Senior Cyber Security Specialist - Single Digital Patient Record

Position: Senior Cyber Security Specialist - Single Digital Patient Record

Award: Health Manager Level 4

Employment Type: Temporary Full-Time up to March 2029

·         Opportunity to work from our modern Chatswood/St Leonards office

·         Attractive salary from $147,653 up to $175,917 + 12% Super and annual leave loading

·         Allocated day off per month, salary packaging, discounted fitness passport and more!

·         Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day through digital innovation

Applications Close: 11:59pm, 8 December 2025

About Us – Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR), NSW Health
Be part of the team leading the largest digital transformation in Australia’s public health history. NSW Health’s SDPR program is transforming the way patient care is delivered and experienced - creating a single, secure, holistic, and integrated view of patient information across the entire state.

By connecting every corner of the NSW public health system, this groundbreaking program empowers clinicians and care teams with real-time access to unified patient data - enabling safer, more transparent, and quality care for every person, anywhere.

Join us now and contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health every day.

About the Opportunity
As a Senior Cyber Security Specialist within the Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority (SDPRIA), you will play a critical role in safeguarding one of the most transformative digital health programs in NSW. This position offers the opportunity to shape and strengthen cyber security practices across a state-wide digital ecosystem that supports integrated, patient-centred care.

You will provide expert guidance on implementing cyber security controls, lead risk assessments, and support the implementation of robust security frameworks. Working closely with technical teams, project stakeholders, and external partners, you’ll help ensure the integrity, resilience and compliance of digital health systems in alignment with NSW Health and national standards.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-impact program that is redefining how healthcare is delivered across NSW.

In this role, you will:

·         Provide expert guidance on cyber security controls and frameworks, including ACSC Essential Eight and ISO/IEC 27001

·         Conduct technical risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies for digital health systems

·         Collaborate with project teams to embed security requirements into solution design and delivery

·         Monitor emerging threats and regulatory obligations that must be implemented and maintained to safeguard NSW Health assets against cyber security threats and support incident response to maintain system resilience

·         Contribute to the development of cyber security policies, procedures and awareness programs

About You

We are looking for someone who:

·         Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in Information Security, Cyber Security, or a related field

·         Strong knowledge of ACSC Essential Eight, ISO/IEC 27001, IRAP, and NSW Cyber Security Policy

·         Proven ability to assess technical risks and implement effective mitigation strategies

·         Experience embedding security requirements into solution design and delivery across complex ICT environments

·         Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex security concepts into actionable insights

Need more information?

·         Position description

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·         Learn more about Single Digital Patient Record   

Working at SDPR

Our people are at the heart of who we are. We support our people with great benefits so they can enrich health in millions of ways every day:

·         Professional growth and career development

·         Allocated day off per month

·         Salary packaging

·         Various health and wellbeing programs to support our team

How to apply

Share with us your most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience and your response to the targeted question below.

Targeted Question (max 500 words) - Can you describe a time when you led the implementation of a cyber security framework in a complex ICT environment? What challenges did you face, and how did you ensure alignment with organisational and regulatory standards?

We recognise that AI tools are increasingly being used to assist with resumes and applications. While we accept their use, we’re eager to see your personality and get to know the person behind the application!

Role-specific enquiries: If you have any questions about the role, please contact the hiring manager Martin Ballesty at Martin.Ballesty@health.nsw.gov.au

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: If you require assistance, have any questions about the recruitment or require adjustments to the recruitment/interview process, please contact Vaaruni Narayana at Vaaruni.narayanaiyengar@health.nsw.gov.au

Additional information

• This role may require evening, night, weekend and/or shift work, in accordance with operational needs and Award provisions.
• This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
• To be eligible for this role you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
• 'Exempt' is defined as a fixed term contract with a length greater than 13 weeks.

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