Cyber Security Analyst/ Engineer - SIEM, Fed Gov Contract

 Cyber Security Analyst x 3

The cyber security operations team within our federal gov client are responsible for the detection and coordination of incident response to threats, both foreign and domestic, against critical electoral systems. They are now seeking three (3) cyber security analysts to augment the existing operations team and assist in uplifting the existing capability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Collect of cyber security-related data for analysis, evaluation, and identification of the root of the attacks against the ICT environment and key electoral systems.
Implement required cyber security actions to counter attacks and restore system operations.
Work together with the internal ICT team and business areas to communicate about security limitations and produce documentation or reports.
Undertake cyber threat hunting exercises and providing threat intelligence to the entire team.
Partake of mentoring and training as identified
Assist in the development of standard operating procedures related to cyber security incident response

MANDATORY CRITERIA:

Experience using Sentinel or a similar SIEM solution is essential
Familiarity with the Australian Government Information Security Manual
Familiarity with the best practice cyber security monitoring processes
Experience in cyber incident response

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:

Experience in cyber security monitoring within, or for, other Federal government entities
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Character clearance, including a police check.
Negative Vetting level 1
Political neutrality
Australian citizen
Ability to work shifts as required in response to cyber security incident, and also to support electoral events at key periods (e.g. close of rolls, polling day)

Cyber Security Engineer

The cyber security operations team within the federal gov client are responsible for the detection and coordination of incident response to threats, both foreign and domestic, against critical electoral systems. The AEC is seeking an experienced cyber security engineer to augment 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:

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

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:

Experience in cyber security monitoring within, or for, other Federal government entities
Extensive experience in cyber incident response

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Character clearance, including a police check.
Negative Vetting level 1
Political neutrality
Australian citizen
Ability to work shifts as required in response to cyber security incident, and also to support electoral events at key periods (e.g. close of rolls, polling day)