Junior Cyber Security Analyst

Company Description

Leidos is a Fortune 500® Technology, Engineering, and Science Solutions and Services leader. Leidos’ 47,000 global employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

Leidos Australia has been a trusted partner to the Australian Government, including the Department of Defence, for more than 25 years, having delivered some of the most complex software and systems integration projects in Australia. With a local workforce of around 2,000, of which 85% hold a government security clearance, we have one of the largest security-cleared workforces in Australia. Our team is also backed by Leidos’ global expertise, experience and capabilities.

Job Description

At Leidos Australia, we operate a 24x7x365 Central Processing Cyber Security Operations Centre (CP SOC) capability, with the Department of Defence. CP SOC works collaboratively with the Defence Security Operations Centre (DSOC) to assist in defending one of the largest and most complex ICT networks in the southern hemisphere.

We are seeking a Junior Cyber Security Analyst to join CP SOC.

If you want to break into Cyber Security, or seeking to move into a new role, while being part of a high performance team, which is committed to your professional growth, with a mission focused on defending critical national infrastructure, then this is the job for you. 

This is a permanent role that requires the successful applicant to working on a rotating shift roster (typically 12 hour shifts) onsite at HMAS Harman in Canberra.

This role offers you the opportunity to:

• Develop your technical and cyber security skill sets
• Build and shape security tooling to defend critical national security infrastructure
• Challenge yourself by sinking your teeth into some wicked problem sets
• Help build the team culture that you have always wanted to work in

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Self-starting individual with the right attitude, aptitude and zeal to identify, take ownership of and solve challenging problems
• Interest in continual learning and development of themselves
• Be prepared to rapidly upskill yourself to respond to adversaries
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• An awareness of applicable industry and government cyber security frameworks

As a Junior Security Analyst working within a 24/7 Security Operations team you will monitor networks and endpoints for security events, alerts, active threats, intrusions and compromises and perform triage.  Depending on the issue you may manage the event end to end, consult with your peers or escalate as appropriate. 

This is a great opportunity to build upon your existing technical knowledge and skills and grow your career in a dedicated cyber security role.  Your responsibilities will include;

• Analysis of security events from multiple sources including but not limited to events from the Security Information and Event Management tool, network intrusion systems and Host based Intrusion Prevention tools (AV, HIPS, Application Whitelisting);
• Monitor and assess emerging threats and vulnerabilities to the environment and ensure those requiring action are addressed;
• Security Incident Management, advice and education and maintaining the currency and health of the deployed security tools;
• Provide technical administration support for security suite of software and hardware;
• Produce contractual and stakeholder reports and review, document and improve processes to contribute to the overall security of the environment.

Qualifications

About You and What You’ll Bring

Coupled with your education and/or practical experience, you will be customer-focused and motivated to learn new technologies and go the extra mile to ensure customer needs are met.  In addition you will demonstrate the following knowledge and skills;

• Cyber Security or IT experience performing critical thinking tasks, troubleshooting endpoint or network issues
• Understanding of incident management and response and reviewing threat data from various sources.
• Adept understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems
• Experience reviewing raw log files, data correlation and analysis would be an advantage i.e. firewall, network, IDS, system logs.
• Current ICT Security qualifications or working towards qualifications such as GSEC, GCIA or CompTIA Security+
• A demonstrative willingness to learn Cyber and a desire to learn and grow.

Successful candidates will be required to be Australian Citizen and hold and maintain a minimum NV-1 Australian Government Security Clearance, with the expectation of obtaining an NV-2.

Additional Information

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. 

As a business we are focusing on setting people up for growth and success, so individuals can develop specialist skills and make significant contributions whilst broadening their experience within the cyber security field.  If this sounds like you and you have the right attitude coupled with the willingness to challenge yourself and want to be in a team delivering security capability for government – apply today.

We embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.