Full-time, ongoing position at HEW Level 8.
Hawkesbury campus with flexible working arrangements
$118,969 – $132,069 per annum, plus 17% Super and Leave Loading.
Deliver intelligence-led cyber defence that strengthens institutional resilience.
The Opportunity
Western Sydney University is strengthening its cyber defence capability through advanced threat intelligence. This role provides expert analysis and operational insight to identify, assess and mitigate emerging cyber threats across a complex digital environment.
As a senior specialist, you will embed threat intelligence into security operations, ensuring intelligence outputs directly inform detection, response, governance and risk decisions. Your work will support proactive security posture improvement and alignment with institutional risk and compliance obligations.
You will also act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and represent the University in national and sector intelligence forums, contributing to shared intelligence uplift and collective cyber resilience.
What Success Looks Like:
- Delivering advanced cyber threat intelligence that informs defensive strategies.
- Maintaining high-quality intelligence feeds and indicators of compromise.
- Integrating intelligence into security operations for proactive detection and response.
- Providing contextual intelligence during cyber incident investigations.
Producing clear intelligence briefings for technical and executive audiences.
Please refer to the Position Description for full details.
About You
- Demonstrated experience in cyber threat intelligence analysis and reporting.
- Strong understanding of adversary tactics, techniques and frameworks.
- Experience integrating intelligence into operational security environments.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex insights.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external intelligence stakeholders.
Benefits
We invest in the people who make our mission possible. Beyond a rewarding career, we offer a suite of benefits designed to support your physical, financial, and family wellbeing:
- Fitness Passport: Access hundreds of gyms and pools across the state.
- Onsite Childcare: Convenient facilities with exclusive staff discounts and salary packaging options.
- Financial Benefits: Salary sacrifice options for onsite parking and novated motor vehicle leasing,
- Holistic Support: Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) along with discounted retail and private health cover.
Application Details
- Position Enquiries: Direct to Andy Payne, Principal Cyber Security Threat Intelligence via Andy.Payne@westernsydney.edu.au. Please include the job reference code REF809U
- Closing Date: 11:59pm, Sunday 3rd May 2026
- Working Rights: You must provide evidence of full-time working rights in Australia at application.
- How to Apply: Please note that only applications submitted via the University’s online recruitment system will be considered.
Belonging at Western
We are committed to substantive equality as outlined in our Equal Opportunity Policy. We actively encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, candidates of all gender identities and expressions, people of all abilities, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
For Reasonable Adjustments during the application process, please contact talentacquisitionteam@westernsydney.edu.au.
About Western
This is your opportunity to be part of something bigger. By joining Western Sydney University, you become a valued member of our community. As our region changes, so too does our university. Western is boldly different, energetic, global, diverse, dynamic, and youthful.
Our mission is to deliver student success, impactful research, and stronger communities. As part of our team, you will have a stake in shaping the future of education, broadening horizons, and changing lives. Making a difference starts at Western.
For the latest please visit our website and LinkedIn.
ABOUT WESTERN
Western Sydney University was established in 1989, bringing together a number of existing higher education institutions across the region to create a single, unified university for Western Sydney. Founded with a strong commitment to accessibility and community engagement, the University was designed to expand educational opportunities for one of Australia’s most diverse and rapidly growing regions. Over the years, it has evolved into a world-class institution known for its innovation, research excellence, and focus on equity and social justice—continuing to play a vital role in shaping the future of Greater Western Sydney and beyond.
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