At Leidos, we do work that really matters inspired by our mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. With 25 years of local experience, our 2000 team members, work together to solve Australia’s toughest challenges in government, defence, intelligence and border protection. We’re robust and ambitious, and we empower our people to do their best work. You’ll feel inspired by what you can achieve and will be supported by an inclusive and flexible culture that genuinely cares for your wellbeing. Together, we can be the difference.

We've got so much to offer at Leidos, here are a just a few of the Benefits we provide our team:

• Life Days are the Leidos way of recognising that we all need some extra time out to take care of life. By working slightly more than the minimum weekly hours (2 hours per week for full timers) you can accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year.
• Professional development and support to set you up for success and assist you in achieving your career aspirations. 
• BUPA corporate insurance plan offering employees access to a suite of corporate products not available to the general public.
• Leidos Life Hub provides access to discount offers or cashback rewards with over 400 Australian and International retailers

Leidos Australia are seeking a Security Operations Centre Team Lead in Canberra, to oversee the day-to-day operations of a security team working 24/7 shift work and proactively manage the security elements of IT networks and applications within the program.

This is a great opportunity to utilise your technical knowledge and skills to empower and grow your team, promoting a strong security culture and leading the team to the successful achievement of team goals.  Your responsibilities in this role will include;

• Be the primary contact point for all team members for day-to-day operations
• Manage and report on security incidents within defined time periods
• Respond to IT security incidents in accordance with policies and procedures and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the process
• Configure business rules on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and peripheral security systems, including AV, HIDS/HIPS, NIDS, DLP, Whitelisting and log management tools.
• Develop security operational documentation and Incident report writing;
• Undertake management Service Level Reporting in line with contractual requirements and emerging business needs on the security of the environment;
• Monitor and manage the roll out of security updates to security infrastructure components;

About you and what you’ll bring

Coupled with your education and/or practical experience you will be customer-focused with strong communication and problem solving skills and be willing to go the extra mile to ensure customer needs are met.  In addition, you will have the following skills and knowledge;

• Demonstrated ability in providing leadership, direction and coordination to a team of professionals;
• Relevant professional memberships desirable;
• Industry ICT Security qualifications such as CISSP, GIAC, GCIGH etc;
• Professional experience maintaining and monitoring SIEM, End point security tools (HIDS/HIPS); experience in Systems Engineering using formal engineering security methods;
• Experience in performing network traffic analysis utilising raw packet data, net flow, IDS’ and Firewall logs/concepts;
• Demonstrated ability to consistently produce excellent results in a complex environment;
• Experience with McAfee and Cisco platforms an advantage;

We’re a certified Family Friendly Workplace. We respect the caring responsibilities and needs of our people who needs to care for loved ones; it’s a mindset – not a policy. When you grow, we grow. Be it through our exciting pipeline line of projects or by partnering with a People Leader who will guide, mentor and support you

We’ve been keeping Australia safer, healthier and more efficient for 25 years, here’s just three ways how:

• We’re responsible for the ongoing support and uplift of the Australian Defence Force’s two largest classified networks.
• We have consolidated 280 data centres into 12 domestic and three international sites, creating a new Centralised Processing environment of the Australian Department of Defence.
• We deliver software development and operational support through to the integration of underwater autonomous vehicles and survey ships to meet mission objectives.

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.

Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.

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