Summary:

We are seeking a Cyber Operations Security Expert as below

• Role/s: EL1 Cyber Operations Security Expert
• The Cyber Operations Security Expert, will undertake technical cyber security activities under
• the leadership of the Director of Cyber Security Operations. The Cyber Operations Security
• Expert,must possess and demonstrate technical competency in areas of cloud security
• (Azure/AWS), endpoint and network security, threat intelligence and hunting, data loss
• prevention, vulnerability management, and incident response. The Cyber Operations Security
• Expert,will be required to support and contribute to the protection of the Agency’s systems,
• users, and data, to support NDIA’s objectives to “build a world-leading National Disability
• Insurance Scheme”.
• As part of the Cyber Security Operations team, the role will help ensure that NDIA has the
• capability to build and protect cyber-resilient information technology platforms and support
• strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

The role will involve the key responsibilities:

• Lead proactive monitoring, investigation, and mitigation of security incidents within security
• tools (including Sentinel, Microsoft Defender 365 stack, Azure Security Centre, Splunk )
• Analyse security event data and identifying suspicious/malicious activity from networks and systems
• Lead incident response activities including initial and detailed investigation, computer forensics, chain of custody implications
• Respond to events and incidents using established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Be a point of escalation for complex incidents and act as a subject matter expert in areas of cloud security, active defence, and threat mitigation
• Develop and manage phishing simulations
• Research new and evolving threats and vulnerabilities to the Agency’s threat landscape
• Conduct log analysis and develop visualisation and reporting within Splunk
• Identify critical data sources required by cyber for ingestion and normalisation into the SIEMs
• Collaborate with Security Operations and IT engineers to implement security controls
• Supervise, mentor and develop junior staff, and identify areas of people, process, and defensive tool improvement
• Produce and disseminate incident response reports, activity reports, and intelligence and threat briefs
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