AEC DM26347
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.
Must have Negative Vetting Level 1
MANDATORY CRITERIA:
1. Experience using Sentinel or a similar SIEM solution is essential
2. In-depth familiarity with the Australian Government Information Security Manual
3. Experience with security technologies such as endpoint protection, firewalls and IDS/IPS
4. Extensive experience in Windows, Linux, networking and system administration
5. Experience with security services in the cloud (Azure or AWS)
DESIREABLE CRITERIA:
1. Experience in cyber security monitoring within, or for, other Federal government entities
2. Extensive experience in cyber incident response
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
1. Character clearance, including a police check.
2. Negative Vetting level 1
3. Political neutrality
4. Australian citizen
5. Ability to work shifts as required in response to cyber security incident, and also to support electoral events at key periods (e.g. close of rolls, polling day)
Offer ended on 06.12.2024