Cyber Security Engineer in Remote, Australia

Application closing date: Friday, 06 December 2024 • 11:59pm, Canberra time (in Canberra)

Estimated start date: Monday, 13 January 2025

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: The AEC’s preference is for on-site work at the Canberra office but hybrid WFH arrangements may be considered.

Length of contract: 12 months

Contract extensions: 2x 12 months

Security clearance: Must have Negative Vetting Level 1

Rates: $80 – $100 per hour (inc. super)

The Cyber Security Operations Team within the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) are responsible for the detection and coordination of incident response to threats, both foreign and domestic, against critical electoral systems. The AEC is seeking an experienced cyber security engineer to augment the existing operations team to assist in uplifting the existing capability.

The successful applicant for this role will be responsible for the maintenance of cyber security monitoring and analysis toolsets, and will take a lead role in the build of the cyber security architecture through consultation with internal ICT teams to secure this architecture.

Essential Criteria

• Experience using Sentinel or a similar SIEM solution is essential

• In-depth familiarity with the Australian Government Information Security Manual

• Experience with security technologies such as endpoint protection, firewalls and IDS/IPS

• Extensive experience in Windows, Linux, networking and system administration

• Experience with security services in the cloud (Azure or AWS)

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in cyber security monitoring within, or for, other Federal government entities

• Extensive experience in cyber incident response