Information Security Engineer

Laureate Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

Torrens University Australia is seeking an Information Security Engineer to oversee the overall cyber security stance across Torrens institutions, applying expertise in IT security to continuously assess and improve security posture. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years in security engineering and networking, and experience with threat monitoring and vulnerability assessment.

It is a permanent, full-time position with hybrid work flexibility, ideally based at the Surry Hills campus in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, MIS, or related field
• 5+ years hands-on security engineering, analysis, or consulting
• 5+ years networking background; Cisco experience preferred
• Experience identifying vulnerabilities with standard tools
• Experience monitoring and assessing security threats
• Remediation or analysis for identified security incidents

Responsibilities

• Identify, analyze, and remediate threats with security team and stakeholders
• Design, build, operate and monitor security infrastructure, platforms, applications and tools
• Mitigate vulnerabilities and manage technology risks across the enterprise
• Conduct vendor security assessments for new vendors
• Monitor, analyze and respond to threats from Torrens security systems
• Log threats and remediation actions in ticketing systems

Skills

Security engineering

Networking

Vulnerability assessment

Threat monitoring

Incident remediation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Nexpose

Cisco AMP

Cisco IDS

Cisco Umbrella

Job description

Who we are? At Torrens University Australia, making a difference is in our DNA. As a Certified B Corporation, we belong to a global community of future-focused companies using business as a force for good. We believe in the transformative power of education to change lives, families, communities – and the world. That’s why we’re on a mission to increase access to higher education, so learners from all walks of life can chase their dreams. Just like our students, our employees are a diverse group who want to make an impact. When you join us, we give you the freedom to be bold, creative, and courageous – with flexible working arrangements that allow you to bring your best. We’ve built a culture that celebrates community, collaboration, and innovation, where people love what they do.

What’s the job? The Information Security Engineer is responsible for the overall Cyber security stance of Torrens institutions. They should have a strong appreciation with demonstrated expertise regarding IT Security including continuous assessment of security posture and ongoing improvements.

Principal accountabilities include (but are not limited to):

• The engineer will be a self-driven technologist who works closely with others within the security department as well as members of other Information Technology departments and business stakeholders to identify, analyze, and remediate threats.
• The engineer may also be leveraged to assist in designing, building, operating and monitoring leading-edge security infrastructure, platforms, applications and tools to meet strategic and tactical security objectives.
• The engineer will work with technical managers, software development, and IT operations staff to mitigate or remediate vulnerabilities and manage technology risks across the enterprise.
• Conduct Vendor Security assessments for new vendors required by the business in a timely manner.
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to potential security threats identified by Torrens security systems (e.g.Nexpose, Cisco AMP for Endpoints, Cisco IDS,email-basedthreats, Cisco Umbrella
• Enter information into ticketing and similar systems to track threats, assignment, and remediation actions

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, Management Information Systems, or related technical field
• 5+years of combined hands-on experience in analysis and security engineering,researchand/or consulting
• 5+ years of networking background; preferred experience with Cisco technologies
• Experience understanding and determining vulnerabilities via industry standard tools
• Experience monitoring and assessing security threats
• Responsible for remediation or analysis for identified security incident
• Understanding of enterprise, network, system/endpoint, and application-level security issues and risks

This is a permanent, full-time position with hybrid work flexibility. Preference to be based at our Surry Hills campus in Sydney but open also to the role being based at locations where we have a campus–Melbourne, Brisbane & Adelaide.

Why join us?

Bold, modern and agile, we’re Australia’s fastest-growing university, going from 164 students in 2014 to 40,000+ alumni across 115+ countries and 2000+ staff today. In 2020, Australian Financial Review named us one of the country’s most innovative companies. As we continue to establish ourselves as a truly global university, we never lose sight of our student-centric approach. Supported by teams of passionate people, you’ll find endless opportunities for professional development and career progression.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.

What we offer:

We support your personal passions, development and wellbeing, to make your working life a more rewarding experience. At Torrens University Australia, you’ll benefit from:

• Study free in a course/degree related to your position
• B Corp certified university – valuesdriven,and purpose led
• Access to internal opportunities - Be supported to learn,growand move across the organisation

Hiring process: We aim to provide you with the information you need at each stage of this process to help you present your best self.

To learn more about what makes Torrens University Australia a great place to work, visit https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog.

We’d love to hear from you.

Job reference R30763

Applications for this role will close on Tuesday 8th September.

Please note, we may close applications earlier should a suitable candidate be identified. You can expect to hear from our Talent Acquisition team after this date with updates regarding your application.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at [e-mail].