Cyber Specialist - Hawthorn East

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

About the team

Our Technology team is the backbone of the business, building and maintaining the information technology infrastructure that support Coles Group. As a part of the Technology team, you get the opportunity to work through complex, challenging, meaningful problems using large data sets and new technologies to expand your skills and experience.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Cyber Specialist to apply cyber security principles and knowledge within a specific domain (e.g., IAM, GRC, Threat Intel, Incident Analysis, Data Protection, Risk Management, Reporting, Compliance) to perform assigned technical or procedural tasks, sometimes complex or non-routine.

You will execute established security operational processes and procedures according to guidelines (e.g., conducting compliance checks against standards, analysing basic threat indicators, performing initial incident triage steps, processing data subject requests, running vulnerability reports).

Key responsibilities

Essential Eight Uplift / SoCI Compliance

• Support the advisory on E8 requirements to Control Owners, the Assurance team, E8 Program and Technology Owners.
• Support the uplift and sustenance of CKT to E8 Lvl 1 maturity, through ongoing tracking and reporting of E8 uplift.
• Support E8 Cyber Assurance activities (support planning/scoping, tracking, reporting).

Government / Sector Engagement

• Support the advisory on E8 requirements to Control Owners, the Assurance team, E8 Program and Technology Owners.
• Support the uplift and sustenance of CKT to E8 Lvl 1 maturity, through ongoing tracking and reporting of E8 uplift.
• Support E8 Cyber Assurance activities (support planning/scoping, tracking, reporting).

Cyber Business Protect

• Support quarterly discussions with business Supporter and their LT (secretariat, administrative & research support) within the Cyber Governance team
• Cyber risk profiling for business (consolidating SBD + Assurance + findings management).
• Support targeted risk workshops with business stakeholders

Risk & Control Framework

• Support the maintenance and improvement of the Cyber Risk Framework.

Cyber Reporting

• Support Cyber KRI tracking for Group Cyber (coordination with metric/control owners, updating Archer).
• Support Cyber reporting to the Snr. Business Supporters and Board (Monthly reporting to Board and Quarterly reporting to QBR).
• Enable the delivery of quarterly Cyber updates to ARC (maintain reporting schedule, ARC action tracking).

Policy & Standards

• Support in the development and rollout of Cyber policies & standards.
• Support in promoting awareness of the policies & standards across the enterprise

Corporate Support Functions

• Enable the uplift of capability and embedding of the Corporate Support Functions, as part of the cyber incident response process (training and awareness, documentation/review of playbooks, table-top exercises).
• Provide secretariat, administrative support for Corporate Support Functions (internal) liaison.

Cyber Risk Profiling

• Support the bi-annual review and refresh of the Group's Cyber Risk profile (with stakeholders inside and outside of Group Cyber) and quarterly reporting to the ARC.
• Support the annual bow-tie assessment of the top 3 Cyber Risks (with stakeholder inside and outside of Group Cyber) and quarterly reporting to the ARC (including root cause & consequence analysis, alignment to industry frameworks and specialist advisory).

Cyber Insurance

• Support the annual cyber risk quantification with key stakeholder across the business, to support annual renewal of cyber insurance - Changing from Support.
• Support the annual renewal of Coles' Cyber Insurance (completing questionnaire, gathering of artefacts, documenting insurance place mat, briefing CISO).
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Cyber Findings Management

• Enable and support the delivery of Cyber Findings Management.
• Support the governance of Cyber findings.

About you and your skills

• Proven experience applying standard cyber security tools, techniques, and procedures within a specific operational or specialist context (e.g., IAM, GRC, threat analysis, incident handling, risk management, reporting, compliance).
• Experience contributing to the analysis of security data, logs, or events to identify and report on issues.
• Experience creating and maintaining clear technical or procedural documentation.
• Experience providing technical information or support on security matters to various stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability collaborating effectively within a technical team and related IT or project teams.
• Experience investigating and resolving moderately complex technical or procedural issues related to security tasks.

Skills and Qualifications

• Good understanding of cyber security practices relevant to the specific domain (e.g., GRC frameworks like NIST/ISO 27001, threat intelligence cycle, incident response phases, data privacy principles).
• Proficiency in using security tools relevant to the specialisation.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret security information and identify patterns.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) to explain technical findings and procedures.
• Ability to apply procedures methodically and consistently.
• Relevant introductory or associate-level certifications are advantageous (e.g., CompTIA Security+/CySA+, GIAC GSEC, CISA foundation, relevant privacy certs).

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 174621

Employment Type: Full time