Security Manager – Australian Submarine Agency
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769906
- Agency: Australian Submarine Agency
- Job Title: Security Manager
- Position Number: ASA/03064/26
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Sunday 21 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Adelaide SA, Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Adelaide, Canberra
- Salary: $124,393 – $140,315
- Office Arrangement: On Site (ASA is committed to assisting its employees with)
About Australian Submarine Agency
As part of the Australian Submarine Agency you will be working at the cutting edge of capability delivery, supported by
professionalisation pathways so you can continue to develop, along with unique and varied career opportunities. Our
people are capable, committed and diverse. We support an inclusive culture that emphasises respect and collaboration
and prioritises safety and security. Our greatest asset is our people. We offer flexible working arrangements and a range
of formal and informal professional development opportunities.
Our Ideal Candidate
We are a dynamic organization seeking employees who are agile, innovative and energised by high-paced work. We are
seeking highly motivated and collaborative minded people who will have the opportunity to contribute to a once in a
lifetime program.
Our ideal candidates will bring the following attributes and skills to the role:
Demonstrated ability to apply attention to detail and critical thinking to complex issues to delivering practical,
outcome-focused solutions.
Proven ability to build and sustain relationships, engaging effectively with senior stakeholders across diverse
operational and policy environments.
Experience interpreting, applying and providing advice on policy and procedural frameworks, exercising
judgement and accountability.
Highly developed interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Duties
- The Role
- The acquisition of conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines is an historic and transformative endeavour for
- Australia. The whole-of-nation effort to safely and securely deliver the cutting edge nuclear-powered submarine program
- will transform Australia’s economic and national security landscape for decades to come.
- As an EL 1 Security Manager, you will lead the delivery of physical and protective security functions within the Physical
- Security team, providing authoritative advice and direction to support the Agency’s obligations under the Protective
- Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and the Defence Security Policy Framework (DSPF).
- Reporting under limited direction, you will exercise a high degree of autonomy, professional judgement and leadership to
- interpret and apply legislation, policy and standards across a dynamic and high risk operating environment. You will be
- responsible for overseeing the identification, assessment and management of security risks, working closely with senior
- ASA personnel and a broad range of stakeholders to design and implement and manage proportionate, sustainable and
- scalable protective security controls.
- The position makes a critical contribution to protecting ASA’s people, property, information, capability and reputation, and
- to ensuring security outcomes that enable the successful delivery of the Nuclear Powered Submarine (NPS) program.
- You will model and promote a strong security culture aligned with the Nuclear Mindset, provide guidance and mentorship
- to others, and apply critical thinking to novel and sensitive situations where established precedents may not exist.
- Key Duties:
- Manage the ASA’s national Physical Security team to plan, coordinate and deliver timely
- physical security advice, access control, security risk assessment, and protective security
- outcomes for ASA facilities across Australia; ensuring alignment with legislative, policy and
- regulatory obligations, and actively managing risks, issues and interdependencies.
- Contribute to the provision of protective security advice to ASA senior staff and stakeholders,
- exercising sound judgement to support Agency objectives and the implementation of
- appropriate physical security controls across complex operating environments.
- Provide management and accountability for the governance and assurance of security
- systems, including access control, locks and security containers, ensuring systems are fit for
- purpose, effectively maintained and supported by appropriate controls and documentation.
- Oversee the identification, assessment and management of physical security risks within the
- ASA environment, translating risk assessments into prioritised, evidence based
- recommendations.
- Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of guidelines, standard
- operating procedures and related documentation, ensuring consistency, clarity and
- alignment with legislative, policy and regulatory obligations.
- Build and maintain strong, productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders,
- including senior leaders, contractors and partner agencies, including partners in the US and
- UK, to achieve protective security outcomes and resolve issues through collaboration.
- Communicate complex security concepts clearly, tailoring messages to a diverse range of
- audiences to support informed decision making, compliance and risk awareness across the
- Agency.
- Promote, model and embed a strong protective security culture across the ASA workforce,
- integrating physical security principles with the Nuclear Mindset.
Eligibility / Notes
- Security Clearance:
- Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.
How to Apply
Position Contact Myfanwy McKenna, [email protected]
Agency Recruitment Site https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=976B6868-1979-0A57-A23E-ECF2B31CB8
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applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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