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SalaryApplication closing date: Friday, 01 March 2024 • 11:59pm, Canberra time
Estimated start date: Monday, 01 April 2024
Location of work: ACT
Working arrangements: Remote working may be suitable to support the requirements of this role. The Department also supports flexible working from home arrangements on a case-by-case basis subject to the business needs of the supervising manager and business unit. Please indicate clearly in your response the candidates desired work location if outside ACT/Canberra.
Length of contract: 12 months
Contract extensions: 2 x 12 months
Security clearance: Must have Baseline
Rates: $120 - $140 per hour (inc. super)
The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) plays a key role in the Australian Government's agenda to create jobs and build a stronger, more resilient, and competitive economy. The Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) is an exciting, fast-paced division that drives the digital agenda for the Department. The Cyber Security team within the Digital Strategy & Cyber Security branch is seeking to engage a Splunk Engineer to lead the engineering, administration and tuning of a highly complex Splunk environment.
The Splunk Engineer will be responsible for maintaining the overall Splunk architecture and the effectiveness and efficiency of the SIEM. This includes proficiency in managing search heads, indexers, deployment servers and heavy forwarders. To assist the mission of the SOC, a strong understanding of Enterprise Security and SOAR is required. The Splunk Engineer will work closely with other members of the SOC and Cyber security team.
The Splunk engineer should also demonstrate advanced knowledge of Splunk Cloud and the configuration of federated search. The Splunk engineer will engage with end users, external teams and vendors to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and provide support for the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards. The Splunk engineer will require good understanding of ITIL and change processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage Splunk Cloud environment application updates, dashboarding, integrations and health checks
- Onboard new data/log sources
- Run queries and searches to inform SOC requests
- Perform data quality and data model assessments on a periodic basis
- Maintain Heavy Forwarding logging infrastructure
- Maintain existing on premise Splunk enterprise and SOAR - including patching, application updates integrations and health checks
- Assist in playbook and automation maintenance
- Assist in Use Case development
- Investigate technologies to assist with vulnerability analysis and remediation efforts
- Stay up-to-date with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and trends in the cybersecurity industry
- Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field. Relevant certifications such as Splunk User, Core, Architect, ES and SOAR are preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity Knowledge of common cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors. Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud and Splunk SOAR
- Experience with case, incident and ticket management Experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow and Atlassian
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
