Information Security/Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Careers with Impact 

More than one million Australians trust HESTA with their money. HESTA is a top-performing industry super fund working for real-world impact. We use our expertise and influence to deliver strong long-term returns while accelerating our contribution to a more sustainable world.

HESTA is also an inspiring and rewarding place to work. That’s because what we do makes a difference to the lives of our members. The people who work at HESTA are not only exceptional at what they do, they’re focused on living and creating a strong organisational culture. We’re an industry super fund dedicated to the people who keep our communities going. People who provide some of the best health, education and community services in the world are HESTA members – and we are proud to serve them.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact 

Lead security with purpose and impact. Are you an experienced Information Security/Cybersecurity Operations Lead who is ready to make a difference? Information Security at HESTA is more than a technical challenge – it’s a commitment to trust, integrity, and member protection. 

Reporting to the Information Security Operations Manager, you will join a high-performing and collaborative team working together to deliver real-world impact through cybersecurity operations solutions. 

As a senior member of HESTA’s Information Security/Cybersecurity team, you’ll play a pivotal role as the conduit between tactical security operations and strategic leadership. You will be responsible for leading the operational delivery of HESTA’s security incident response and operations capability, coordinating daily monitoring and response activities. 

What You’ll Do

• Lead Incident Response: Direct the triage, investigation, and escalation of security incidents, serving as the Lead Investigator during major events. 
• Cyber Defence: Oversee and enhance security monitoring processes to ensure effective threat detection and mitigation. 
• Threat Intelligence: Establish access to commercial and government threat intelligence sources and integrate these insights into internal monitoring processes. 
• Threat Hunting: Perform and oversee proactive cyber threat hunting activities to mitigate risks before they escalate. 
• Engineering Collaboration: Ensure platforms and services supporting Security Operations are appropriately configured and drive the automation of security processes. 
• Team Leadership: Provide day-to-day technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to specialists, managing work allocation and priority across the team. 
• Governance and Reporting: Support the development of security metrics and dashboard reporting for senior management and steering groups. 

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience in a similar senior/lead cybersecurity operations analyst, responder, threat hunt, or digital forensics role, ideally within superannuation or financial services.
• Expert knowledge of information security operations, security incident management, digital forensics, cyber threat intelligence, and threat hunting methodologies. 
• Experience configuring and operating SIEM systems (Sumo Logic or Splunk), SOAR platforms, EDR (CrowdStrike), forensics tools, and a strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS and Azure). 
• Experience leading, coaching and mentoring cybersecurity operations teams, fostering capability growth, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Problem solving capability and the confidence navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, presence, and gravitas with the ability to engage and influence at all levels.
• Experience managing outsourced security and technology partners including MSSPs.
• Familiarity with security standards such as Mitre ATT&CK, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and ISO27001/2. 
• Tertiary qualifications in IT, Cybersecurity or a related discipline.
• Industry certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC) and cloud certifications (AWS/Azure) are desirable.

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees
 

• Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few).
• Your professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
• Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
• Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.
   

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.
 

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team careers@hesta.com.au and we’ll call you to discuss.
 

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position.