At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert advice and implement security controls for Australian Government entities.
- Company: Join a leading federal government client focused on enhancing cybersecurity.
- Benefits: Competitive contract, dynamic work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Work onsite in ACT, VIC, or NSW with potential for hybrid arrangements.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on national security while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: 7+ years in Systems Engineering with strong communication and technical skills.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
One of our leading federal government clients is seeking to engage Senior Security Systems Engineers for ACT, VIC, NSW locations. Candidate must have NV1 / NV2 Security clearance.
Extension term: 24 months
Working arrangements: Onsite
The Security Systems Engineer will be a highly organised, dynamic, outcome orientated individual with excellent communication skills. They contribute specialist technical and cyber skills, acting as a subject matter expert (SME) to Government entities.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Provide advice, design, implement, and remediate security controls across a suite of technologies for multiple external Australian Government entities.
- Work across multiple external Australian Government entities to deliver advice and implement security controls, enhancing the security posture of systems from Official to Top Secret.
- Develop documentation for security engineering and administrative tasks (e.g. SOPs, Request for Change, design documentation, as-built-as-configured, etc.).
- Facilitate and participate in workshops focused on security engineering design and remediation activities.
- Develop and test prototype security configurations to inform the development of advice and guidance.
- Implement security controls in accordance with ASD’s Information Security Manual (ISM), Essential Eight, or other industry cyber security standards.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years experience as a Systems Engineer, demonstrating experience providing advice, designing, implementing, and remediating security controls across platforms such as Microsoft Active Directory, Networking, Gateway or Software‑Defined Networking, Cross Domain Solutions and/or Diodes, Sentinel or Splunk, Enterprise Linux, Unix, or similar environments (e.g. RHEL), Cloud environments (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS on Azure, AWS, GPC), and Complex Windows Enterprise Environments.
- Ability to work independently and effectively in hybrid or remote teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce technical documentation, reports, presentations, and senior executive briefings.
- Ability to provide direction to others regarding the purpose and importance of their work.
- Ability to illustrate the relationship between operational tasks and organisational goals to others.
- Sets work tasks for others that align with the strategic objectives and communicates expected outcomes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, or equivalent industry training and/or certification.
- Experience in identifying, implementing and/or applying security controls.
Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Information Technology
Senior Security Systems Engineer – ACT, VIC, NSW employer: IT Alliance Australia
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