Cyber Security Specialist

Lead Cyber Security Adviser - Canberra - least 3 days a week - Citizens with NV1 Preferred

Must have Design and implementation of Entra Id Suite security and access management capabilities

Job details

We require a Cyber Security Adviser to provide professional advice, assurance and hands-on support across Digital Strategy projects, including:

Cloud identity and access management using Microsoft Entra ID

Records management (SharePoint Online)

Remote and regional system resilience

Azure DevOps pipelines and code assurance capabilities

Azure Foundry and AI accelerator technologies

Key duties and responsibilities

Implement secure technology patterns across Digital Strategy projects, including solution configuration, control implementation, testing, deployment support, transition to operations and operational readiness activities.

Build, configure and validate security controls, remediate agreed gaps and produce implementation artefacts that support practical delivery, handover and ongoing maintenance.

Implement secure SharePoint Online records management capabilities, including access models, retention and information protection settings, secure site patterns and integration with operational records processes.

Configure Microsoft Entra ID capabilities for secure authentication, authorization and access governance, including conditional access, application access patterns and integration with cloud services.

Implement Azure DevOps pipeline security and code assurance capabilities, including automated scanning, security gates, remediation workflows and secure release practices aligned to delivery teams’ ways of working.

Engineer secure implementation patterns for Azure Foundry, AI accelerator and emerging technology solutions.

Develop strategies for identity, access, data protection and deployment considerations for remote and regional operating environments.

Implement controls and capture evidence against relevant Australian Government cyber security requirements, including the ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight, privacy, data protection and supply chain security obligations.

Technical skills

Essential

Practical experience configuring Microsoft Entra ID, conditional access, application access patterns, cloud service integrations and secure authentication/authorisation models.

Security control implementation and assurance: Ability to build, configure, test and validate security controls, remediate gaps, produce implementation artefacts and support transition to operations.

Working knowledge of the ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight, privacy, data protection and supply chain obligations.

Essential criteria

Demonstrated experience in

• Enterprise security engineering and/or architecture

• Design and implementation of Entra Id Suite security and access management capabilities

• Applying the ISM. PSPF and Essential Eight to enterprise information systems

• Embedding security into low-code/RAD platforms

• Cloud security across Azure/AWS/M365 as well as AI and Foundry resources

Please email your cv in word format along with residency status, security clearance, location, availability details, role Preference, current & expected salary, reason for job change constraints if any - to :

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Cheers,

Velan Consulting Recruitment Team