The Cybersecurity Specialist role is a key position within the organisation's information assurance framework.
This critical function involves providing expert advice, guidance and analysis relating to engineering changes for various systems.
1. You will be responsible for integrating cyberworthiness considerations into the engineering effort for systems, subsystems and networks.
2. Contributions will be made to ICT, Emanation or Physical security certification and accreditation activities throughout the engineering lifecycle.
3. A comprehensive assessment and mitigation of system security threats/risks will be conducted throughout the program life cycle.
4. System security requirements will be identified, defined and analysed in order to ensure optimal performance.
5. Security test and evaluation activities will be planned and conducted to verify system integrity.
6. Security documentation will be prepared and developed to support system authorisation.
7. System, subsystem and component design artefacts will be reviewed to ensure compliance with relevant standards.
8. Liaison will be maintained with Australian defence security authorities to ensure regulatory compliance.
9. Security documentation will be produced/maintained to support achieving ICT, Emanation and Physical Security accreditation of the systems and networks.
This role requires working under the direction of the Cybersecurity Lead and supporting the Cybersecurity team in providing expert advice, guidance and analysis relating to engineering change proposals for assigned system changes.
Key responsibilities: Integrating cyberworthiness considerations, contributing to ICT, Emanation or Physical security certification and accreditation activities, assessing and mitigating system security threats/risks, identifying, defining and analysing system security requirements, planning and conducting security test and evaluation activities, preparing and developing security documentation, reviewing system, subsystem and component design artefacts, liaising with Australian defence security authorities, and producing/maintaining security documentation to support achieving ICT, Emanation and Physical Security accreditation of the systems and networks.