Cyber Security Analyst

• Federal Government Role
• 12 months initial contract with up to 2x 12 month potential extensions
• Location: ACT
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Australian Citizenship with NV1 clearance is required

Bridge IT Engineering is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Analyst for a federal government department with offices in the ACT. This position is vital to the Cyber Operations Section and involves the application of advanced Analyst skills to conduct defensive cyber security operations, ensuring the protection of our global network from malicious actors.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with log operationalisation and use case creation for newly onboarded systems/log sources.
• Monitor and improve Cyber Security systems.
• Develop and maintain playbooks to assist with Cyber Security tasks.
• Analyse security events and logs to identify patterns of potential anomalous activity, recommend security enhancements, and assist in developing countermeasures to prevent future incidents.
• Undertake incident response and remediation functions.
• Assist with Threat Hunt activities.
• Collaborate with Threat Intelligence teams.

Criteria

• Minimum 3 years working as a Cyber Security Analyst.
• Experience designing, implementing and testing use cases to detect potential malicious activity.
• Experience performing incident response activities.
• Ability to work well and share knowledge within a team.
• Well-developed writing skills and experience maintaining technical documentation.
• Experience working with and managing threat intelligence feeds.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCIA.

Your ICT Recruiter for this role

Byron Dale

[email protected]

*Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted