1 Lead Cyber Advisor
Tender Overview
About this tender
This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The National Disability Insurance Agency is seeking a Lead Cyber Advisor to fill the role of EL1 IT Disaster Recovery & Cyber Resilience Specialist, responsible for supporting the development, governance, assurance and continuous improvement of the ICT Disaster Recovery capability. The Role The role includes: Supporting the development, governance, assurance and continuous improvement of the ICT Disaster Recovery capability Providing strategic direction and specialist advice to ensure technology services can be recovered in line with business recovery requirements, regulatory obligations and the organisation's risk appetite Working closely with technical owners, business stakeholders, and executive leadership to uplift resilience across the Agency's technology environment Holding delegated authority and responsibility to uplift Disaster Recovery within the Agency Providing risk advice, security assurance and sound decision making to key NDIA decision makers Actively managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships Representing and negotiating on behalf of the NDIA to advance the NDIA's interests across a range of forums, where required Role Requirements Leadership, technical cyber security and disaster recovery expertise Ability to lead and mentor junior staff Ability to provide risk advice, security assurance and sound decision making to key decision makers Tender Briefing A supplier briefing will be held for this role. Date: Thursday 20 August 2026 Time: 2:00pm (AEST) Meeting details will be posted in the "Q&A" section of the RFQ for invited Sellers only. Eligibility NDIA seeks Labour Hire Workers who are Australian citizens only, as part of the eligibility and suitability requirement Successful candidates will be required to furnish valid evidence of citizenship during the Pre-engagement Check Labour hire licences are required in the state that specified personnel are being contracted, applicable for ACT, VIC and QLD Instructions to Respondents The proposed rate should reflect the candidate's skills and experience against the Evaluation Criteria. Candidates that do not demonstrate these criteria will not be assessed. Candidates should be aware that rates may be negotiated further as part of the selection process.
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