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11-month contract (hybrid, Canberra) with a newly formed Australian government organisation: design, implement and support cyber security and compliance solutions — Microsoft Sentinel, Defender 365, MIP/DLP, SIEM and PAM — plus Qualys vulnerability scanning and infrastructure-as-code automation.

Salary: $158.60 per hour incl. super

  • Hybrid working arrangements
  • Exclusive opportunity - no response to criteria required
  • 11-month contract

Our client, a newly formed Government Organisation, whose focus in to project Australia's natural environment and heritage sites as well as our response to climate change and water / energy resources, require the services of a Cyber Security Engineer.

Duties of the Cyber Security Engineer:

  • Design, implement, deliver, and support Cyber Security and Compliance solutions in hybrid and cloud only environments in line with Australia Government Cyber Security and userbusiness requirements;
  • Configure, support and monitor some or all of the following products:
      • Microsoft Sentinel
      • Microsoft Security and Compliance
      • Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
      • Microsoft Defender 365
      • Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
  • Automate and implement via Infrastructure as Code solutions;
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams of business, technology, external suppliers, and other subject-matter experts;
  • Develop documentation such as Detailed Designs, High Level Designs, As-Built-As-Configured and standard operating procedures.

Skills required

  • Experience in designing, implementing, delivering, and supporting Microsoft Security and Compliance solutions in hybrid and cloud only environments in line with Australia Government Cyber Security requirements;
  • Demonstrated experience with implementing, configuring, and managing security tooling including SIEM and PAM across an enterprise providing resilient and highly available solutions. supporting and monitoring some or all of the following products: Microsoft Sentinel, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Microsoft Defender 365 and Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP);
  • Demonstrated experience with Vulnerability scanning tools preferably Qualys, including the analysis and reporting of the data to provide recommendations and action plans to management.

How to apply

To be considered for this role, please forward your resume to Coral by clicking the Quick Apply button. Please note that this role closes on Tuesday, 27 October 2026 @ 11am. Late applicants are welcome and encouraged.

JOB ID: CW680421

Recruitment Hive: (02) 6299 1006

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