- 24-Month Fixed Term Opportunity based in Melbourne

- Salary range from $111,962-$132,072 + 14% Superannuation

Summary

We're seeking a motivated Protective Security Specialist to join our Security & Resilience team. This is an exciting 24-month fixed-term opportunity to contribute to enterprise-wide protective security initiatives, support compliance and assurance activities, and help strengthen security outcomes across one of Australia's most critical infrastructure organisations.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team keep are helping to secure the future of Australia’s skies and keep it amongst the safest in the world.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful.  We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

The Role & The Team

Reporting to the Security Policy and Assurance Lead, you'll provide coordination, reporting and operational support across Airservices' protective security function. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll help drive protective security governance, incident management, compliance activities and security uplift initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

- Coordinating protective security activities, reporting, records and action tracking across Security & Resilience.

- Supporting the triage, coordination and tracking of security incidents, issues, enquiries and requests.

- Maintaining security registers, evidence records, dashboards and governance documentation.

- Supporting compliance with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), aviation security requirements and internal assurance obligations.

- Assisting with security risk assessments, security reviews, physical security assurance activities and project security initiatives.

- Coordinating meetings, workshops, briefings and stakeholder engagement activities.

- Contributing to the development of security procedures, awareness materials, reporting products and communications.

- Supporting the delivery of Airservices' Enterprise Security Uplift Program.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

 PD - Protective Security Specialist.pdf

The Person

You are an organised and proactive security professional with strong coordination skills and a practical, risk-based approach to security challenges. You enjoy working with a broad range of stakeholders and have the ability to balance governance, compliance and operational priorities.

To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

- Experience in protective security, governance, compliance, assurance, incident management or related disciplines.

- Knowledge of protective security principles, risk management frameworks and security governance practices, ideally within a government, aviation, critical infrastructure or regulated environment.

- Strong organisational and administrative skills with experience maintaining records, managing actions and coordinating outcomes.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, briefings, minutes and stakeholder communications.

- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build productive working relationships across diverse teams.

A Certificate IV in Security Risk Management, Investigations, Compliance, Project Coordination or a related discipline will be highly regarded but is not essential.

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique, and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen as an AGSVA security clearance is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require any further information please contact Alicia O’Rourke – Talent Acquisition Advisor at alicia.orourke@airservicesaustralia.com

How to Apply

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11:55pm AEST Sunday 02 August 2026.