Incident Response Specialist

2 days ago


Melbourne, Australia AGL Energy Full time

As the needs of our customers change, so do we.

At AGL, we believe progress is powered by our people.

If you’re set on making real change for tomorrow, we have the scale, resources and ambition to get it started today.

Now’s an extraordinary time to work with us. We’re taking the lead on renewables and expanding our products to make them more sustainable, affordable and useful for all Australians.

That’s what we call progress. To achieve it, we’re bringing together people with unique stories, perspectives, backgrounds and talent - and we need yours too

About the role:
The Incident Response Specialist role will be a key component of the security incident response team, providing experience and capability around the management of major cyber security incidents both in the corporate environment, and in the Operational Technology context.

What you'll be doing in the role:
- Monitor and respond to security events and incidents using established incident response plan/runbook and creating process and procedures where none are already established.- Reviews incident data and provide root cause analysis and recommendations on how to prevent future occurrences.- Responding to security events and engaging internal/external stakeholders, including front-line analysis and escalation, on hacktivist, cybercrime, and APT activity.- Support cyber incident response plan/lifecycle to including the testing of incident response plans to ensure proper assessment, containment, mitigation and documentation.- Identify coverage and efficiency gaps in IR runbook, security data and response tooling.- Produce detailed post incident reports and technical briefs for management and business leaders.- Be on standby rotation, responding to high severity incidents escalated by cyber security operations analysts

About you:
You will be responsible for monitoring, detecting, investigating, and responding to security incidents, as well as implementing, and maintaining security controls and procedures. This includes creation and maintenance of IR runbooks, preparation and prior planning for Cyber Security incidents, development of high-quality incident reporting, and strong communication skills will be key to success for this role

What you'll bring to the role:
- Proven experience in managing large cyber incidents and developing and maintaining IR plans.- Experience in managing cyber incidents in an OT context highly desirable.- Relevant experience in cyber security operations or cyber security engineering highly desirable.- Strong knowledge of various automated security control systems, encryption, message authentication, vulnerability assessment, threat intelligence intrusion detection, penetration testing and incident response.-
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a high pressure environment

Please note - unsolicited resumes from agencies will not be accepted by AGL.

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Inclusion at AGL

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