Security Incident Responder

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• Proudly making a difference with the transition to renewable energy
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The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to be part of an organisation dedicated to nation-building renewable energy projects that will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

In your new role, you will be at the forefront of safeguarding Transgrid’s digital assets by rapidly responding to and mitigating security incidents. This role will be crucial in the early detection of attacks, minimising the impact of incidents, and ensuring the continued safety of the organisation's OT and IT environments. You will coordinate and manage technical resources in the event of a security incident, contribute to the strategic direction of security program initiatives, and develop security event logging, reporting and alerting.

Our ideal candidate will have extensive experience in investigating security incidents down to the root cause. They will have had exposure to a wide variety of tools such as mainstream endpoint detection and response, security logging and alerting, privileged access management, email security, web security, and data security. We are looking for a candidate who can get down into the technical details, identify plausible risks, and advise on effective and innovative improvements.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications at degree level in an appropriate discipline, or equivalent industry relevant experience.
• Extensive exposure to the handling of security incidents to root cause.
• A minimum of 4+ years in a technical security role involving cybersecurity.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Python, PowerShell and JavaScript skills desirable.
• A willingness to take on a range of tasks with enthusiasm and due diligence.
• Exposure to a wide variety of tools and capabilities such as MFA, privileged access management, PKI, email security, web security, data security.
• Major incident management experience.
• Demonstrated background in the technical aspect of managing security tools including firewalls, vulnerability scanners, a/v products and security logging tools.
• Experience of security management of operational technologies, industrial control systems and industrial internet of things.
• A history of participating in CTFs and hacking challenges highly desirable.
• Appropriate current or recent qualifications.
• Capable of attending nominated TransGrid sites within the Greater Sydney Region
• Have current Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residence status
• Candidate will be asked to complete a technical challenge to verify technical capability.

Recognition & Reward

In return for your hard work, we have numerous benefits and initiatives to support you personally and professionally including but not limited to private health insurance discount, motor vehicle lease plan, career development support, study assistance program and workplace flexibility.

Continue to make it happen for your career, and for the millions of Australians who rely on our services every day.

Who we are

At Transgrid, our work improves the lives of millions – from lighting up sports fields, schools and homes, to powering the wheels of commerce and everything else in between. Now it’s your turn to make it happen. 

This is an exciting time in the energy industry with the transition to renewable energy. Recent government policy documents outline plans to facilitate increasing transmission interconnection between states and development of renewable energy zones.

Applications close on Thursday 27 June 2024 

Please note, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, we will assess applications as they are received. We do not accept agency introductions as Transgrid operates a direct sourcing model. 

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas