Principal DevSecOps Lead(Security Partnerships Manager)

Job Description

Principal DevSecOps Lead (Security Partnerships) SNSW Grade 11/12 ($157,569 - $189,561) 1 x ongoing Full-Time Location: Haymarket, Parramatta or Gosford As the manager of the security partners, you will be a technical lead for one of the SNSW’s most experienced and expert teams who have won awards for their delivery of innovative services. Forming a partnership with software engineers, you will collaborate with digital product teams to enhance our DevSecOps capabilities through people, processes, and practices. You will be involved in secure by design practices, supply chain security, automated governance, automated scanning tools, and implementation of initiatives to reduce the cyber risk to the citizen and Service NSW. You will also be involved in cutting-edge automation of application security analysis and process. Responsibilities: Collaborating on architecture diagrams, threat models, vulnerability triage, CI/CD pipelines, risk management, and identifying opportunities for automation. Acting as a trusted partner for a portfolio of teams in Service NSW that could include digital identity, mobile applications, web applications, data transformation, fraud prevention, and many other diverse products. Engaging in developing automation, applications, or dashboards to help gain insight into or adoption of application security practices. The security partners are a pivotal role in cyber, acting as the conduit for our digital colleagues, ensuring that communication and collaboration across cyber and digital teams are seamless and efficient. The successful candidate needs to be a hands-on technical expert with the breadth of experience in digital technologies to communicate effectively and command the respect of subject matter experts who can help deep dive into different areas of application development. We are seeking Principal level DevSecOps, software, and application security engineers with coding experience to tackle this exciting role. Qualifications: To be successful in this role, you will need to participate in a team making use of agile principles, possess sound hands-on experience in software application development, and have the ability to advise and work with our principals and heads of engineering while ensuring you have substantial cyber security expertise. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, alongside practical experience in threat modelling and conducting workshops and analysis of the threat landscape to advise and prioritize activities. You must be a go-getter, proactive, and driven by a thirst for continuous learning in current development practices. Additionally, you will act as a pillar of knowledge for SMEs across the digital platform, including engineers, architects, and data analysts, from the most senior levels to juniors. By serving as a trusted advisor, the individual will gain confidence and be capable of negotiating and offering expertise in all cyber-related matters. In this role, the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, actionable insights will be paramount. Salary: SNSW Grade 11/12, with the base salary for this role starting at $157,569 base plus superannuation. Closing Date: Wednesday 5th March 2025, 9:59 AM For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description. Careers at Department of Customer Service A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state. Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives. You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here . If you have any support or access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in this selection process (including an alternate format of the application form) please contact us on 02 9494 8351. #J-18808-Ljbffr