Cyber Security Product Owner - Data Security

at  NSW Government

• Computer Systems Officer (CSO) Grade 5
• Temporary Full-Time - until 30th June 2026
• Sydney Olympic Park

ABOUT US

The NSW Police Force (NSWPF) is one of the largest police forces in the western world, with more than 20,000 employees, including more than 4,000 administrative employees who support the sworn officers that provide a range of law and order services 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the socially, geographically and culturally diverse community of NSW.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Cyber Crime is an ever increasing and evolving global threat to policing, government organisations and our citizens. The digital enablement of modern policing through next generation policing systems, wearable devices such as body worn video, and modern digital concepts about officer and citizen interconnectedness greatly expands the digital threat surface into the front line of policing. The Cyber Security Command has the broad remit to establish and implement the Cyber Security plan for NSW Police. Based out of new premises, we are now seeking experienced individuals to join our rapidly growing team.
As part of the new venture, we are now seeking an experienced Product Owner – Data Security to be responsible for the operational lifecycle for security technologies. This includes maintenance of confidentiality, integrity and availability of data in the ICT environment, especially focussed on encryption and key management technologies for data in transit and at rest, data classification, data labelling and data loss prevention technologies. The role will have 1 direct report. This is a long term 4 year, full-time position based at our modern offices in Sydney Olympic Park.
For more information on this role (e.g. essential requirements, key accountabilities and capabilities required for the role), click here to view the role description.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL HAVE:

• Extensive professional experience with IT security products and services, preferably related to data classification and labelling, data leakage protection or data encryption and key management.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in an IT discipline or equivalent experience.
• Team leadership and service portfolio delivery experience.
• Solid knowledge of automation tools including development of security playbooks.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must meet one of the following statuses:

• an Australian Citizen;
• a permanent resident of Australia; or
• a New Zealand citizen