Senior Security, Risk and Assurance Specialist

L3Harris; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Melbourne seeks a Program Security Support role. The candidate will assist in achieving security risk and assurance activities for an important program. Required qualifications include a degree in ICT or Security and over 9 years of experience in security risk management. The role offers competitive benefits including additional leave and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Additional week of leave

Salary continuance insurance

Flexible working hours

Discounted private health insurance

Company paid parking

Qualifications

• 9+ years of prior relevant experience in security risk management.
• Experience with network security and monitoring tools.
• Current Baseline Security Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Security Lead to achieve security outcomes.
• Analyze information to support security risk-based priorities.
• Provide SME leadership for security capabilities delivery.

Skills

Engineering Tertiary Qualifications in ICT, Security or similar

ISO31000 risk management

Network security and technologies

ISM and PSPF compliance

Report writing for security assurance

Education

Engineering degree in ICT or Security

Job description

About the role

The purpose of this role is to support the Program Security Lead to achieve ENMP Program Security Risk and Assurance activities.

What the role will involve

• Support the Program Security Lead in achieving appropriate security outcomes for the Enterprise Network Management Program (ENMP).
• Apply current systems security risk practices & assurance methods for the ENMP.
• Analyse information from disparate sources to support security risk-based priorities and advice.
• Work closely with the customer and System Safety disciplines to ensure security risks are coordinated.
• Work with systems engineering disciplines to secure systems.
• Take ownership for the execution of security activities and other tasks directed.
• Provide SME leadership to ensure delivery and acceptance of security capabilities and artefacts within programs and the business.
• Identify, pursue and implement opportunities to achieve best practice in security risk, assurance for security discipline.
• Contribute to cyber incident response threat and vulnerability analysis activities, where required.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Engineering Tertiary Qualifications in ICT, Security or a similar discipline and 9 years of prior relevant experience.
• 9 years+ Essential - ISO31000, of which minimum 3 years+ experience in delivering technical specific risk management.
• 3 years+ Experience with network security and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools.
• 3 years+ Experience applying or determining compliance of ISM and PSPF over ICT or Communication Network Security Architecture.
• 3 years+ Experience report writing for providing security assurance over a system design.
• Understanding of the IRAP audit process.
• Current Baseline Security Clearance.

Desirable

• Current NV1 Security Clearance or the ability to attain within 12 months.
• Cert IV, Prince2 or equivalent Project Management qualification.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional or equivalent.
• Offensive Security Certified Professional or equivalent.
• SANS GIAC or equivalent.

About L3Harris Australia

L3Harris Australia excels as a prime defence contractor, providing integrated tech solutions for over four decades. Specialising in technology that connects and shapes operations spanning multiple domains: space, air, land, sea, cyber and first responders. Today, we employ over 500 professionals in all major cities who understand the region’s unique requirements.

L3Harris in Melbourne is the base for our Enterprise Network Modernisation Program (ENMP) for Airservices Australia. In partnership with Airservices, L3Harris will lead a consortium to plan and design an integrated, enterprise system to support all telecommunications, radio communications, ADS-B surveillance and network services for the National Airways System, including support for civil aviation, and aviation rescue and firefighting services.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave.
• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years).
• Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location.
• Discounted private health insurance.
• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover.
• Novated Car Leasing.
• Company supported professional development programs.
• Company paid parking.
• Retail Reward programs.

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information. Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.