Senior Security Engineer - Tier 3

Sydney, NSW 2000

Macquarie Technology Group

Founded in 1992, Macquarie Technology Group (ASX:MAQ) is Australia’s number one managed hosting and business-only telecommunications company.

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About us
We’re growing, not slowing, here at Macquarie Technology Group because we’re passionate about doing things differently. We want to challenge the industry and look for better ways of doing things. As a team, Macquarie Government are hardworking, results and success focused. We also take the time to celebrate our success and make sure our people are doing work that makes a difference.
We believe that collaboration & team connection is key for success. This role will be based in Sydney with a blended working arrangement of 3 days in our CBD offices & the remaining working from home. #LI-Hybrid
We require security clearance for this role, you must be an Australian citizen to be eligible to obtain a security clearance.
The Opportunity
The purpose of the Senior Security Engineer - Architecture position is to build best in class cyber security solutions for Macquarie Technology’s Secure Internet Gateway and Government Cyber Security Services that operate within Macquarie Technology’s Datacentres. 
We provide a secure hosting and gateway services up to and including "PROTECTED" to Australian Government Agencies.
The Senior Security Engineer ensures that Macquarie owned and managed systems within the SIG gateway and network are up to date and operational. You will also be accountable for building and monitoring systems directly related to the SIG and Government customers utilising the SIG infrastructure. 

Why Us?

  • We're Great Place to Work Certified in 2024.
  • We're Australia's #2 Great Place to Work.
  • We have the highest Net Promoter Score on the ASX, the World's best customer experience & crowned in 2020 at the World Communications Awards.
  • You’ll make an impact: Enjoy being part of a driven team with a collaborative culture that values decision-makers and action.
  • We Invest in you: Accelerate your career through our learning and development opportunities - think Gallup strengths-based training, defined career pathways and fantastic internal mobility opportunities across the group.
  • A dynamic and supportive team that values smart thinking.
  • A workplace where your business insights are celebrated.
  • We have been named a Global Winner of the 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award!

What you'll be doing

  • Lead the implementation of SOC Security Services.
  • Investigate and implement preventive and corrective counter-measures against cyber-threats.
  • Perform vulnerability scanning and advice to remediation teams within the wider Government team.
  • Providing security infrastructure operational support.
  • Development and optimisation of customer reporting dashboard on security events.
  • Tier 3 escalation point
  • System administration of relevant vulnerability management tools, such as system patching, upgrades, and tuning.
  • Respond to security incidents along with developing and delivering training program for Security Operation Centre.
  •  Evaluate impact of security bulletins & alerts including, AUSCert, SANS, ASD, vendors etc

Your required experience and skills

  • Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or Network Engineering.
  • An Australian citizen, eligible to obtain ASD Government security clearance.
  • Ideally 5 year’s experience in support role. ISP and cyber security  exposure is an advantage.
  • Strong hands-on experience working with a major SIEM tool such as Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Experience with Splunk is highly desirable.
  • Good understanding of Firewalls (Layer 3 to 7) and process to troubleshoot incidents.
  • Strong Linux navigation; file and log management skills.
  • Strong networking experience including understanding of application and network protocols use and behaviours.
  • Experience working in cyber security issues such as computer intrusions, malicious code, phishing and SPAM.
  • Good understanding of threat actors Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP’s) and how these could relate to a gateway environment.
  • Understanding of log collection and filtering technologies from firewalls, switches and servers such as syslog.
  • Ability to automate mundane tasks using scripting languages such as Bash, python and Ruby is desirable.
If this excites you, apply now, we'd love to hear from you!
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Tags: Bash Clearance Computer Science Firewalls Linux Monitoring Python Ruby SANS Scripting Security Clearance Sentinel SIEM SOC Splunk Vulnerability management

Perks/benefits: Career development Team events

Region: Asia/Pacific
Country: Australia

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