Senior Cyber Security Engineer: Cloud, DoD & Compliance

Amentum company; Alice Springs; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to lead secure IT architectures and drive advanced security implementations. You will mentor teams and steer security across cloud and on-premises environments, aligning with DoD/Federal standards.

Responsibilities include designing secure systems, conducting threat analysis, and guiding security roadmaps while ensuring compliance with DoD security benchmarks and frameworks.

Qualifications

• Design, implement, and document secure information system architectures.
• Lead multidisciplinary security teams to deliver complex security projects.
• Manage enterprise-scale cybersecurity efforts and track progress.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and develop secure information systems or upgrade legacy ones.
• Perform AoA analyses to identify optimal security solutions.
• Translate requirements into secure system designs and roadmaps.
• Mentor Senior, Mid, and Junior cybersecurity engineers to ensure quality.

Skills

Secure architecture

Team leadership

Threat hunting

SIEM

Network protocols

Threat intel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Security+

Tools

Splunk

Elastic Stack

QRadar

Snort

Suricata

Job description

Amentum is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to lead secure IT architectures and drive advanced security implementations. You will mentor teams and steer security across cloud and on-premises environments, aligning with DoD/Federal standards.

Responsibilities include designing secure systems, conducting threat analysis, and guiding security roadmaps while ensuring compliance with DoD security benchmarks and frameworks.