Cyber Security Project Coordinator (VPSG4)

at  Department of Government Services

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time / Until March 2026
Organisation: Department of Government Services
Salary: $92,332 - $104,762
Occupation: IT and Telecommunications
Reference: VG/1790212/

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.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• The successful candidate may be required to undergo a security clearance at an appropriate level as determined by DSG and will require the ability to successfully acquire and maintain a security clearance in Australia (requires Australian citizenship).
  In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Policy, Victorian Public Service employees are required to apply via the JSE for primary consideration access.

The Cyber Security, Data and Digital Resilience Division is seeking two Cyber Security Project Coordinators to join our team.
Reporting to the relative Cyber Security Project Manager, these two newly established roles will work closely with the responsible project managers to support the implementation of the Victorian Government’s two-year Cyber Enhancement Program. These two Cyber Security Project Coordinators will be responsible for supporting and facilitating the project management activities for the Cyber Assurance and Maturity Uplift, and Basic Cyber Security Control project stream of the program.
The successful candidate will assist in the coordination and management of multiple projects within the Cyber Security Enhancement Program, ensuring alignment with project objectives, timelines, and deliverables. Collaborate closely with Cyber Security Project Managers to develop project plans, schedules, and budgets, and track progress against established milestones.
The successful candidate will be expected to monitor and track the project risks, issues and dependencies in a timely manner, and coordinate communications with a range of stakeholders not limited to vendors, managed service providers, commonwealth government partners, and state government entities to ensure clarity of objectives and effective resolution of issues.