Cyber Security Engineer

Company Description

At Leidos, we do work that really matters inspired by our mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. With 25 years of local experience, our 2000 team members, work together to solve Australia’s toughest challenges in government, defence, intelligence and border protection. We’re robust and ambitious, and we empower our people to do their best work. You’ll feel inspired by what you can achieve and will be supported by an inclusive and flexible culture that genuinely cares for your wellbeing. Together, we can be the difference.

We've got so much to offer at Leidos, here are a just a few of the Benefits we provide our team:

• Life Days are the Leidos way of recognising that we all need some extra time out to take care of life. By working slightly more than the minimum weekly hours (2 hours per week for full timers) you can accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year.
• Professional development and support to set you up for success and assist you in achieving your career aspirations. 
• Cross training in a range of cyber security tools such as SIEMs, firewalls, proxies, sandboxes, mail gateways, and end point security;
• BUPA corporate insurance plan offering employees access to a suite of corporate products not available to the general public.

Job Description

We have a great opportunity to join a highly motivated and dedicated team of cyber professionals providing a leading cyber security capability for the environments that our deployed military personnel rely on.  This role enables you to utilise your broad IT experience in a supportive team environment, learn new technologies in the cyber security space and interact with highly technical peers, partners and military personnel.

Your New Role

As a Cyber Security Engineer working on-site in Canberra, you will support the security function for our Defence customer ensuring systems are available, appropriately maintained and secured.  Your responsibilities in this role will include the following;

• Assist in the management and support of the security tooling our Deployed ADF personnel rely on;
• Perform troubleshooting in support of the ADF or our Security Operations Centre, such as why logs aren’t shipping from point A to point B;
• Assist with incident investigation including obtaining logs, reviewing firewall rules, etc.
• Assist with monitoring the network for changes that may affect cyber security;
• Assist with vulnerability management including configuring reviews and software versions;
• Integration and functional testing;

Qualifications

About You and What You'll Bring

Coupled with your education and/or practical experience you will be customer-focused and motivated to learn new technologies and go the extra mile to ensure customer mission needs are met.  In addition you will demonstrate the following knowledge and skills;

• 3+ years in enterprise IT system administration;
• Knowledge of how a typical Enterprise IT system fits together
• Intermediate to advanced troubleshooting skills in complex networks
• Working knowledge in cybersecurity principles such as hardening standards and techniques
• Working knowledge of Windows operating system.
• Knowledge of any of: SIEM products, Endpoint Security products, Vulnerability Scanning products, Security Proxies and virtual or physical firewalls and automation highly desirable

Additional Information

We’re a certified Family Friendly Workplace. We respect the caring responsibilities and needs of our people who needs to care for loved ones; it’s a mindset – not a policy. When you grow, we grow. Be it through our exciting pipeline line of projects or by partnering with a People Leader who will guide, mentor and support you

We’ve been keeping Australia safer, healthier and more efficient for 25 years, here’s just three ways how:

• We work with the Australian Department of Defence to design and operate the cyber security tools used across the Army, Navy and Air force.
• We deliver software development and operational support through to the integration of underwater autonomous vehicles and survey ships to meet mission objectives.
• We undertake real and simulated cyber war gaming with operational Australian Defence Force units.

Successful candidates will be required to be Australian Citizen and hold and maintain a minimum NV-1 Australian Government Security Clearance.

Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.