📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769736
- Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Job Title: Technical Security Officer, Enterprise Technology and
- Position Number: PMC/2026/061
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Sunday 28 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra
- Salary: $101,657 – $114,239
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (Flexible working arrangements may be considered)
About Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) advances Australia’s national interests through high quality support to
the Prime Minister and the operations of Cabinet. PM&C supports the Prime Minister as leader of the Government and of Cabinet
and as leader of the country. This positions us both to provide visibility of Government priorities and influence outcomes across all
Commonwealth portfolios, state jurisdictions, the Australian Public Service (APS) as an institution, and on the international stage.
Our role is to provide fresh thinking and creative advice to government as stewards for the APS. We contribute ideas on the many
and varied issues facing Australia, taking into consideration the views and opinions of a range of stakeholders across the private,
public, not-for-profit and community sectors. The PM&C team provides pragmatic advice and finds solutions to problems so that
Government policies can be effectively designed and implemented. We give particular weight to issues that are important to the
Prime Minister. Our focus, put in its simplest terms, is to find new ways to improve the lives of all Australians.
Duties
- What you will bring
- Some of the skills and qualities our ideal candidate will bring to the role, includes:
- Experience providing technical security support
- Experience operating secure government ICT systems
- Understanding of and experience delivering security risk management best practice
- The ability to communicate to a wide range of stakeholders
- Excellent time-management skills and able to prioritise urgent and competing tasks
- A proven track record of delivering outcomes
- Self-motivated, professional and personable with a strong commitment to service delivery.
Eligibility / Notes
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to
- be employed in the APS unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing. At PM&C
- to be eligible for this position you should be an Australian Citizen by the completion of the
- recruitment process, except under exceptional circumstances.
- The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance, or hold a
- current security clearance of an appropriate level.
- The successful candidate will be assessed through our pre-employment screening checks,
- such as an Australian Criminal History Check, and will normally be subject to a six-month
- probation period if new to the APS or has not yet completed their probation period elsewhere
- in the APS.
How to Apply
Position Contact Tim Beard, (02) 6271 5672
Agency Recruitment Site https://dpmc.nga.net.au/cp/?AudienceTypeCode=EXT
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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