Cyber Defense Specialist

St John WA is a well renowned not-for-profit organisation whose vision and purpose is to serve humanity and build resilient communities.

With over 130 years of experience, the culture at St John WA is underpinned by a strong team spirit, camaraderie and the collaboration of employees and volunteers working together to change lives, while creating a powerful sense of belonging, where our people want to work.

This combined with over 3000 permanent staff, 6000 volunteers and annual revenues of around $400 million, makes St John WA the industry leader in the provision of pre-hospital care and related products in Western Australia.  Each year we attend in excess of 250,000 people across the state, treat 350,000 patients at our primary health centres and teach over 330,000 people life-saving first aid skills.

The role:

The Cyber Defence Specialist is responsible for the management of Cyber threats, enhancing security controls, and maintaining an appropriate incident response practice. This role is a blend of incident response and driving efforts to bolster defences and ensure resilience. 

Reporting to the Manager of IT Security and Governance, this role is based in in Belmont on a permanent full-time basis.

Some of the responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Incident response for detected security events and incidents from a variety of sources
• Maintain selected internal tools in partnership with St John WA's IT partner(/s), including tuning of tooling for improved security and business outcomes
• Work closely with St John WA's Managed SOC / MXDR provider(/s) to optimize detection and response provide by the service
• Support processes to engage external agencies such as government, law enforcement and incident response firms in the event of an incident
• Develop, test, and actively maintain incident response plans and playbooks
• Work with key stakeholder groups to develop and maintain end to end processes for responding to Cyber events and incidents
• Identify and drive areas of improvement for St John WA's defences against Cyber threats
• Maintain a schedule of Penetration Testing activities in collaboration with the Manager IT Security & Governance and the broader Digital Services leadership team
• Collaborate with the broader IT Security & Governance practice to continue to develop the practice, and optimize outcomes for St John WA
• Contribute to the Security Awareness & Education Program

Skills and Attributes required:

• Relevant Cyber Security certifications are desirable (ie CISSP, CISM, SABSA, etc).
• Advanced knowledge Cyber Security.
• Sound understanding of Cyber Incident Detection and Response.
• Knowledge of key technical capabilities (ie: DLP, SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR/EPP, SOAR)
• Ability to work with multiple IT services providers including MSSPs to ensure optimal security outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Tertiary qualifications in the field or a related discipline are desirable

Experience required:

• 5+ years working in a similar capacity
• Hands on experience is advantageous in tooling across DLP, SIEM, Vulnerability Management, EDR/EPP
• Direct experience in incident response, security operations, and security engineering all advantageous

The benefits of working at St John Ambulance (WA):

The successful candidate will be offered a great working environment within a positive team along with:

• Salary packaging options
• Diverse and rewarding work
• $550 annual Health and Wellness benefit
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Free emergency services cover
• Free First Aid Training

To Apply To apply please select "Apply Now"; applications must include a cover letter and resume outlining your suitability for the role. For further information, please email ***************@stjohnwa.com.au

Applications close on 26th May 2024 at 6pm.

St John WA is committed to creating an inclusive environment which provides a sense of belonging and enables a welcoming, diverse, capable and connected workforce who represent the community we serve. Our goal is to ensure people feel safe to be themselves.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, nationalities, abilities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and all other suitable applicants.

Please note that St John will not accept recruitment agency applications for this position.