AddressAbout Us
APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $21 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation's gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country. Our operations span every mainland state and territory in the country and we employ more than 1900 people.
Our vision is to be world class in energy solutions.
The Opportunity
Join our team from Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane on a Permanent Full-Time basis.
Reporting to the General Manager, Enterprise Security, this role is accountable for running a cyber defence and Security Operations centre that is responsible for security monitoring, security investigations, security incident response as part of APA's incident management, crisis management, emergency response and business continuity frameworks. This role is also accountable for leading a team of governance leads responsible for the design and governance of security controls across the Identity and Access, Data security, Cloud and infrastructure security and Vulnerability and end point protection domains. The role blends Detection and Response capabilities with prevention capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Management of security incidents and events in line with APA's incident management, crisis management, emergency response and business continuity frameworks as well as overseeing and running the Security Operations centre.
- Coordinating responses to security incidents providing leadership, guidance and subject matter expertise.
- Leading a team of governance leads that are accountable for the strategy, roadmaps, reporting and design effectiveness of security controls.
- Product ownership of key security services e.g. security monitoring and privileged access platform. Inc. key aspects such as coverage and capacity in line with risk targets and budgets.
- Financial management and budgeting and vendor management
- Threat intelligence, reporting and advisories on cyber protective security threats.
- Adherence to compliance obligations e.g. SOCI: mandatory reporting, cyber exercises and summary reports.
Your background
This position would suit an energetic and passionate Leader with experience across a range of security domains and technologies as well as people management within the Security Operations or security governance realm. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in influencing stakeholders to implement security controls and remediate security control gaps, developing and running Security Operations as well as coordination with Managed Security Service Providers.
About the team
Technology underpins everything we do at APA from helping connect millions of Australians to essential energy sources every day to achieving our net zero ambition - and the capability for our people to make this happen.
To help APA power ahead, the Technology teams is focused on enhancing APAs technology offering, providing innovative and progressive technology - enabling APA to be world class in energy solutions.
This is an exciting time for the team, we need people who are courageous, nimble, and ready to make an impact - change makers and risk takers.
Working at APA
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work-life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
Sound like your kind of career? We'd love to hear from you.
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
APA Group focuses to provide you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work-life balance and wellbeing programs.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
Role closes on 28th February 2024. Role Reference number: 5614.
PD is available on request by emailing saba.khazeie@apa.com.au
