Cyber Threat Defence Specialist

• Superb opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative team  
• Permanent position with flexible working options  
• Salary: $131,740 + Super + Benefits 

About the role: 

As the Specialist – Cyber Threat Defence, you will be responsible for improving and maintaining security logging and detection capabilities to ensure visibility and alerting of cyber related activity in line with business risks and strategy. Support the Manager Threat Defence in the effective administration and review of the security systems, policy, procedures, and measures to ensure preventive and recovery strategies are in place, and to minimise the risk of unauthorised access by security threats.  

Proactive and positive with a forward-thinking working style, you will contribute to the continued analysis of the effectiveness of Water Corporation’s detection and response services to manage operational cyber security risks. Additionally, this role will see you developing processes and measures to monitor trends in threats, incidents and complete root cause analysis of failures of controls. 

What the role will offer

This is a permanent, full-time role with flexible working arrangements, which means you’ll have more time for the important things in life.

Other benefits include but are not limited to social clubs, 17.5% extra pay when taking annual leave, wellness leave, flexible working arrangements, on-site gyms, salary packaging, professional development and learning programs.

Key skills and experience:  

There are a few things that we’ll look for in your CV;

• Extensive Cyber Analyst experience or equivalent, which should include:  
  • Lead Incident Investigation and Response 
  • Contribute to Vulnerability and Threat Management strategy development 
  • Contribute to Incident detection and response automation strategy 
• Substantial experience & knowledge within IT/OT contributing towards Cyber Threat Defence strategy 
• Strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication across organisational levels, stakeholders and customers, including MS Office suite of tools. 
• Strong skills working with security tools, vulnerability management, SIEMs, log analysis, incident management, Threat Hunting, Logging maturity assessments, automation. 
• Substantial and broad technical knowledge of IT and OT Infrastructure areas of responsibility 
• Current or progression towards GIAC or CISSP certification would be desirable.  

What the role will include

• Champion strategic improvements of logging, detection and response capabilities; including process automation 
• Take a lead role in the day-to-day monitoring and analysing of security events that occur within our environment. 
• Participate in security incident response and recommend remediation actions as required. 
• Operate and configure vulnerability management and security information and event management tools. 
• Identify and analyse security threats and risks and provide direction for implementing security risk mitigation activities.  
• Champion cyber security awareness within the business.  
• Undertake root-cause analysis to ensure prevention of problem re-occurrence. 
• Present ideas and solutions that complement business requirements.  

Does this role sound like a match? 

Submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of the role. 

Applications close 1 April 2024 

As part of the recruitment process you will be required to complete Pre-Employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.  

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date. 

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace: 

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.  

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at or 9420 2000. 

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