Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Job Description

In order to support growth in our security operations functions, Leidos Australia is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Analyst for a permanent opportunity.

In this role, you will perform data analysis, incident response, investigative analysis, and research on existing and emerging cyber threats.

You will be expected to "think like an adversary" and engage in threat hunting operations leveraging your understanding of the tactics, techniques and procedures employed by advanced threats combined with intelligence from multiple sources. Additionally, you will provide reporting and briefings to other teams and leadership in order to maintain appropriate levels of situational awareness, and contribute to technical innovation to further evolve defensive capabilities and methodologies

• Managing and reporting on security incidents within defined timeperiods
• Configuring business rules on Security Information and EventManagement (SIEM) and peripheral security systems, including AV, HIDS/HIPS,NIDS, DLP, Whitelisting and log management tools.
• Leverage understanding of tactics, techniques and procedures associated with advanced threats to create and add custom signatures that mitigate highly dynamic threats to our client.
• Lead threat hunt operations using known adversary tactics, techniques and procedures, as well as indicators of attack, in order to detect advanced threats to the enterprise.
• Develop security operational documentation and Incident reportwriting;
• Undertake management Service Level Reporting in line withcontractual requirements and emerging business needs on the security of theenvironment;
• Monitoring and managing the roll out of security updates tosecurity infrastructure components;
• Maintain Security toolsets in accordance with security processes (AV, HIPS, NIPS, SIEM/Log Management and Whitelisting.
• Identify and evaluate new sources of intelligence, and integrate numerous types of cyber security data sources into cyber threat analysis products.
• Identify and evaluate new sources of intelligence, and integrate numerous types of cyber security data sources into cyber threat analysis products.
• Assist the 24x7 shift team with thesecurity elements of IT networks and applications within the program.

Qualifications

This role is suited to a senior Cyber Analyst who has strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Appropriate degree from an accredited university or equivalentexperience/combined;
• Relevant professional memberships desirable;
• Industry ICT Security qualifications such as CISSP, GIAC, GCIGHetc;
• Professional experience maintaining and monitoring SIEM, End pointsecurity tools (HIDS/HIPS); experience in Systems Engineering using formalengineering security methods;
• Experience with McAfee and Cisco platforms an advantage;
• Demonstrated ability in providing leadership, direction andcoordination to a team of professionals;
• Experience in performing network traffic analysis utilising rawpacket data, net flow, IDS’ and Firewall logs/concepts;
• Demonstratedability to consistently produce excellent results in a complex environment;
• Current NV1 or NV2 clearance.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate must be an AustralianCitizen, hold a government NV-1security clearance, with the expectation of obtaining an NV-2.

At Leidos you’ll enjoy 12 weeks’ paid parental leave as a primary carer, flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing and more. Foster your career through complete access to learning and development and mentoring opportunities, we have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions.