Cyber Security Analyst, Strategy & Operations (APS6)

Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts – Canberra ACT is seeking an APS6 Cyber Security Analyst to join the Cyber Security Team within the Strategy, Architecture & Cyber Security Branch. The role contributes to day-to-day cyber security operations, assurance, and capability uplift across Microsoft security platforms and enterprise tech.

The successful candidate will explain complex security issues clearly to technical and

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security operations, investigations or related discipline.
• Ability to build productive working relationships with stakeholders and service providers to achieve security outcomes.
• Clear communication of complex security issues to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to analyse information from multiple sources to identify risks and trends.
• Capable of prioritising in dynamic environments while managing risk.

Responsibilities

• Security monitoring, triage and investigation of alerts; document findings and outcomes.
• Analyse security, audit and user activity data to support incidents and insider risk matters.
• Assess applications and changes; identify risks and provide practical, risk-based advice.
• Design, configure and improve controls across Microsoft 365, cloud, endpoint, identity and network environments.
• Utilise threat intelligence and vulnerability data to identify emerging risks and priorities.
• Contribute to insider risk monitoring, case management, governance and reporting processes.

Skills

Cyber security ops

Stakeholder comms

Risk assessment

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Entra

Sentinel

Purview

Job description

Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts – Canberra ACT is seeking an APS6 Cyber Security Analyst to join the Cyber Security Team within the Strategy, Architecture & Cyber Security Branch. The role contributes to day-to-day cyber security operations, assurance, and capability uplift across Microsoft security platforms and enterprise tech.

The successful candidate will explain complex security issues clearly to technical and