
EL1 Lead Security Engineer
The opportunity:
Our highly valued client is a federal government agency. They are seeking an EL1 Lead Security Engineer to lead the development of core and emerging cyber security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, Vulnerability Management, and Threat Intelligence.
- Richmond or Geelong location plus hybrid work-from-home
- 12 month initial contract + 12 month extension, rates fully negotiable
- Role only open to Australian Citizens – Federal government role
The role:
As a Lead security Engineer, your duties will include:
- Interpret business strategic direction and functional requirements and develop corresponding technologies to enhance the agency’s defensive posture
- Working collaboratively with internal project teams and stakeholders to develop and deliver key cyber technologies
- The introduction and development of orchestration and automation technologies
- Continual refinement of processes, methods, and technologies to enhance the cyber security posture of the agency
- Translate technologies into simple processes and mentor junior staff wherever required
- Provide and maintain high quality documentation – including the development of architectural designs, Standard Operating Procedures and Service Design packs
- Participate in procurement activities and provide specialist advice
Skills and experience:
To succeed in this role you will need:
- Strong security engineering experience demonstrated in large enterprise or government organisations
- SIEM engineering experience, including use case traceability and development, and custom query writing in one or more of the following platforms – Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, AWS Security Hub QRadar, Exabeam or comparable platform
- Vulnerability Management with platforms such as Microsoft Defender, Rapid 7, Tenable, Dynatrace or similar
- Threat Intelligence platform management with Microsoft, Threatstream, ThreatIQ or comparable platforms
- demonstrated automation experience in Cyber Security platforms
- Familiarity with DevSecOps monitoring
- Experience working with Threat Modelling tools, processes and procedures
- Platform integration experience using API’s and Prompt engineering
Please note that our client is a federal government organisation and can only consider Australian Citizens who hold or are eligible for a security clearance of Baseline or higher.
Apply:
Submit your resume, or for further information please contact jarrodd.edwards@talentinternational.com.
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