About the Role
We are seeking a Cybersecurity Manager passionate about growing their career and helping clients strengthen their cybersecurity position. This role involves supporting and delivering a broad range of cyber security work, including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, APRA CPS 234, NSW Cyber Security Policy, the Essential 8, and bespoke internal cyber audits. This is a client-facing role requiring strong technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and leadership capability to ensure high-quality outcomes aligned to Australian Government and industry security requirements, while fostering a culture of security, risk management, and service excellence.
Responsibilities
- Provide independent assessment and advisory services to support accreditation and compliance activities.
- Review security strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations for clients across government and critical infrastructure.
- Support and gain exposure to a broad range of other cyber engagements, including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, APRA CPS 234, NSW Cyber Security Policy, the Essential 8, and bespoke internal cyber audits.
- Support Partners with business development, proposals, and client engagement for IRAP and broader cybersecurity services.
- Supervise and deliver complex cyber engagements, ensuring high-quality deliverables for Partner sign-off.
- Mentor team members, helping to build IRAP and assurance capability across the practice.
- Identify new business opportunities in the government and regulated sectors.
- Support the leadership and growth of the Cyber Security team, including process improvements and service innovation.
- Gain exposure to IRAP assessments and Australian Government security frameworks (ISM, PSPF).
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in cybersecurity, assurance, or risk management, ideally with government or critical infrastructure clients.
- Utilise stakeholder management skills along with the ability to influence executives and technical teams.
- Ready to take the next step in your career and pursue IRAP accreditation with the backing of a supportive team.
- Prior experience in cyber security consulting or internal advisory roles.
- Solid knowledge of cyber security standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, ACSC Essential 8).
- Strong foundation in security governance, operating model design, and assurance services.
- Understanding of network infrastructure and security architecture principles.
- Experience delivering threat risk assessments and cyber transformation programs.
- Well-developed communication skills and ability to translate technical findings into business insights.
- Interest in developing knowledge of IRAP, ISM, PSPF, and Australian Government regulatory frameworks will be highly regarded.
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Assurance
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Influencing Executives
- Influencing Technical Teams
- IRAP Accreditation
- Cyber Security Consulting
- Internal Advisory
- ISO 27001
- NIST
- ACSC Essential 8
- Security Governance
- Operating Model Design
- Network Infrastructure
- Security Architecture Principles
- Threat Risk Assessments
- Cyber Transformation Programs
- Communication Skills
- Business Insights Translation
- IRAP
- ISM
- PSPF
- Australian Government Regulatory Frameworks
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Manager
Education Level
- CISM/CISSP/CISA/CRISC/ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certifications
Benefits
- Health and wellbeing benefits
- Social benefits
- Financial benefits
- Professional development benefits
- Fitness challenges
- Exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance
- Gym memberships
- Wellness facilities via BWell program
- Travel perks
- Retail discounts
- Employee referral rewards
- Study support
- Professional development support
- Enhanced family support leave
- Cultural leave
- Religious leave
- Options to purchase additional leave
- Community initiatives via BCaring program
- On the job training
- Formal development programs
About the Company
- BDO is a global professional services firm connected to local markets.
- Our people work together to provide specialist expertise, helping businesses achieve their goals.
- We inspire others, to go further.
- We create together, to reach higher.
- We build trust, to lead purposefully.
- Whether you're building your future or starting your career with us, you won’t do it alone.
- From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people, we shape what matters.
- Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.
- Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.
- Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.
- Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive).
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
- BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@bdo.com.au
