Senior Cyber Insights and Data Analyst

• Hybrid work environment

• Permanent role based in Sydney CBD

• Play an important part shaping the future of our iconic Australian institution.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager, Cyber Risk & Compliance, this is a data and analytics-focused role, where you will design and deliver high-quality dashboards, metrics, data models, and insights that support decision-making at senior leadership and Board levels.

You will develop sophisticated dashboards, automate reporting processes, and ensure our cyber metrics accurately reflect risk posture, compliance status, and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data models to support reporting and analytics  

• Aggregate and analyse data from multiple sources (incidents, vulnerabilities, audits, controls, risk registers) to identify trends and insights.

• Produce clear and impactful executive and Board‑level metrics, Operational metrics, KRIs and KPIs that reflect cyber risk posture and control effectiveness.

• Work closely with teams to ensure metrics align with standards such as CPS 234, ISO 27001, and the ACSC Top 37, internal standards, and enterprise risk frameworks.

• Support the maintenance of accurate cyber risk and compliance data, including risk registers, control libraries, assurance results, and third‑party risk information.

• Provide analytical support for cyber audits, compliance assessments, and Line 1/Line 2 reporting.

• Enhance data quality, automation, and reporting consistency across Cyber Security and Risk functions.

• Contribute to reporting for operational resilience activities such as BIA, BCP metrics, scenario analysis and control assurance.

• Maintain documentation of metric definitions, data sources, assumptions and reporting standards.

• Build and maintain interactive dashboards using Power BI

About You

You bring a unique combination of cyber risk understanding and advanced analytical/reporting capability. You can turn complex cyber information into meaningful insights and communicate clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• Strong experience in data analysis, modelling, and visualisation  

• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, ideally across cyber, risk, compliance or operational datasets.

• Data modelling and visualisation skills

• Advanced Power BI capability, including data ingestion and dashboard design.

• Experience working with multiple data sources and large datasets  

• Demonstrated experience building senior leadership or Board-level reporting.

• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex metrics, trends, and cyber risk insights confidently to senior stakeholders.

• Ability to work collaboratively with Line 1 and Line 2 stakeholders.

• Strong written communication skills with proven ability to simplify complex information.

Desirable

• Understanding of cyber risk and compliance concepts such as CPS 234, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, Essential Eight, and control frameworks.

• Experience with operational resilience or compliance reporting.

• Experience in financial services, central banking, or another highly regulated environment.

Other Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain a Baseline Security Clearance.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.

Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates

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