Lead Cyber Security Advisors
- 12 Months + 12 Months
- NV2 security clearance
- Canberra onsite only
We are currently seeking highly skilled and experienced Lead Cyber Advisors to join our federal government client. This is an exciting opportunity for cyber specialists to engage in meaningful work within the Engineering, Assurance, and Operations domains of cyber security. The successful candidates will be instrumental in enhancing our clients cyber capabilities and ensuring robust security measures are in place.
We are seeking cyber specialists in the following areas:
- Engineering – Capability Development
- Assurance – Continuous Monitoring
- Assurance – Security Assessment
- Operations – Audit Analysis and Response
Key duties and responsibilities for each role:
Engineering – Capability Development:
- Integrate new systems with cyber capabilities to ensure coverage and collection of valuable audit events
- Develop and enhance technical capabilities covering:
- audit and response (SIEM);
- vulnerability management; and
- automated patching and security testing.
Assurance – Continuous Monitoring:
- Expand coverage of vulnerability management and patching across systems and classifications.
- Perform continuous monitoring activities to remediate identified vulnerabilities, this includes:
- vulnerability management within context of the system;
- penetration testing and configuration analysis; and
- development of critical patch/mitigation/remediation reports.
- Reporting and education of cyber security vulnerabilities to inform system owners/managers and improve cyber defence.
Assurance – Security Assessment:
- Develop and enhance security assessment capability, models and processes to streamline authorisation and improve security posture.
- Undertake security assessment of ICT systems and platforms covering:
- development of security assessment test plans;
- performing on system security control validation; and
- documenting the security assessment and Plan Of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) reports.
Operations – Audit Analysis and Response:
- Monitor security capabilities for issues, events, IOCs and suspected intrusions across systems / classifications
- Lead technical response activities for confirmed incidents ensuring timely action and reporting is provided to key stakeholders.
- Develop technical response processes and plans for confirmed security incidents.
- Research, identify and maintain audit use cases by engaging customers, developing detailed requirements and evaluating/monitoring effectiveness.
Skills and Experience required for each role:
Engineering – Capability Development:
Proven experience in security engineering, software development, data engineering, or system integration is essential. Hands on experience with Splunk and/or Tenable is essential.
Assurance – Continuous Monitoring:
Proven experience in vulnerability management is essential. Hands on experience with Tenable and/or Splunk is essential.
Assurance – Security Assessment:
Proven experience in security assessment and/or security control testing is essential. Sound knowledge and experience with ISM, PSPF and system authorisation is essential.
Operations – Audit Analysis and Response:
Proven experience in security operations, data analysis and/or incident response is essential. Hands on experience with Splunk is essential.
Application Process:
If you would like to apply for this position, please contact Sanat on 0400 016 163 or email sanat.anmadwar@talentinternational.com.
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