Job Description

Talent Street is looking for a Cyber Security Engineer APS6 for a Federal government agency in Canberra.

Role: Cyber Security Engineer APS6

Organization: Federal Govt Agency

Location: Canberra ACT

Contract duration: 12 months contract with potential 24 months extension

Security Clearance: NV1 is mandatory requirement

Description:

This position will be part of the cyber security operations team who are responsible for the detection and coordination of incident response to threats, both foreign and domestic, against critical systems. Seeking an experienced cyber security engineer to enhance the existing operations team to assist in uplifting the existing capability.

The successful applicant for this role will be responsible for the maintenance of cyber security monitoring and analysis toolsets, and will take a lead role in the build of the cyber security architecture through consultation with internal ICT teams to secure this architecture.

Mandatory Criteria:
1.   Experience using Sentinel or a similar SIEM solution is essential
2.   In-depth familiarity with the Australian Government Information Security Manual
3.   Experience with security technologies such as endpoint protection, firewalls and IDS/IPS
4.   Extensive experience in Windows, Linux, networking and system administration
5.   Experience with security services in the cloud (Azure or AWS)

Desirable Criteria:
1.   Experience in cyber security monitoring within, or for, other Federal government entities
2.   Extensive experience in cyber incident response

Other Requirements:
1.   Character clearance, including a police check. 
2.   Negative Vetting level 1
3.   Political neutrality
4.   Australian citizen
5.   Ability to work shifts as required in response to cyber security incident

If interested in this role, please APPLY here and reach out to Sejal on scheema@talentstreet.com.au.