Cyber Security Engineering Lead
Cyber Security Engineering Lead (Health Manager Level 5)
• Temporary Full-Time Exempt for up to 12 months
• Opportunity to work from our modern offices in Chatswood, St Leonards, or Charlestown
• In-office presence with hybrid flexibility for work-life balance
• Attractive salary, from $173,345.00 + 12% Super + 17.5% annual leave loading
• Up to 12 extra days off per year + 4 weeks annual leave
• Increase your take home pay with salary packaging, meal allowance, fitness passport and more
• Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day through digital innovation
Applications Close: 11:59pm, Sunday 22nd February 2026
About Us – eHealth NSW
At eHealth NSW, we’re leading the digital transformation of Australia’s largest health system. As NSW Health’s digital centre of excellence, we design, build and support world-class ICT solutions that improve patient care across the state.
eHealth is implementing a NSW Health wide Cyber Security Uplift program. This multi-year strategic initiative is designed to enhance cyber resilience across the state's health system. We are working with Local Health Districts, Pillars, and Agencies to improve how we detect and respond to risks and to make sure everyone follows consistent security standards. By investing in modern technologies, governance frameworks, and workforce capability, NSW Health is proactively addressing the evolving cyber threat landscape to safeguard critical health services and patient data.
About the Opportunity
As a Cyber Security Engineering Lead at eHealth NSW, you will help make a real difference in healthcare through safeguarding patient, clinical and corporate systems by ensuring shared cyber security capabilities are delivered consistently across hospitals and health services, while remaining flexible enough to meet local operational and clinical needs.
This role offers the opportunity to operate at the intersection of architecture, operations and governance, you will translate central cyber security strategies into scalable, real-world solutions deployed across diverse and highly integrated technology environments.
In this role, you will:
• Provide strategic and hands-on security guidance, embedding security requirements into solution design and delivery
• Work with technical teams to identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities, and provide expert support during cyber incidents
• Deliver specialist advice to strengthen cyber security policies, procedures and awareness programs in line with evolving risks
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure regulatory alignment and adoption of leading cyber security practices and technologies
This role is internally referred to as Principal Engineer Security Services
About You
• Tertiary qualifications in Cyber or Information Security, or equivalent experience delivering cyber security controls within large, complex ICT environments
• Strong knowledge of the ACSC Essential Eight, ISO/IEC 27001, IRAP and NSW Cyber Security Policy, with proven ability to assess risk and provide practical advice
• Demonstrated experience delivering cyber security projects and/or providing cyber security or risk consulting services
• Experience working in critical infrastructure or healthcare environments (highly regarded)
• Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively across governance, technical and operational stakeholders
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and SharePoint
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Working at eHealth
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:
• Flexible work options
• 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 cover letter and most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience.
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!
For further discussions around the role or recruitment process, including adjustments, please contact our Talent Advisor at Sarah.Souter@health.nsw.gov.au or Hiring Manager, Martin Ballesty at Martin.Ballesty@health.nsw.gov.au and quote REQ640341.
We will review all applications after the closing date. If your application is successful, you may be invited to take part in additional assessments as part of the recruitment process.
Additional information
• 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.
• If you currently reside outside NSW, please confirm in your application your willingness to relocate if successful.
