3 x Senior Security Systems Engineers - Contract, Fed Gov

• Microsoft AD, Network, Gateway, SIEM, Cloud
• Location: Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne
• NV1 or NV2 clearance requirement

PERSOL brings together the legacy and experience of four organisations that shaped the staffing landscape over the past century: Kelly Services, who pioneered the modern temporary help industry in 1946; SKILLED, who crafted the staffing industry in Australia in 1964; Programmed, the leading provider of operations and maintenance services across Australia and New Zealand; and PERSOL, the largest workforce solutions provider in APAC.

Job details

Our IT Consulting client is now partnering with Defence agency to look for multiple Security Systems Engineers - Contract role (12 months + 2 x 12 months extension option)

Security clearance: NV1/ NV2 - Australian Citizen
Location: Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

The Security Systems Engineer will be a highly organised, dynamic, outcome-oriented individual with excellent communication skills. They contribute specialist technical and cyber skills, acting as a subject matter expert (SME) to Government entities.

Key duties and responsibilities

Systems Engineers are subject matter experts required to provide advice, design, implement, and remediate security controls across a suite of technologies for multiple external Australian Government entities, ranging across a number of systems.

The Security Systems Engineer will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Work across multiple external Australian Government entities to deliver advice and implement security controls, enhancing the security posture of systems from Official to Top Secret.
• Develop documentation for security engineering and administrative tasks (e.g. SOPs, Request for Change, design documentation, as-built-as-configured, etc.).
• Facilitate and participate in workshops focused on security engineering design and remediation activities.
• Develop and test prototype security configurations to inform the development of advice and guidance.
• Implement security controls in accordance with ASD's Information Security Manual (ISM), Essential Eight, or other industry cyber security standards.

Skillsets

• Minimum 7 years experience as a Systems Engineer. Demonstrating experience, providing advice, designing, implementing, and remediating one or more of the following:
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Networking, Gateway or Software-Defined Networking
  • Cross Domain Solutions and/or Diodes
  • Sentinel or Splunk
  • Enterprise Linux, Unix, or Similar environments, such as RHEL
  • Cloud environments, such as SaaS, PaaS, or laaS on Azure, AWS, GPC, or similar
  • Complex Windows Enterprise Environments
• Ability to work independently and effectively in hybrid or remote teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce technical documentation, reports, presentations, and senior executive briefings.
• Ability to provide direction to others regarding the purpose and importance of their work.
• Ability to illustrate the relationship between operational tasks and organisational goals to others.
• Sets work tasks for others that align with the strategic objectives and communicates expected outcomes.

If you meet these requirements, please apply now or for a confidential discussion please call Athena Yung on 0491 451 213 cor reach out [email protected]

Consultant

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Reference number: 210356182
Profession:Information TechnologyAll

Company: Programmed Skilled Workforce
Date posted: 6th Jan, 2026