82 Degrees North is seeking experienced Wintel Infrastructure Engineers to support a major Commonwealth Government program across Canberra and Melbourne.

These positions are suited to experienced Windows infrastructure engineers who also bring strong cyber security and enterprise security hardening experience. The primary focus is Wintel engineering, with successful candidates contributing to security uplift and remediation activities across complex, high-security enterprise environments.

The opportunity
Expected commencement: February 2027
Up to two 12-month extensions
Up to 40 hours per week
Predominantly onsite, with WFH arrangements potentially available on a case-by-case basis
Current NV2 or TSPV clearance required

What you’ll be doing
Implement security controls to uplift the security posture of enterprise systems
Engineer, administer and secure enterprise Wintel environments
Develop SOPs covering security and system administration activities
Participate in technical workshops supporting solution design and remediation
Prototype and test security configurations to support technical advice and implementation
Support vulnerability assessment and remediation activities




Automate system administration and security tasks through scripting and/or application development

What we're looking for

We’re particularly interested in candidates with solid hands-on Windows/Wintel infrastructure engineering experience, combined with:
5+ years of technical cyber security experience
Demonstrated experience securing and hardening enterprise systems
Practical experience implementing one or more of the Essential Eight mitigation strategies
Strong scripting or automation capability for system administration, vulnerability assessment or cyber remediation
Experience working within complex enterprise ICT environments

Experience with Azure or AWS will be highly regarded, along with experience identifying and remediating Active Directory compromise risks.

This is primarily a Wintel engineering chance with a robust security focus, rather than a pure cyber security, SOC or GRC role.

Security requirements

Candidates must hold a current NV2 or TSPV security clearance at the time of application and must be willing to undertake additional organisational suitability requirements prior to commencement.

Note that the OSA process can be very lengthy (Months) so keep this into consideration when applying
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📌 Wintel Infrastructure Engineers Canberra Or Melbourneminimum
🏢 82 Degrees North
📍 Canberra