Cyber Security Engineer

• Federal Government Role
• 12 months initial contract with up to 12 months potential extension
• Location: ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Australian Citizenship is mandatory

Bridge IT Engineering is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer for a federal government department with offices in the ACT, NSW, QLD, SA or VIC. The Cyber Security Engineer will lead the development of complex cyber security technologies and processes with a lens on continual improvement. The candidate will lead the development of core and emerging cyber security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence.

A key part of the role is collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure agency objectives are met. The cyber security engineer will work closely with the Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) to continually enhance platforms based on feedback received.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Interpret business strategic direction and functional requirements and develop corresponding technologies to enhance the agency’s defensive posture.
• Working collaboratively with internal project teams and stakeholders to develop and deliver key cyber technologies.
• The introduction and development of orchestration and automation technologies.
• Continual refinement of processes, methods, and technologies to enhance the cyber security posture of the agency.
• Translate technologies into simple processes and mentor junior staff wherever required.
• Provide and maintain high quality documentation – including the development of architectural designs, Standard Operating Procedures and Service Design packs.
• Participate in procurement activities and provide specialist advice.

Essential criteria

1. SIEM engineering experience, including use case traceability and development, custom query writing in one or more of the following platforms – Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, AWS Security Hub QRadar, Exabeam or comparable platforms. AND one of the following:

2. Vulnerability Management in any of the following platforms – Microsoft Defender, Rapid 7, Tenable, Dynatrace or similar platforms.

3. Threat Intelligence platform management in one or more of the following – Microsoft, Threatstream, ThreatIQ or comparable platforms.

Desirable criteria

1. Automation experience – demonstrated automation experience in Cyber Security platforms

2. Familiarity with DevSecOps monitoring.

3. Experience working with Threat Modelling tools, processes and procedures.

4. Prompt Engineering

Your ICT Recruiter for this role

Shaheli Sengupta

[email protected]

*Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted