Senior ICT Security Engineer – ATOs, Cloud & DevSecOps

IT Alliance; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Alliance is seeking a Lead ICT Security Engineer to join our Canberra-based team. The role focuses on developing and maintaining security documentation, including SSPs and CONOPS, and ensuring accreditation activities across cloud and on-prem infrastructure.

The successful candidate will support Defence/ASD/National Intelligence Community projects, achieve ATOs, and lead security architecture work. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Develop, review and maintain security accreditation documentation including SSPs, CONOPS and risk assessments.
• Experience supporting Defence, ASD or National Intelligence Community projects.
• Experience with security architecture, cloud security, DevSecOps or infrastructure accreditation activities.
• Achieve Authority to Operate (ATO), previously referred to as Security Accreditations.
• Develop CONOPs and System Security Plans (SSPs).

Responsibilities

• Develop CONOPs and SSPs.
• Maintain and review security accreditation documentation.
• Support Defence/ASD/Intelligence community projects in secure environments.

Skills

Security accreditation

SSPs

CONOPS

Risk assessments

Security briefs

Executive approvals

Security architecture

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Infrastructure accreditation

ATO/Accreditations

CONOPs development

Job description

IT Alliance is seeking a Lead ICT Security Engineer to join our Canberra-based team. The role focuses on developing and maintaining security documentation, including SSPs and CONOPS, and ensuring accreditation activities across cloud and on-prem infrastructure.

The successful candidate will support Defence/ASD/National Intelligence Community projects, achieve ATOs, and lead security architecture work. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.