Specialist - Security Engineering

• Employment Type: Full Time, continuing role as Specialist – Security Engineering within UNSW IT
• Starting salary $110,073 plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Location: Kensington campus in NSW (Hybrid Flexible Working)

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. We’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

The Specialist – Security Engineering is a key position in the Cyber Security Engineering team responsible for the implementation, configuration, and support of cyber security services across multiple environments including on-premises, public, and hybrid cloud. The Specialist will have knowledge and experience with security controls including but not limited to network firewalls, endpoint security, secure email gateways, and data loss prevention, as well as cloud native security services in AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft

365. The role will be responsible for protecting and hardening our networks, systems, and applications working closely with our MSSP’s, technology partners, and internal teams. The role reports to the Manager, Security Engineering and has no direct reports.

Specific accountabilities for this role include:

• Implement, configure, upgrade, and optimise security services and technologies hosted onpremises and in public cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Monitor and respond to operational alerts and incidents impacting security services in partnership with UNSW IT, faculties, divisions, external partners, and other stakeholders as required.
• Document and review operating procedures, technical standards, service management plans, processes, designs, knowledge base articles and other documentation as required.
• Support the CI/CD pipeline following an Infrastructure-as-Code approach to automate security testing and manage security services.
• Regular review and assessment of security controls ensuring they are operating as designed
• Detect and respond to reported security incidents and requests ensuring they are appropriately triaged, prioritized, and remediated.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.
• You will be required to participate in a rotating on-call roster.

Skills and Experience:

• A relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum three years of combined industry experience in any of the following areas: security operations, incident response, penetration testing, governance, or consulting.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and configuring security controls such as SIEM, firewalls, endpoint security, and secure email gateways
• Demonstrated experience in managing and configuring cloud native security services across cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365 to secure cloud infrastructure and hosted enterprise applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proven capacity to exercise initiative, flexibility and to be proactive in development of robust solutions to problems.
• Demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively on initiatives with a range of people at different levels within an organisation.
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.
• CISSP, CCSP, and OSCP certifications are highly desirable but not required.

Benefits and Culture

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc) 
• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments 
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

How to Apply: please apply through the portal, we would like you to submit a full application including resume and addressing the who you are section.

Applications close: Sunday 9th of Feb 2025 at 11.30pm

Get in touch

Jen MacLachlan, Talent Acquisition – UNSW IT

j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au

Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.