• Permanent Full Time
• $83,714.28 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the Cyber team

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

The Security Analyst plays a crucial role in monitors, investigates, and responds to cybersecurity threats to protect the Council's information systems and data integrity.

Reporting to the Security Operations Lead, responsible for ensuring the security and integrity of Hume's information systems and assets, protecting Hume from cyber threats and maintaining compliance with relevant legislations.

What you’ll be doing:

• Monitor security systems, networks, and applications to identify and analyse potential security threats and anomalies.
• Conduct thorough triage and incident response including threat analysis, containment and remediation.
• Monitor and analyse security logs from various sources to detect suspicious activities and security breaches. 
• Manage vulnerability assessments and security evaluations to identify weaknesses in information systems and applications.
• Develop and maintain documentation of security incidents, findings, and remediation actions.
• Collaborate with IT team to implement security patches, updates, and preventive measures.
• Stay current with emerging security threats, vulnerabilities and industry technical best practices.
• Assist in the development and enforcement of information security policies and procedures.
• Support in security reports and metrics for management review and compliance purposes.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Works are well defined but the method, technology, process, or equipment to be used must be selected from a range of available alternatives.
• Guidance and counsel may be available within the time available to make a choice.
• Thorough understanding of the relevant technology, procedures and processes used within their operating unit.
• Understanding of the role and function of the senior employees to which they provide support, an understanding of the long-term goals of the unit in which they work, and an appreciation of the long-term goals of the wider organisation.
• Understanding of the function of the position within its organisational context, including relevant policies, regulations and precedents.
• Managing time, setting priorities, and planning and organising one’s own work and that of supervised employees to achieve specific and set objectives in the most efficient way possible within the resources available and within a set timetable.
• Understanding of and ability to implement basic personnel policies and practices including those related to equal employment opportunity, occupational health and safety and employees training and development.
• Ability to gain co-operation and assistance from clients, members of the public and other employees in the administration of defined activities and in the supervision of other employees or groups of employees.

Required Certifications & Qualifications 

• Completion of a degree or diploma course with little relevant work experience, or through lesser formal qualifications with relevant work skills, or through relevant experience and work skills commensurate with the requirements of work in this Band.
• Diverse Cyber background with knowledge across a broad range of technologies, including and not limited to:
  • Identity management (EntraID)
  • Endpoint detection and Response (Trend and Microsoft Defender)
  • SecOps & GRC (ISO 27001, E8, PCI DSS and VPDSF)
  • Vulnerability management (Rapid7)
  • URL Filtering (Cisco Secure Access)
  • Email Security (Abnormal)
  • DNS Security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • System Security (Microsoft Server and Endpoint)
  • Database Security (SQL Server)
  • Cryptography and PKI (Microsoft Certificate Authority)
  • Network Security (Fortinet, Cisco & Meraki)
  • Cloud Platforms (M365, Azure)
  • SaaS application, RBAC and Integration Security concepts (TechnologyOne)

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.

For any queries, please contact us at [email protected].

Applications will be reviewed progressively throughout the advertising period. This role may close once a sufficient number of suitable applicants has been received. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as early as possible.

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