Cyber Security Engineer & Security Advisor for Government IT

MTP Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MTP Services in Canberra is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer / Security Advisor to support ongoing cyber security operations and security uplift initiatives within a Federal Government environment. This role blends hands-on security engineering with governance, risk and compliance to drive security improvements in a small, collaborative team.

You will own security activities, perform risk and vulnerability assessments, coordinate with vendors and help shape the security program to

Qualifications

• Hands-on cyber security engineering and GRC experience.
• Experience with ICT security risk assessments.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management and incident response.
• Familiarity with ACSC Essential Eight, ISM and PSPF.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ICT security risk assessments, vulnerability assessments and security control reviews.
• Manage vulnerability scanning and remediation activities using Tenable One and Nessus.
• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards for security monitoring and reporting.
• Support Essential Eight maturity uplift, gap assessments and security improvement initiatives.
• Investigate and respond to cyber security incidents, including potential security and privacy breaches.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, including SRMPs, SSPs and security policies.
• Coordinate with external vendors on security assessments and penetration testing.
• Provide technical security advice and support secure solution design.
• Assist with day-to-day cyber security operations, remediation and incident escalation.

Skills

Security engineering

GRC

Risk assessments

Vulnerability management

SIEM monitoring

Incident response

ACSC Essential Eight

Stakeholder engagement

Govt environment

Vulnerability tooling

Tools

Tenable

Nessus

Splunk

Job description

MTP Services in Canberra is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer / Security Advisor to support ongoing cyber security operations and security uplift initiatives within a Federal Government environment. This role blends hands-on security engineering with governance, risk and compliance to drive security improvements in a small, collaborative team.

You will own security activities, perform risk and vulnerability assessments, coordinate with vendors and help shape the security program to