Senior Client Systems Security Engineer

TAFE NSW - Life Changing Careers

Senior Client Systems Security Engineer

TAFE Worker Level 9

Location: Negotiable within a TAFE NSW Campus

Full-time Permanent Position

Base salary range of $119,757 - $132,188 p.a plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. 

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer First, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.   

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

The Senior Client Systems Security Engineer is responsible for supporting and informing the Manager Client Systems regarding the secure design, implementation and operation of TAFE’s physical and virtual end user environment across a large and geographically dispersed organisation. The position works broadly and collaboratively with other Security Engineers and specialists and has an afterhours on-call requirement to meet business needs.

We have 1 x permanent position with hybrid and flexible work arrangements and negotiable location within NSW (Subject to campus availability).

About You

As a Senior Client Systems Security Engineer, you will monitor and maintain TAFE NSW's end user computer environment to ensure reliability, performance and security. You will advocate for continuous improvement in TAFE’s operating environment. You have a proactive approach in overseeing desktop infrastructure to ensure security, conduct analysis on practice and procedures to drive innovation and implement appropriate strategies to promote a safe workplace. 

You will have significant experience in Client Systems Security Engineering roles with specialist technical capabilities relevant to the role in a large organisation with complex technology systems or similar. You will also have demonstrated experience applying information security and/or cyber security principles and concepts and willingness and ability to work on-call afterhours to meet operational requirements.

You confidently communicate with stakeholders, have sound judgement in identifying risks and delivering solutions, and are a team player. You work well autonomously but enjoy building trusting relationships and take initiative and promote practices to ensure compliance across the team.

Highly Regarded

• Ability to maintain a secure and consistent end user environment through the use of relevant tools, group policies, and scripting languages such as Powershell, Python and Bash.
• Experience managing end user devices with Intune, Config Manager, Jamf Pro and endpoint security with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
• Previous involvement in the design and implementation of security controls to meet the requirements outlined in the Australian Signals Directorate Essential Eight.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join a supportive, specialist team where your growth and personal development is valued. Apply below!

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close: Sunday 4th February 2024 at 11.55pm

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• A cover letter outlining your suitability to the role
• Response to the 2 targeted questions below when prompted within the application process (300 words each)

Targeted Question 1: The Senior Client Systems Security Engineer role involves working with multiple platforms to manage and secure end user devices at TAFE campuses across NSW. Describe your experience with designing and implementing effective security controls to comply with relevant standards and regulations for an organisation.

Targeted Question 2: Senior Client Systems Security Engineers need to be adept at problem solving, provide a recent example of where you demonstrated your ability to work through a high-level security issue to identify an effective solution for the business. What process did you follow and how did you ensure an appropriate outcome was achieved?

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Hina Maudarbocus via email ***************@tafensw.edu.au or call 0435077***.

Role-specific enquiries: Contact Michele Liva, Senior Manager Client Technologies via email ************@tafensw.edu.au

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

For ongoing positions in the NSW Public Sector, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. 

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this eligibility list. 

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.