Overview
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an IT Security Specialist supporting our Customer in Alice Springs, Australia. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career.
Responsibilities
* Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Monitor, evaluate, and maintain systems and procedures to safeguard internal information systems, network, databases, and Web-based security.
* Monitors and analyzes Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to identify security issues for remediation.
* Recognizes potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and conducts thorough reviews and analyses of relevant event detail and summary information.
* Communicates alerts to agencies regarding intrusions and compromises to their network infrastructure, applications, and operating systems.
* Assists with implementation of countermeasures or mitigating controls.
* Conducts regular audits to ensure that systems are being operated securely, and information systems security policies and procedures are being implemented as defined in security plans.
* Safeguards the network against unauthorized infiltration, modification, destruction, or disclosure.
* Researches, evaluates, tests, and implements new security software or devices.
* Conducts routine investigations of information systems security violations and incidents, reporting as necessary to management.
* Ensures the integrity and protection of networks, systems, and applications by technical enforcement of organizational security policies, through monitoring of vulnerability scanning devices.
* Implements, enforces, communicates, and develops security policies or plans for data, software applications, hardware, telecommunications, and information systems security education/awareness programs.
* Performs periodic and on-demand system audits and vulnerability assessments, including user accounts, application access, file system and external Web integrity scans to determine compliance.
* Prepares incident reports of analysis methodology and results.
* Ensure compliance with regulations and privacy laws.
Qualifications
* Education: Bachelors Degree or equivalent technical training, certification(s) or experience
* Experience: 1+ years of related experience
* Certification: Candidate must possess an appropriate and current DoD 8570/8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Certification to be considered for employment. CompTIA Security+ CE Certification is the preferred certification.
* Security Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
GDIT Culture and Benefits
* Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
* Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
* Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
* Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Own Your Opportunity
Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.
Salary and Benefits Information
The likely salary range for this position is $106,250 - $143,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted. View information about benefits and our total rewards program.
About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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