APS6 Wintel Infrastructure Engineer - National Security / Defence

Location: ACT or VIC
Contract: 12 months, with 2 x 12-month extension options
Pay: $100 - $120 p/h including super (negotiable)
Work type: Full time, up to 40 hours per week
Work arrangement: Onsite, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis

Clearance: Must hold a current NV2 clearance or above

About the Role

This is a hands-on Wintel security engineering role with our Federal Government client. You will help harden enterprise Windows infrastructure and improve security across a sensitive national security workplace. You will implement security controls, develop SOPs, prototype security configurations and support technical design and remediation activities.

You will also use scripting or application development to automate administration, vulnerability assessment and cyber-risk remediation.

What You'll Be Doing
Implement security controls to improve enterprise security posture
Develop SOPs for security and administrative tasks
Facilitate and participate in security design and remediation workshops




Prototype security configurations to support technical advice
Automate system administration and vulnerability assessment activities
Develop tools that help assess or remediate cyber risks
Support Active Directory security remediation
Work across enterprise Wintel infrastructure in a sensitive workplace

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)
You've built at least 5 years of technical Cyber Security experience
You've worked hands-on with security across enterprise systems
You've implemented one or more Essential Eight Mitigation Strategies
You can use scripting or application development to automate system administration, vulnerability assessment or cyber-risk remediation
You're an Australian citizen
You must hold a current NV2 clearance or above

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)
Experience with cloud systems such as Azure or AWS
Experience evaluating and implementing remediation linked to Active Directory compromise detection and mitigation

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