• Based at either our Melbourne Burwood or Geelong Waterfront Campus + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed-term for 5 years
• Competitive remuneration including 17% Superannuation

Why work with us? 

At Deakin University, you’ll find more than a job - you’ll find a community and a way of working that supports you to do your best work. Across our campuses in Geelong, Melbourne and regional Victoria, we offer an environment designed to help you thrive, with on-site childcare, gyms, medical centres, cafés, accessible public transport and convenient parking.

We support flexible and hybrid working, generous leave provisions - including extended parental leave and the option to purchase additional leave - and a wide range of staff benefits and discounts. Combined with our strong focus on health, wellbeing and professional development, Deakin offers a supportive, inclusive culture where leaders are trusted, people are valued and careers can grow.

About the role

As the Senior Director, Resilience & Cyber Security, you will play a critical leadership role in protecting and enabling the University’s digital future. Leading a specialist team, you will shape and deliver Deakin’s enterprise cyber security and resilience capability, ensuring the University remains secure while continuing to innovate, grow and transform.

Reporting to the Chief Information & Infrastructure Officer, you will work in close partnership with university executives, senior leaders and external partners, you will align cyber security strategy, policy and technology with Deakin’s values, culture and long-term strategic objectives. You will champion a proactive, customer-centric approach to resilience - integrating physical and digital security, incident response, risk management and continuous improvement to deliver secure, seamless and trusted outcomes for our community.

Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Setting and leading Deakin’s cyber security and resilience strategy in alignment with the University Strategic Plan and Digital Strategy
• Overseeing university-wide cyber incident response, risk management and resilience planning
• Providing strategic advice to executive leadership on current and emerging cyber risks and opportunities
• Building strong, collaborative partnerships across the University and with external vendors and industry partners
• Leading, developing and inspiring a high-performing cyber security team, fostering innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Monitoring the evolving cyber threat landscape and translating insights into practical, future-focused solutions
• Ensuring strong governance, accountability, reporting and decision-making across cyber initiatives

About you

You are a strategic, credible and values-led leader with deep expertise in cyber security and organisational resilience. You bring a proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale cyber initiatives in complex environments, along with the confidence and capability to influence at executive level and lead through change.

Comfortable operating in ambiguity, you balance risk, innovation and customer experience to deliver outcomes that protect the organisation while enabling its future success.

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

PD - Senior Director, Resilience & Cyber Security.pdf

To apply

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Sinan Erbay, Chief Information & Infrastructure Officer via sinan.erbay@deakin.edu.au 

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation and genders.

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations. 

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process.  A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence.  A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.