Hybrid Cyber Security Analyst - Strategy & Resilience (APS6)

Australian-Department-of-Infrastructure-and-Regional-Development; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development is seeking an APS6 Cyber Security Analyst to join the Strategy, Architecture & Cyber Security team. The successful candidate will contribute to cyber resilience across a busy, multi-location department, balancing operational duties with strategic improvements.

You will work across Microsoft security platforms and enterprise technologies to monitor, investigate and respond to security events.

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security operations and incident handling.
• Ability to monitor security events and triage threats.
• Proven capability to investigate security incidents and provide analysis.
• Ability to assess risks and advise on mitigations.
• Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of privacy and evidence-handling requirements.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain records.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to security improvements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts, triage events and document outcomes.
• Analyze security and user activity information to support investigations.
• Provide practical, risk-based security advice to stakeholders.
• Design and improve preventative, detective and responsive controls.
• Use threat intelligence and vulnerability data to identify risks.
• Support insider risk monitoring and governance processes.
• Develop playbooks, procedures and automated solutions.
• Communicate cyber risks clearly and support security awareness efforts.

Skills

Cyber security operations

Security monitoring

Incident response

Technical investigations

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Job description

The Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development is seeking an APS6 Cyber Security Analyst to join the Strategy, Architecture & Cyber Security team. The successful candidate will contribute to cyber resilience across a busy, multi-location department, balancing operational duties with strategic improvements.

You will work across Microsoft security platforms and enterprise technologies to monitor, investigate and respond to security events.