Overview
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) is a global leader in intelligent transportation solutions, specializing in technologies that make public transit more productive, accessible, and user-friendly. A significant feature is providing Fare and Payment card services to government and municipal customers across the globe.
Job Details: Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) is a global leader in intelligent transportation solutions, specializing in technologies that make public transit more efficient, accessible, and user-friendly. A significant feature is providing Fare and Payment card services to government and municipal customers across the globe.
Job Summary:
As a member of the Cubic Information Security Team, you will be responsible for supporting efforts to monitor security for Cubic systems and assist in the analysis and response to incidents. The successful candidate must be proficient at security monitoring using Tenable, Crowd Strike, Splunk, and Imperva and other security tools. Work will be on Windows and Linux assets in cloud or data centers. Analysts will be responsible for IT security tools and processes to manage and report operational security risks to operations teams for remediation. The analyst must have an intimate awareness of PCI security compliance expectations. The candidate will be a partner to support external audits to facilitate PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and SOC compliance/audit efforts. Scanning operations will involve routine daily or weekly operations as well as support for pen testing or audit efforts. Findings must be risk rated and effectively escalated for remediation. Will be recognised internally as a subject matter expert. Works autonomously, able to assess and drive work priorities, with limited support or guidance needed.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Security Monitoring Configuration
- Design and implement security monitoring solutions using SIEM, EDR, NDR, CSPM, and cloud-native tools (e.g. Azure Cloud Defender, AWS Security Hub, Guard Duty, Inspector, and Cloud Watch).
- Integrate log sources from on-prem systems (firewalls, servers, endpoints, network devices) and cloud platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) into centralized monitoring systems.
- Develop and tune detection rules and correlation logic to identify suspicious behavior, policy violations, and potential threats.
- Tune detection rules to reduce false positives and improve signal-to-noise ratio.
- Maintain visibility across hybrid environments by ensuring telemetry coverage and log integrity.
- Threat Detection and Analysis
- Monitor alerts and logs for indicators of compromise (IOCs) and suspicious activity.
- Correlate events across multiple sources to identify potential threats.
- Perform triage and initial investigation of alerts to determine severity, scope, and potential impact.
- Use threat intelligence feeds to enrich alerts and prioritize response.
- Incident Escalation and Coordination
- Document and escalate validated security incidents to the appropriate operations or incident response teams.
- Provide detailed context, including affected systems, users, and potential impact.
- Collaborate with operations staff to ensure timely containment, eradication, and recovery.
- Track and report on escalated incidents, including root cause analysis and remediation status.
- Continuous Improvement
- Review and refine detection logic based on incident post-mortems, false positives, emerging threats, and operational feedback.
- Participate in threat hunting and proactive analysis to identify gaps in monitoring coverage.
- Recommend and implement automation for alert triage and response workflows.
- Contribute to playbooks and standard operating procedures for alert handling and escalation.
- Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security technologies.
- Compliance and Reporting
- Ensure monitoring configurations support regulatory and policy requirements (e.g., PCI, ISO 27001, GDPR, CIS, etc).
- Generate reports on security posture, alert trends, and incident metrics for leadership and governance teams.
- Assist with audits and provide evidence of monitoring controls and incident handling.
- General Duties and Responsibilities
- Reliably demonstrate accountability for work assignments and proactive communications about issues and status. A strong history of proactively identifying effective solutions for challenges.
- Able to work effectively and uphold professional standards, with the customer and system stakeholders.
- Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised
- Methodical and Attentive to detail
- Proactive in seeking advice from security subject matter experts when required
- Comfortable working with staff at all levels and in other geographical locations within the organization
- Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System
- Comply with Cubic's quality, health, safety, and security policies.
- Support the company's strategic objectives and collaborate across departments.
- Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in services or IT systems in a mission critical setting.
- University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technical fields, or Business Administration with relevant IT work experience.
- At least 5 years’ experience working in IT security and/or Payment Card processing systems. Strong understanding of technical concepts, as well as demonstrated ability to understand complex internally developed systems.
- The candidate must reside within commuting distance from CTS offices in Brisbane QLD, Sydney NSW or Wellington NZ, and be able to periodically travel within the region.
- Desirable: Certification as an Information Security professional (e.g. ISACA CISA/CISM/CRISC, ISC(2) CISSP, BCS CISMP/IISP) and Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council certification (ISA/ QSA)
Desirable
- Deep understanding of security risks and threats as they relate to the company’s operating environments.
Condition of Employment:
Successful outcome of a National Police Check
The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.
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