It security analyst (melton)

Band 8 - Salary Range $127,546 to $142,788 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state‐of‐the‐art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You'll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

Melton City Council is seeking a skilled and proactive IT Security Analyst to join our Information Technology team within the Organisational Performance Directorate. This is a pivotal role that supports the development and implementation of robust cybersecurity controls and processes to protect Council's digital infrastructure and services.

You will work closely with the Wider IT teams to enhance business outcomes and customer experience through secure technology enablement. This is your chance to contribute to a growing municipality that values innovation, inclusivity, and community impact.

• Contribute to the development and execution of Council's cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
• Lead incident response activities, analyse alerts, and update procedures based on learnings.
• Manage and optimise security platforms including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, and Azure AD.
• Perform identity and access management, including Conditional Access policy enforcement.
• Maintain documentation and standard operating procedures to support compliance and audits.

To view the Position Description, click here.

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• A tertiary qualification in Information Technology or a related field, with relevant experience.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and Microsoft 365 security features.
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management, cloud security, and vulnerability management.
• Practical experience across the incident response lifecycle and security log analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Current valid Victorian driver's licence.

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there's a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and are reflected in everything we do; our decision‐making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we'd love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Staff Advantages | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

If you require further information about the position, please contact Saeed Ahmed, Cloud Infra & Network Lead on 9747 7360.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre‐employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.