One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage a Lead Cyber Specialist. This is a long-term contractual position.

Please check below all the job details:

Contract Duration: 03 Years (12 months initially + 24 months extension)

Work Location : Canberra (03 Days office/02 Days home per week)

Eligibility: You must need to have Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance

Essential Criteria:

- Demonstrated experience in cyber vulnerability management, including assessment and prioritization of CVEs in complex enterprise environments.
- Proven ability to conduct risk-based vulnerability assessments and provide actionable security advice.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Tenable (specifically on-premises Tenable platforms) for vulnerability scanning, validation, and management.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Splunk for log analysis (including query scripting), event correlation, and cyber security investigations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills,



with the ability to translate technical cyber security issues into transparent, decision ready advice.
- Experience working within Australian Government or highly regulated environments.

Desirable Criteria:

- Experience in application security (AppSec), including secure development pipelines and application layer vulnerabilities.
- Experience assessing software supply chain and open source dependency risks.
- Familiarity with secure CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and contributing to cyber security governance processes.

The Next step is easy: If you are interested, you may send an email to [email protected] Referral incentive program: As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get $1000 for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates.

📌 Cyber Security Specialist (Canberra)
🏢 IT Alliance Australia
📍 Canberra