Cyber Security Engineer — Barton, South Canberra

Expired

Initial Contract Duration: To 31 December 2025 Extension Term: Up to an additional 24 months Location: ACT Security Requirements: Must have Negative Vetting Level 1 Working Arrangements: Preference for on-site About the Role: SoftLabs is seeking Cyber Security Engineer for ICT Labour hire at their technology consulting based in ACT. Requirements: The cyber security operations team within the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) are responsible for the detection and coordination of incident response to threats, both foreign and domestic, against critical electoral systems. The AEC is seeking 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) Desireable 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) Application Deadline: Friday, 06 December 2024 Expected Start Date: Monday, 13 January 2025 Job Type: Contract Rate: As per Australian Market Standards If you are interested in this position, please click Apply with your resume in WORD and send your details for review. If you wish to have a confidential discussion, call us on 02 6108 3980 or 0410 756 040 for more information.