Senior Security Systems Engineer (PROJ-4594)

Canberra Melbourne Sydney
7 December 2025
NV2 PV
Application ends: 15 January 2026
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Deadline date:
15 January 2026
$155 - $175

Job Description

Remote is seeking a Senior Security Systems Engineer to join the team in ASD, supporting Government Uplift’s Cyber Security Remediation Program (CURP). This role provides specialist technical and cyber expertise to multiple Australian Government entities, delivering advice, designing and implementing security controls, and remediating system risks across security domains. Responsibilities include developing security documentation, facilitating workshops, creating and testing prototype configurations, and implementing controls aligned with the ISM, Essential Eight and other relevant cyber security standards. (LH-05209)

Role Description

The Security Systems Engineer will perform the following:

  • Work across multiple external Australian Government entities to deliver advice and implement security controls, enhancing the security posture of systems from Official to Top Secret.
  • Develop documentation for security engineering and administrative tasks (e.g. SOPs, Request for Change, design documentation, as-built-as-configured, etc.).
  • Facilitate and participate in workshops focused on security engineering design and remediation activities.
  • Develop and test prototype security configurations to inform the development of advice and guidance
  • Implement security controls in accordance with ASD’s Information Security Manual (ISM), Essential Eight, or other industry cyber security standards.

Essential criteria

  • Ability to work independently and effectively in hybrid or remote teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce technical documentation, reports, presentations, and senior executive briefings.
  • Ability to provide direction to others regarding the purpose and importance of their work.
  • Ability to illustrate the relationship between operational tasks and organisational goals to others.
  • Sets work tasks for others that align with the strategic objectives and communicates expected outcomes.
  • Minimum 7 years experience as a Systems Engineer. Demonstrating experience, providing advice, designing, implementing, and remediating one or more of the following:
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Networking, Gateway or Software-Defined Networking
  • Cross Domain Solutions and/or Diodes
  • Sentinel or Splunk
  • Enterprise Linux, Unix, or Similar environments, such as RHEL
  • Cloud environments, such as SaaS, PaaS, or laaS on Azure, AWS, GPC, or similar
  • Complex Windows Enterprise Environments

Desirable criteria

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, or equivalent industry training and/or certification.
  • Experience in identifying, implementing and/or applying security controls.

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