Cyber Security Automation Engineer | NV1 Clearance, Canberra

Strategic Partners Australia; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Partners Australia is seeking a Cyber Security Automation Engineer for a Federal Government client in Canberra. The role requires hands-on design and delivery of security automation to strengthen enterprise protections.

The initial 6 weeks are onsite in Canberra, then a hybrid arrangement. Candidates must hold NV1 clearance or higher and demonstrate experience with SIEM/SOAR integrations and scripting in Ansible, Python and PowerShell.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and building cyber security automation playbooks and workflows in gov/enterprise.
• Experience integrating SIEM/SOAR with enterprise systems via APIs or connectors.
• Strong scripting in Ansible, Python and PowerShell for security automation.
• Understanding of incident triage, threat hunting, vulnerability mgmt and incident response.
• Translate security requirements into automated technical solutions for stakeholders.
• Knowledge of PSPF, ISM, Essential 8, NIST and PICERL lifecycle.

Skills

Cyber security automation

Ansible scripting

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

Incident response

Threat hunting

Automation design

Tools

SIEM platforms

SOAR platforms

Job description

Strategic Partners Australia is seeking a Cyber Security Automation Engineer for a Federal Government client in Canberra. The role requires hands-on design and delivery of security automation to strengthen enterprise protections.

The initial 6 weeks are onsite in Canberra, then a hybrid arrangement. Candidates must hold NV1 clearance or higher and demonstrate experience with SIEM/SOAR integrations and scripting in Ansible, Python and PowerShell.