Cyber Security Engineer

1 day ago

Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia Bridge IT Engineering Full time $120,000 - $140,000 per year
  • Federal Government Role
  • 12 months initial contract up to 2x 12 month potential extensions
  • Location: ACT
  • On-site work arrangements
  • Australian Citizenship with NV1 clearance is required

Bridge IT Engineering
is seeking a
Cyber Security Engineer
for a federal government department with offices in the
ACT.

Deliverables

  • Administer and maintain cyber / network security appliances (e.g. – firewalls, cross-domain solutions, gateways, etc.), infrastructure and software across both physical and virtual environments.
  • Design, build and implement security and network management as directed.
  • Close collaboration with engineering, DevSecOps and Environment teams to deploy, operate and maintain security systems; contribute towards future architectural decisions.
  • Provide technical support to exercises for role specific technologies and systems.
  • Lead the conduct of regular system audits, vulnerability assessments, patching and maintenance activities, and risk assessments to system owners.
  • Manage security policies and enforce secure access controls, including compliance to the Information Security manual (ISM).
  • Assist in creation of and maintenance of comprehensive security compliance documentation.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g. - Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible and Group Policy)
  • Integrate cybersecurity into CI/CD pipelines utilising GitLab & Ansible.
  • Validate security controls and practices for environments and systems employed within the department.

Essential Experience

  • Extensive technical experience in designing, deploying and maintaining cybersecurity systems / capabilities (e.g. – hardware and applications)
  • Understanding and experience implementing the ISM Security Controls within Classified Environments within primarily Windows and Linux environments Strong awareness of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Familiarity with the Defence Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorisation framework and requirements
  • Working knowledge of networking, storage, and virtualisation (KVM, VMware).
  • Working knowledge of Linux based operating systems, programming (Java, PowerShell)
  • Familiarity with integrating emerging technologies into secure infrastructure.
  • Experience supporting government projects
  • Experience in preparing technical and security documentation.
  • Relevant tertiary and/or vocational education in cybersecurity, network/software engineering or similar IT fields.

Your ICT Recruiter for this role

Emily Priest

*Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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