Cyber Security Engineer (ANZSCO 261315)

On the Core Skills Occupation List

From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.

Which lists is Cyber Security Engineer on?

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

Visas this occupation can access

Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Cyber Security Engineer comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

ACS assesses Cyber Security Engineer through the same three pathways as its other ICT occupations: General Skills (an ICT-major bachelor's degree plus relevant experience), Recognition of Prior Learning for applicants without a formal ICT qualification, and Post Australian Study. The RPL route needs at least six years of ICT work experience, two project reports evidencing hands-on practice, and — specific to this code — vendor certification evidence is required, not optional, alongside the standard project reports.

Where these applications come unstuck

RPL project reports that read as generic IT experience rather than security-specific work are the most common cause of a negative outcome — ACS is checking for demonstrated cyber security duties against this exact ANZSCO code, not IT competence generally. Applicants also under-evidence the vendor certification requirement, treating it as a nice-to-have rather than the mandatory element it is for this code.

An honest read on this pathway

Cyber Security Engineer sits on the CSOL only, with just 186 and 482 as visa options — no independent points-tested pathway. It is a genuine employer-sponsorship route, not a general skilled-migration one, so a job offer or nomination matters as much as the assessment itself.

Assembling an ACS application? ACS wants employment evidence that lines up exactly with the dates and duties you claim elsewhere. The Skilled Visa EOI Organiser keeps your claims consistent across the skills assessment, EOI and Form 80 — inconsistencies between them are a common cause of delay.

Talk it through with a registered agent

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