Lead Technical Specialist, IP and Cyber

5 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Optus Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband and digital solutions.

Optus Satellite are seeking a highly skilled Lead Technical Specialist in IP and Cyber Security Monitoring to join our team. This role is crucial for running and maintaining IT and Security Operations support within the Optus Protected Network. You will support ongoing cybersecurity and IT initiatives, life cycle management, and security operations within Optus Satellite ground networks.

Ready to reimagine your career at Optus?

  • Monitor log source health and Microsoft (SIEM) Sentinel security alerts.
  • Operate threat intel feed activities and manage admin accounts and role configurations.
  • Create, test, implement, and tune SIEM security policies and rules.
  • Develop and manage incident response processes and playbooks.
  • Generate and publish weekly and monthly operations summary reports to the Optus DISP team.
  • Regularly review audit logs and accounts.
  • Manage service/application requests, user support, tickets, and issue management.
  • Monitoring, preventing, and resolving data classification and labelling issues.
  • Managing Azure architecture components such as Sentinel SIEM, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, and Microsoft Information Protection.
  • Life cycle management of Optus Satellite TT&C ground network. Proficiency in general cybersecurity and IT capabilities such as Active Directory, virtualisation, Microsoft WSUS, Splunk SIEM, Vulnerability scanning such as Tenable, Solarwinds NMS, system backup is preferred.

It starts with you

  • Australian citizen and hold a Security clearance (minimum Baseline with the ability to obtain NV1) or be willing to apply for security clearance.
  • Extensive experience in cybersecurity operations.
  • Running users within the active directory and applying Classification labels.
  • Strong technical experience with Azure and M365 Network and Security Services.
  • Great understanding of various cybersecurity control systems, Windows and Linux operating systems, and some networking.

The good stuff …

  • Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue
  • Inclusive carer paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks.
  • Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying 'yes' to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email or call We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

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