Cyber Security Analyst – Strategy & Assurance (APS6)

Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts is seeking an APS6 Cyber Security Analyst to join the Strategy, Architecture & Cyber Security Branch. You will support cyber security operations, incident response and assurance activities across Microsoft security platforms and enterprise technologies.

You will work with stakeholders to assess risks, advise on controls, monitor threats, and help uplift capability while complying with

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security operations, investigations or related discipline.
• Ability to communicate complex security issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver quality outcomes.
• Commitment to privacy, evidence-handling and procedural fairness.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts and incidents.
• Analyse security events and user activity to support investigations.
• Provide risk-based security advice to business and technical stakeholders.
• Design and improve security controls across cloud, identity and endpoints.
• Engage with stakeholders to raise security awareness and assurance activities.

Skills

Cyber security ops

Stakeholder comms

Communication

Risk assessment

Prioritisation

Growth mindset

Security controls

Privacy & compliance

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Entra

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Purview

Job description

The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts is seeking an APS6 Cyber Security Analyst to join the Strategy, Architecture & Cyber Security Branch. You will support cyber security operations, incident response and assurance activities across Microsoft security platforms and enterprise technologies.

You will work with stakeholders to assess risks, advise on controls, monitor threats, and help uplift capability while complying with