Wintel Infrastructure Engineers (Multiple Roles) | NV2 | Canberra, VIC

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Defence Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Defence Australia in Canberra, ACT is seeking a Wintel Infrastructure Engineer – Cyber Security for a federal contract. Active NV2 or higher clearance is required, with DISP membership preferred. Location is ACT/VIC onsite, with up to 40 hours per week.

The role targets security engineering across physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure and requires involvement in design and remediation activities.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of technical cyber security experience.
• Demonstrated experience securing enterprise systems.
• Experience implementing one or more of the Essential Eight mitigation strategies.
• Experience scripting or automation to administer or assess cyber risks.

Responsibilities

• Implement security controls to uplift security posture across the Australian Government.
• Develop SOPs or security and administrative tasks.
• Facilitate and participate in workshops for design and remediation activities.
• Prototype security configurations for the development of advice.

Skills

Cyber security experience

Enterprise systems security

Scripting/automation

Job description

Wintel Infrastructure Engineer – Cyber Security | Federal Contract (Multiple Roles)

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Defence Australia – Canberra ACT

Australian citizenship required. Must have an active Negative Vetting Level 2 (or higher) security clearance. Location: ACT/VIC (Onsite).

RFQ Details

• RFQ ID: LH-07545


• Agency: Department of Defence (SA)


• Closing Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 – 11:59pm (Canberra time)


• Estimated Start Date: Monday, 01 February 2027


• Initial Contract Duration: 12 months


• Extension Term: 12 months


• Number of Extensions: 2


• Experience Level: APS6 equivalent


• Security Clearance: Must have an active Negative Vetting Level 2 (or higher) security clearance


• Location of Work: ACT, VIC


• Working Arrangements: Onsite. Working arrangements will be at the discretion of the assigned work area, subject to operational need. Due to the nature of ASD’s operations, not all work areas can accommodate work from home.


• Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week

Job Details

Infrastructure Engineers implement, manage and retire the infrastructure (including physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services. This process is specifically targeting Wintel Engineer skills. Vendor to hold current Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) membership. Candidates must hold NV2 or TSPV security clearance. NV2 or TSPV must be current at time of submission for candidate to be eligible.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement security controls to uplift security posture across the Australian Government.


• Develop SOPs or security and administrative tasks.


• Facilitate and participate in workshops for design and remediation activities.


• Prototype security configurations for the development of advice.

Selection Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a response to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters.

Essential criteria

• At lease 5 years technical Cyber Security experience.


• Demonstrated experience working with security focus on enterprise systems.


• Experience implementing one or more of the Essential Eight Mitigation Strategies.


• Demonstrated experience with scripting or application development to automate system administration or vulnerability assessment tasks, or to implement tools to assist with assessing or remediating cyber risks.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrated experience working with cloud systems, such as Azure or AWS.


• Demonstrated experience evaluating and implementing remediation activities correlating to the detection and mitigation of Active Directory compromises.

What to Submit

• A tailored resume in docx format


• Individual responses to each criterion (maximum 3000 characters per criterion)