**Job Details**:
**Location**
Geelong
**Salary**
+ Super
**Job Type**
Full Time
**Ref**
BBBH95028_1666333362
**Contact**
Liam Lasslett
**Posted**
about 1 hour ago
**The opportunity**
Our client is a community focused federal government agency. They have an exciting opportunity available for an Junior Cyber Security Analyst to help oversee a range of technical cyber security initiatives to help improve the Agency's overall Cyber Operations
12-month initial contract with the option to extend a further 12 months. APS5 level role paying open market rates with the option to be based in **Geelong**, including 2 days working from home each week, with the remaining 3 on site.
**The role**
The Cyber Security Analyst will undertake technical cyber security activities under the leadership of line managers that report to the Director of Cyber Security Operations. The Cyber Security Analyst should have an understanding and demonstrate knowledge in areas of cloud security (Azure/AWS), endpoint and network security, threat intelligence and hunting, data loss prevention, vulnerability management, and incident response. The Cyber Security Analyst will be required to support and contribute to the protection of the Agency's systems and information to support the Agency's objectives.
The Cyber Security Analyst will work within the Cyber Security Operations Centre and could be required to work on a rotating roster in the future (0700 and 1900 AEST).
**Your responsibilities will include**:
- Proactive monitoring, investigations, and mitigation of security incidents within security tools (including Microsoft Defender 365 stack, Azure Security Centre, IntSights, Splunk)
- Analysing security event data and identifying suspicious/malicious activity from networks and system logs
- Perform incident response including initial and detailed investigation, as well as containment, eradication, recovery, and reporting activities with support from other team members.
- Responding to events and incidents using established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Perform and manage phishing simulations
- Research new and evolving threats and vulnerabilities that impact the Agency and work with system owners to mitigate or patch systems
- Develop use cases for monitoring, and implement visualisation and reporting
- Identify critical data sources required by cyber security for ingestion and normalisation into the SIEM
**About you**
- ** Australian citizenship is a requirement to be eligible for this position**:
- Experience in an IT, software, or cyber security related field
- The ability to work with limited supervision and to quickly gain knowledge of in a range of technologies
- Knowledge of the Information Security Manual (ISM) and cyber security concepts
- Familiarity with log aggregation and Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) systems
- Knowledge of Incident Response Frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-61 Incident Handling Guide, Mitre Frameworks)
- Formal tertiary qualifications or industry certifications in a cyber security related field (e.g., CompTIA Security+, SANs, CEH, Azure/AWS Courses, Splunk Certified)
- Developed written and verbal communication skills
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