Locations: Canberra, Melbourne, Syndney, Brisbane
AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence agency, is evolving to strengthen its fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. As we expand our regulatory reach and broaden our digital transformation, this introduces new technologies and threats. We are now recruiting several, leadership positions to strengthen the agency's IT and Cyber Security function. These role offers a unique opportunity to help shape cyber security strategy and champion positive security culture across AUSTRAC. We're looking for strategic and people-focussed leaders to lead cross-functional IT teams in navigating an evolving threat landscape. You'll guide cross-functional teams and create an atmosphere where people feel empowered and encouraged to contribute their best ideas. If you embrace challenges diligently, passionate about leading teams in a collaborative environment, and eager to make a meaningful impact we encourage you to apply!
This recruitment process will be used to fill both ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies and build a merit pool for future roles over the next 18 months.
Director IT Security /IT Security Advisor (ITSA) EL2
The Director, IT Security / IT Security Advisor (ITSA) leads AUSTRAC’s IT Security function, with direct responsibility for managing a small, high-performing information security team. The ITSA supports the delivery of the agency’s cyber security strategy and ensures that security practices, systems, and advice are continuously improved and aligned with national standards and internal priorities. This position works closely with Executives and governance forums to uplift cyber maturity and deliver secure outcomes across the organisation.
Key duties include:
- Providing operational leadership to AUSTRAC’s IT Security team, setting direction, allocating priorities, and managing performance to ensure effective delivery of security services, compliance activities, and internal capability uplift.
- Providing high-level insights and trusted advice to executive leadership, translating complex cyber policy and risk matters into clear strategic impacts.
- Driving the ongoing development and refinement of security risk frameworks. Providing subject matter expertise on risk tolerance, control assurance, and compliance against relevant legislative, audit, and operational requirements.
- Representing the agency at inter-agency forums and with external partners, shaping whole-of-government discussions on security policy and aligning standards.
Director Identity and Access Management (IDAM) EL2
The Director Identity & Access Management (IDAM) leads the IDAM function delivering the IDAM roadmap in alignment with AUSTRAC’s Cybersecurity Strategy Roadmap and Implementation Plan. The role provides strategic leadership, technical oversight, and governance across enterprise identity, authentication, and authorisation services to safeguard AUSTRAC’s systems and data.
Key duties include:
- Providing operational leadership to AUSTRAC’s Identity and Access Management Team,
- setting direction, allocating priorities, and managing performance to ensure effective delivery of identity and access management services, compliance activities, and internal capability uplift.
- Delivering the IDAM roadmap, milestones, and outcomes per the AUSTRAC Cybersecurity Strategy Roadmap and Implementation Plan, translating strategic objectives into actionable programs and projects with clear success measures, benefits, and risk controls
- Implementing and maintaining IDAM controls aligned to ISM/PSPF, Essential Eight, ISO 27001, and applicable privacy obligations including the management of identity related risks, assurance activities, and audit findings while driving continual control uplift, identity threat modelling, and identity detection/response in partnership with Cyber Operations.
- Partnering with business owners, product teams, and security stakeholders to embed identity requirements in change initiatives.
Lead Analyst Operational Security EL1
The Lead Analyst, Security Advisory is a key member of the Technology Platforms and Solutions Operational Security team within the Innovation and Technology Solutions (ITS) branch. This position will collaborate with IT, business stakeholders, and senior leadership to ensure that the AUSTRAC ITS branch can meet the security policy requirements and support projects and operational teams in maintaining a strong security posture.
Key duties include:
- Delivering security analytics, analysis, and audits across a broad range of security data sources.
- Maintaining a high awareness of external and insider threats and responding accordingly.
- Developing and maintaining Information Security policies, procedures, and other documentation to ensure effective storage, coverage, review, and sign-off.
- Leading Information Security projects and initiatives and conducting risk assessments for internal and external systems and applications, ensuring risk is managed accordingly.
For more information about the role and the capabilities where looking for, please refer to the Candidate Pack on the AUSTRAC Careers Page
Affirmative Measures
This vacancy is also being advertised concurrently under both general and affirmative measures recruitment processes.
Applications made under affirmative measures are only available to affirmative measures indigenous applicants or affirmative measures disability applicants.
Evidence will be requested if your application progresses under an affirmative measures process.
Notes
This recruitment process will initially be used to fill a current vacancy and in future, may be used to fill similar positions in the event positions become vacant. The merit pools established from this recruitment process will be valid for 18 months from the date of advertising.
We offer competitive remuneration and great conditions, including:
- Annual leave of 4 weeks (20 days) per year + additional paid Christmas close down.
- Cultural, Ceremonial and NAIDOC leave.
- 18 days of paid personal leave per year.
- 15.4% superannuation, which continues through paid parental leave.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Competitive APS salaries with access to annual salary progression.
- Study assistance - up to $6,000 per annum and up to 120 hours of study leave.
View the AUSTRAC Enterprise Agreement for more information about current salaries and other conditions of employment.
About Us
AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence agency and anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulator, is undergoing a significant transformation to enhance its role in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. This includes proposed expansion of its regulatory regime and a broader digital transformation to support our growing agency. As we embrace these changes and grow, our focus is on fostering innovation, collaboration, and effective problem-solving within an inclusive and supportive work environment. At AUSTRAC, you’ll be part of a team dedicated to maintaining the integrity of Australia’s financial system and making a real impact in preventing financial crime.
Closing Date and further details
Applications close at 11:30 pm on Sunday 11 January 2026
For enquiries, please contact: ict.recruitment@austrac.gov.au
Please note, we can only accept applications via the AUSTRAC Careers Portal.