The Land Network Integration Centre (LNIC) is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and sustainment of secure systems and services supporting Army’s Land Combat System Support Environment (LCSSE). This is a hands-on technical role at the heart of Defence’s digital integration efforts, enabling secure experimentation, test & evaluation, and risk reduction across Land, Joint and Coalition boundaries.

Location: Canberra, ACT

Clearance: Active NV1 Mandatory (NV2 Preferred)

Contract Duration: 24 Months with 2 x 12 Month Extensions

• Administer and maintain cyber/network security appliances (e.g. firewalls, gateways, cross-domain solutions)
• Design, build and implement secure network and system configurations for LNIC’s Battle Labs
• Collaborate with engineering, DevSecOps and environment teams to deploy and maintain security systems
• Conduct system audits, vulnerability assessments, patching, and risk assessments
• Manage security policies and enforce secure access controls in compliance with the ISM
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g. Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible)
• Integrate cybersecurity into CI/CD pipelines using GitLab & Ansible
• Support Army exercises and trials, providing technical advice and mentoring
• Assist in creation and maintenance of security compliance documentation

• Extensive experience designing, deploying and maintaining cybersecurity systems and applications
• Strong understanding of ISM Security Controls in classified Windows and Linux environments
• Familiarity with Defence cybersecurity assessment and authorisation frameworks
• Working knowledge of networking, storage, and virtualisation (KVM, VMware)
• Experience with scripting and automation tools
• Background in Defence or government projects with NV1/NV2 clearance
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in cybersecurity, network/software engineering or similar
• Strong technical documentation and collaboration skills

Desirable:

• Industry certifications (e.g. RHCE, Security+, CISSP, GSE)
• ITIL Foundation certification
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)

To express interest in this opportunity, please register at https://secure.projectumgroup.com.au and apply through role reference PG2025081.