Senior Cyber Security Analyst - FTC to December 2026

Fixed Term Contract to December 2026

Hybrid Work Environment

Play a key part in the RBA's security team

Australians depend on our systems being secure, efficient and highly resilient. Experience the capability-building opportunity to work with Australia’s most critical core banking and payments platforms.

The RBA’s unique position as Australia’s central bank means that you will gain exposure to an exciting and fast-paced environment, with opportunities to apply your security expertise to new and diverse problems affecting the entire country.

About The Role

We are looking for a Vulnerability Management Analyst to join our vulnerability posture management team for a fixed term contract to December 2026. This is a project role which is modernising the Bank’s core infrastructure. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering capabilities for continuous assurance such as implementing and maintaining CIS benchmark scans in our vulnerability management tool
• Triaging vulnerabilities that have been identified from a variety of sources
• Tracking remediation efforts by other IT teams
• Managing the tools used by the posture management team
• Helping to shape and inform the strategic direction of the posture management team

Your Team

Sitting within the Bank's IT Security Services team, Vulnerability Posture Management (VPM) is made up of five passionate members. There is a strong culture for collaboration, innovation, and celebrating personal successes. The team is constantly looking to improve and welcomes fresh perspectives and ideas.

About You

We are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic about cyber security and technology and enjoys sharing that passion with others. Previous experience in vulnerability management is highly desirable. Alternatively experience in other IT Security functions coupled with a good working knowledge of enterprise infrastructure will be considered.

To be successful in this critical role you will possess:

• Experience working in an IT Security team, ideally within a position exposed to vulnerability/posture management
• Knowledge of threat actor behaviour and tradecraft, the attack lifecycle, and general cybersecurity topics
• A broad understanding of principles in networking, infrastructure, and operating systems
• Experience using a vulnerability scanner such as Nessus or Qualys
• Experience in CIS benchmarking
• A drive to continually improve processes in order to expand the Banks vulnerability management program

The successful candidate will also be required to undertake a Baseline Security clearance.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives.

Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

September 27, 2025

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