Senior Security Systems Engineer- ACT, VIC, NSW

IT Alliance Australia; Australia; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm is seeking a Senior Security Systems Engineer to provide expertise in security controls for various Australian Government entities. This role requires a minimum of 7 years of experience, strong technical and communication skills, and the ability to work independently. The position offers a two-year contract with onsite working arrangements in multiple locations across Australia. Interested candidates should submit their CV and Cover Letter to apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years experience as a Systems Engineer.
• Experience in security controls across multiple platforms.
• Ability to produce technical documentation and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, design, implement, and remediate security controls.
• Develop and test prototype security configurations.
• Facilitate workshops focused on security engineering.

Skills

Security control implementation

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology

Tools

Microsoft Active Directory

Splunk

Cloud services (Azure, AWS, GPC)

Job description

Senior Security Systems Engineer – ACT, VIC, NSW

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One of our leading federal government clients is seeking to engage Senior Security Systems Engineers for ACT, VIC, NSW locations.

Candidate must have NV1 / NV2 Security clearance.

Extension term: 24 months

Working arrangements: Onsite

Overview

The Security Systems Engineer will be a highly organised, dynamic, outcome orientated individual with excellent communication skills. They contribute specialist technical and cyber skills, acting as a subject matter expert (SME) to Government entities.

Key duties and responsibilities

Systems Engineers are subject matter experts required to provide advice, design, implement, and remediate security controls across a suite of technologies for multiple external Australian Government entities, ranging across a number of systems.

• Work across multiple external Australian Government entities to deliver advice and implement security controls, enhancing the security posture of systems from Official to Top Secret.
• Develop documentation for security engineering and administrative tasks (e.g. SOPs, Request for Change, design documentation, as-built-as-configured, etc.).
• Facilitate and participate in workshops focused on security engineering design and remediation activities.
• Develop and test prototype security configurations to inform the development of advice and guidance.
• Implement security controls in accordance with ASD’s Information Security Manual (ISM), Essential Eight, or other industry cyber security standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years experience as a Systems Engineer, demonstrating experience providing advice, designing, implementing, and remediating security controls across platforms such as Microsoft Active Directory, Networking, Gateway or Software‑Defined Networking, Cross Domain Solutions and/or Diodes, Sentinel or Splunk, Enterprise Linux, Unix, or similar environments (e.g. RHEL), Cloud environments (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS on Azure, AWS, GPC), and Complex Windows Enterprise Environments.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in hybrid or remote teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce technical documentation, reports, presentations, and senior executive briefings.
• Ability to provide direction to others regarding the purpose and importance of their work.
• Ability to illustrate the relationship between operational tasks and organisational goals to others.
• Sets work tasks for others that align with the strategic objectives and communicates expected outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, or equivalent industry training and/or certification.
• Experience in identifying, implementing and/or applying security controls.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

If you would like to apply for the above role, please send your updated CV with Cover Letter to [e-mail].