Cyber Security Engineer

Bridge IT Engineering is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer for a federal government department with offices in the ACT.

• 12 months initial contract up to 2x 12 month potential extensions
• Location : ACT
• Australian Citizenship with NV1 clearance is required
• Administer and maintain cyber / network security appliances (e.g. – firewalls, cross-domain solutions, gateways, etc.), infrastructure and software across both physical and virtual environments.
• Design, build and implement security and network management as directed.
• Close collaboration with engineering, DevSecOps and Environment teams to deploy, operate and maintain security systems; contribute towards future architectural decisions.
• Provide technical support to exercises for role specific technologies and systems.
• Lead the conduct of regular system audits, vulnerability assessments, patching and maintenance activities, and risk assessments to system owners.
• Manage security policies and enforce secure access controls, including compliance to the Information Security manual (ISM).
• Assist in creation of and maintenance of comprehensive security compliance documentation.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g. - Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible and Group Policy)
• Integrate cybersecurity into CI / CD pipelines utilising GitLab & Ansible.
• Validate security controls and practices for environments and systems employed within the department.
• Extensive technical experience in designing, deploying and maintaining cybersecurity systems / capabilities (e.g. – hardware and applications)
• Understanding and experience implementing the ISM Security Controls within Classified Environments within primarily Windows and Linux environments Strong awareness of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with the Defence Cybersecurity Assessment & Authorisation framework and requirements
• Working knowledge of networking, storage, and virtualisation (KVM, VMware).
• Working knowledge of Linux based operating systems, programming (Java, PowerShell)
• Familiarity with integrating emerging technologies into secure infrastructure.
• Experience supporting government projects
• Experience in preparing technical and security documentation.
• Relevant tertiary and / or vocational education in cybersecurity, network / software engineering or similar IT fields.

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Emily Priest

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