Cyber Security Analyst in Adelaide

We are offering a position as a Cyber Security Analyst within our Information and Digital Services Portfolio. Reporting to the Deputy CISO, your key responsibilities will include collaborating closely with our Security Operations Centre (SOC) to monitor and respond to cyber threats in real‑time, ensuring the protection of the University's information assets and critical systems.

Your responsibilities include:

• Collaborate closely with the SOC to monitor and respond to cyber threats in real‑time.
• Configure, deploy and maintain security platforms such as advanced email filtering, firewalls, intrusion prevention/detection systems, anti‑malware, VPN, and host protection.
• Develop and participate in cyber projects, providing technical leadership and implementing technological advancements in information security.
• Manage the University's proactive security monitoring systems to identify and mitigate incidents and security weaknesses.
• Maintain configuration control of security infrastructure and oversee monitoring controls applied to the centralised network and systems supporting the University's operations.
• Provide technical security advice and guidance on IT projects, and develop reports to keep the group and wider stakeholders informed of information security threats and planned equipment or software changes that could impact system and network security and availability.
• Optimize configuration and refine inputs to the University's proactive security systems to ensure incidents and vulnerabilities are promptly identified and mitigated, minimising impact on the University community.

To be successful, you can demonstrate:

• Appropriate tertiary qualification in Information Technology or relevant technical area, and/or equivalent relevant experience in an IT environment.
• Good knowledge and experience in cybersecurity with experience implementing, managing, configuring and monitoring hardware such as firewalls, intrusion prevention/detection systems, anti‑malware, security information and event monitoring solutions.
• Proven ability to analyse issues, solve problems and make decisions by applying sound judgments, including the implications of proposed security solutions on business processes and existing networks and infrastructure.
• Exceptional communication skills and a commitment to a high level of client service, with the ability to provide technical security advice and guidance in relation to IT projects and explain complex technical or security issues to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Previous experience performing support and administration tasks to manage cyber security in a complex environment, with particular reference to balancing cybersecurity with objectives of privacy, academic freedom, intellectual property, open systems and enterprise networks.

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate; each case is assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role. This role requires proof of Australian citizenship.

To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal. You are required to submit a CV, along with a suitability statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the key position capabilities of the position description.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Sunday, 18th January 2026. Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.