1 Lead Security Engineer
Tender Overview
About this tender
This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The Australian Digital Health Agency requires the services of an experienced Security Engineer. The Role Identify, assess and prioritise threat vulnerabilities identified through penetration testing Report findings to improve security architecture and enhance risk awareness Undertake work that is very complex and sensitive, under broad management direction Play a key role in establishing a modern defensible architecture to proactively protect the Agency against emerging and evolving threats Sit within the Cyber Security Branch, in the Cyber Transformation and DevSecOps section Engage and collaborate at a high level to initiate impactful change Work closely with Agency teams to build security into every stage of their product pipeline, using modern defensible architectures and a DevSecOps approach Role Requirements Experience as a Security Engineer Engagement at an Executive Level 1 (EL1) equivalent level, being the level expected of senior technical specialists within the Australian Public Service Enquiries Buyer contact: tenderresponses@digitalhealth.gov.au
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