Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: IT and telecommunications
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 9854
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
Key Selection Criteria
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 Friday, 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.