Senior Service Designer

Clerk Grade: 9/10 ($129,464 - $142,665 + Superannuation and annual leave loading
Employment Type: Temporary (up to 12 months)
Location: Sydney CBD, with hybrid working conditions and a 50% office presence required.

This role sits within Cyber NSW Division in the ID Support NSW team

About the role:

We’re looking for a skilled Senior Service Designer to join the Strategic Partnership team within ID Support NSW to deliver innovative, customer-focused digital user experiences that align with NSW Government objectives and goals. This role combines user research, interactive design and digital architecture to create innovative experiences that support high value products and services. You’ll play a key part in shaping intuitive, impactful solutions for diverse audiences.

Your day-to-day

• Digital concept Development & Design: ability to drive the design process from concept to visualization, ensuring solutions are user-centered, structured, and visually engaging.
• Service blueprinting and journey mapping: understand end-to-end customer journeys and touchpoints to ensure a human centred approach
• User Research & Testing: apply research-driven methods to understand user behaviour and validate designs, ensuring experiences are intuitive and effective.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Foster strong collaboration and clear communication, aligning diverse stakeholders to deliver seamless service outcomes.
• Service Design & Improvement: Champion service optimization by integrating user needs with business objectives, driving continuous improvement and capability growth.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Experience with prototyping tools (eg Figma) or coded prototypes, with technical literacy (awareness of digital/web systems and constraints).
• Proficiency in design thinking and creating visually compelling models.
• Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research and the ability to analyse user behaviour and validate design concepts through iterative methods.
• Skilled in managing stakeholder expectations and needs and building consensus given potential conflicts and competing priorities.

Essential Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience in CX/UI/HCI, or digital product design.
• An Australian Citizen, including the ability to obtain and maintain a baseline or higher National Security Clearance and undergo a Police Check.

To learn more about the role please review the Role Description or contact the Hiring Manager via [email protected]. 

About the team

ID Support NSW provides the public with remediation support to help individuals secure their identity following a compromise. ID Support NSW delivers public-facing education and awareness programs that foster privacy and identity resilience across NSW and leads the NSW Government response to data breaches.

Why join us?

• Flexible working: We offer a broad range of flexible working arrangements.
• Career development: Ongoing learning and development opportunities through expert-led sessions, online training and professional development opportunities.
• Work-life balance: Flex time accrual for extra hours worked (for non-Exec roles) based on a 35-hour work week.
• Wellbeing support: access to employee assistance programs, including EAP, Fitness Passport, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Inclusive culture: staff led Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including DCS Pride, Young Professionals Network and more.
• Leave entitlements: Four weeks annual leave and paid sick leave, carer’s leave, and long service leave.
  

How to apply

Please click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application with:

•  A resume (max four pages) detailing relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
• A cover letter (max two pages) addressing how you meet the key accountabilities within the Role Description and the Job Advert.

Submissions that have not followed the above or that are submitted via email will not be considered.

About Cyber Security NSW 

 Cyber Security NSW provides centralised services and all-of-government leadership to drive a cyber-resilient NSW Government that can safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of government systems, services and data for NSW communities.

Cyber Security NSW is an all-of-government function located within Digital NSW in the Department of Customer Service. Learn more about Our Vision and Cyber Security NSW.
ID Support NSW is a nation-leading business unit in Cyber Security NSW that deliver public-facing advisory services dedicated to assisting victims of identity theft and crime and supports the NSW Governments data breach response. With recent data breaches and increasing fraud, identity resilience is key to preventing misuse. Learn more about ID Support NSW and help shape how identities are protected and remediated in NSW.

Salary Grade 9/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $129,464 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Amy Vierboom via [email protected].

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

Closing Date: Tuesday, 3rd of February 2026 at 9:59am 

Careers at Department of Customer Service
A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW.  We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

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The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.

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