of technical and intelligence advice and assistance to individuals, business and critical infrastructure operators, enabling them to understand and respond to contemporary cyber security threats.

HACSC leads ASD’s ACSC; the Government’s peak technical authority on cyber security, and assists the uplift of Australia’s national cyber security posture. A merit pool may be created from the list of suitable applicants which may be used to fill similar position/s in the event a position/s becomes vacant.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 4 December, 2024

For further information please review the job information pack, reference ASD/10393/24 on www.defence.gov.au/apscareers.

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