• Full time continuing role within UNSW IT as a Cyber Security Operartions Analyst
• Starting Salary $113,926 plus generous superannuation and leave loading
• Kensington, Sydney location, 2-3 days in the office, Hybrid working

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world (QS top 20) and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Cyber Security Analyst will carry out Cyber analysis and incident response activities across the University in cooperation with the internal team and our Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) and other external partners under a hybrid operating model. The candidate will have technical knowledge of security threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks, and have hands on experience across multiple cyber security services and technologies to effectively identify, analyse, remediate, and recover from incidents and minimise impact to UNSW. Additionally, the role is expected to document incident reports, playbooks, processes, and plans using established templates and frameworks in line with industry best practices. The role reports to the Manager, Cyber Security Incident Response and has no direct reports.

Specific accountabilities for this role include:

• Take part in the investigation activities and manage actions in partnership with UNSW IT, MSSPs, business units, legal, HR, external partners, and other stakeholders as required.
• Monitor and analyse security events across various controls including firewall, EDR, WAF, application, system, etc. to identify threats, trends, and potential risks to the organisation.
• Triage and respond to reported security incidents and requests to ensure they are appropriately prioritised, and remediated
• Assist in forensic investigation of systems and applications to identify how incidents occur, tactics and techniques used by threat actors, and determine the extent of damage.
• Engage in performing threat hunting to identify targeted threats and suspicious activity.
• Be familiar with security processes, procedures, playbooks, technical standards, and policies to document management of security risks.
• Provide and present security reports on a regular basis identifying trends, patterns, insights, and providing recommendations.
• Adhere to IT Service Management practices across UNSW IT, Faculties, Divisions, and Affiliates.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with them and understand relevant business drivers.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health & safety of yourself or others
• Be available for On-Call / After Hours support on a rotating basis, typically one week per month as well as weekend and After Hours work as required.

Who you are:

• A relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum 2 years of industry experience in threat analysis, incident response, vulnerability scanning, or consulting.
• Understanding of the management, configuration, and support of security controls including network security, endpoint security, application security, data protection, and/or identity and access management across different environments including on-premises, public, and/or hybrid cloud.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
• Demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively on initiatives with a range of people at different levels within an organization.
• Time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.
• CISSP, CISM, SANS GIAC GCIH/GCFA, OSCP certifications are highly desirable but not compulsory.
• Knowledge of Cyber Threat intelligence and its application.

Benefits and Culture

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc) 
• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments 
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

How to Apply: please apply through the portal, we would like you to submit a full application including resume and addressing the who you are section.

Applications close:  Sunday 22nd of Feb at 11.30pm

Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:- 

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

Get in Touch:

Jen MacLachlan

j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au

Talent Acquisition Partner – UNSW IT

Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.