Security Engineer

About This Role

This role is for a Security Engineer to join the enhanced Security Engineering Team within DXC's Managed Cyber Services division, focusing on delivering high-standard security services for customers in Australia and New Zealand. The position involves the operational management of security technologies and services, working within the Secured Infrastructure capacity.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the onboarding, management, and troubleshooting of cybersecurity services
• Assist in high-priority incidents, including both infrastructure and security-related issues
• Ensure security services, including policies, configuration, and compliance, meet or exceed industry best practices
• Fulfill daily operational tasks to ensure all managed services meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Actively identify opportunities to automate repetitive administrative tasks
• Implement and execute tasks to fulfill project requirements
• Keep up-to-date with a variety of security technologies, trends, and emerging AI-driven security tools
• Liaise with vendors and their technical support/engineering team to provide advanced-level support

Requirements

• Ability to gain or currently hold a National Police Clearance
• Australian Citizenship is mandatory
• At least 3 years' experience working in IT/OT security operations for medium and/or large enterprises
• Experience and good knowledge in implementing and/or managing and troubleshooting some of the following vendors' technologies:
  • Forcepoint Web Proxy (Essential)
  • NGFW – CheckPoint
  • Microsoft Defender
• Experience working in a cloud environment, including Amazon Web Services/Microsoft Azure
• Experience in high-priority incident response
• Holder of relevant industry/vendor certifications such as CISSP, Microsoft AZ-900 (or other Microsoft Security related cert), AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, and CheckPoint CCSE
• Understanding of the OSI Layer model from TCP/IP to application level and having the ability to troubleshoot and run analysis
• Strong team player with a can-do attitude who works well collaboratively

Nice to have:

• Automation & Scripting: Proficiency with high-level programming or scripting languages (such as Python or PowerShell)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Knowledge of deploying and managing network security controls using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
• API Integration: Experience utilizing RESTful APIs to automate firewall rule provisioning, policy management, and reporting