Cyber Security Operations Coordinator (ANZSCO 262118)
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 Operations Coordinator 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 in Demand visa (subclass 482) — Temporary, employer sponsored · all occupations for the 482
- Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) — Permanent, employer sponsored · all occupations for the 186
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Cyber Security Operations Coordinator comes from:
- Australian Computer Society Incorporated (ACS) (official site) · our guide to the ACS process
What the assessment actually involves
ACS assesses this occupation via the same General Skills, RPL, or Post Australian Study pathways used across its ICT occupation list. Because Cyber Security Operations Coordinator is one of the roles ACS added to its assessable list relatively recently, vendor certification evidence is required for the RPL pathway, and General Skills applicants need an ICT-major qualification plus the matching years of relevant experience set by ACS's degree-relevance tables.
Where these applications come unstuck
Applicants sometimes nominate this code when their actual duties sit closer to a general IT support or network administration role — ACS checks the specific security-operations content of the work (monitoring, incident response, SOC-type duties), and a reference letter that doesn't name these functions weakens the case. Evidence gaps on the vendor certification requirement are common for applicants relying on self-taught or on-the-job security experience alone.
An honest read on this pathway
Like the closely related Cyber Security Engineer code, this is CSOL-only with 186 and 482 as the visa routes — an employer-sponsorship pathway, not a points-tested one. Being a newer addition to the ACS list, less third-party guidance exists on it than for longer-established ICT occupations.
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
Whether nominating Cyber Security Operations Coordinator is your best route depends on your points, experience evidence and timing — exactly what a MARA-registered agent works through in an initial consultation. Describe your situation once through Migratio and compare real consultation quotes from registered agents, free.
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