About Seqwater

Water is essential for life. At Seqwater, we’re not just delivering water—we’re driving innovation, growth and transformation to secure the future of water across South East Queensland.

As one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city in Australia, our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges and north to Gympie.

As we enter an exciting period of expansion, we're embracing new technologies and sustainable practices to meet the growing needs of our region. We work collaboratively across our organisation and with our stakeholders, constantly striving to enhance the quality of service we provide. As we modernise our systems and invest in smarter water grids, we remain focused on delivering the highest standard of service, always with the future in mind.

Our transformation is about more than just infrastructure—it’s about people. Our team of dedicated professionals are united by a shared passion for creating lasting, meaningful outcomes for the communities we serve, and this is reflected in Our Vision, Water for Life, Our Promise - Safe for Life, and Our Values of integrity, respect, care, and courage that shape everything we do.

You’ll be working on some of the most high-profile water infrastructure projects in the industry, helping to secure Water for Life for generations to come.

About Your Opportunity

As the Senior Cyber Policy & Awareness Specialist, you will develop and deliver Seqwater’s cyber policy, awareness, and culture uplift initiative. Your primary focus will be developing and implementing comprehensive security awareness programs that empower employees to recognise and mitigate cyber threats. Supporting the creation and communication of cyber security policies and standards and embedding a culture of compliance and resilience aligned to Seqwater’s Cyber Security Strategy 2024–2028 and relevant regulatory obligations and frameworks (SOCI, IS18, Essential 8, NIST CSF 2.0). Additionally you will also support communication and lessons-learned activities following incidents, ensuring staff awareness and resilience are strengthened.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and implement cyber security awareness and training programmes, including phishing simulations, aligned with NIST CSF and Essential 8.
• Draft, Maintain and communicate Seqwater’s cyber security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Promote a security-first culture across IT, OT, and business teams through tailored awareness initiatives and clear communications.
• Establish baselines and track metrics (e.g. awareness survey results, training completion rates, phishing test outcomes) to measure program effectiveness, and report on these through dashboards and governance forums..
• Act as liaison during audits, regulatory reviews, and industry forums to ensure we meet evolving cyber security obligations. Align awareness activities with government expectations and incorporate feedback from these engagements. .
• Stay informed about emerging cyber threats and incidents. Support post-incident awareness campaigns by communicating lessons learned, and update training content and policies to bolster our resilience. 

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Business, Law, Communications, or related field (or equivalent experience).Strong experience in developing and implementing policies, standards, and governance frameworks, with the consistency and attention to detail needed to ensure organisation-wide compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver awareness programmes and policy communication initiatives that drive compliance and secure behaviours across diverse teams.
• Solid understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., SOCI Act, privacy laws) and ability to translate them into actionable controls. (a legal or privacy background is highly regarded for interpreting obligations and supporting compliance initiatives).
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills – able to work across IT, OT, legal, risk, and operational teams to embed security practices and foster a culture of cyber resilience.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft clear policies, executive reports, and user-friendly awareness content for various audiences.

A genuine passion for cyber security and a proactive, continuous learning mindset. We encourage candidates from related fields (such as communications, education, legal, compliance or IT) who are eager to pivot into a cyber security career to apply – we value transferable skills and will support your growth.

This role will be offered on a 2 year fixed term contract, with a salary starting at $108,332.25 plus 12.75% superannuation.

Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.

For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au   We also invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and join our growing community of followers to see all the latest news and job opportunities as and when they happen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqwater/

If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you! 

To apply

Submit your cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your resume via the Apply button.

Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Friday 16th January 2026

For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.