Cyber Security Analyst

4 weeks ago


Canberra, Australia Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Full time

APS Level 6
- Canberra, ACT
- $94,332 - $103,731

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**The Role**
Reporting to the Vulnerability Management Team Lead, the APS6 Cyber Security Analyst is responsible for managing security tools to detect and report on security vulnerabilities in the department’s ICT network. As part of this team, you will have great opportunities to work directly with the end-to-end management of cutting-edge technologies and techniques to minimise the risk of a successful cyber intrusion on a large government network.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the Cyber Security Analyst **(APS level 6)** may include:

- Produce vulnerability reports for systems based on the outputs of scans or other intelligence, providing this information to relevant stakeholders for action.
- Research vulnerability trends and information, feeding this information back to the team to continuously improve practices.
- System administration of relevant vulnerability management tools, such as system patching, upgrades, and tuning.
- Developing and maintaining system documentation and standard operating procedures with a high attention to detail.
- Promptly action requests assigned to the team through the department’s incident management system.

**Qualifications and Education**
- Tertiary qualifications in a cyber security or ICT-related discipline are highly desirable.
- Relevant industry certifications are highly desirable.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a one-page summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**

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