IT Security Officer

At Leidos, we do work that really matters inspired by our mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. With 25 years of local experience, our 2000 team members, work together to solve Australia’s toughest challenges in government, defence, intelligence and border protection. We’re robust and ambitious, and we empower our people to do their best work. You’ll feel inspired by what you can achieve and will be supported by an inclusive and flexible culture that genuinely cares for your wellbeing. Together, we can be the difference.

We've got so much to offer at Leidos, here are a just a few of the  Benefits  we provide our team:

• Life Days are the Leidos way of recognising that we all need some extra time out to take care of life. By working slightly more than the minimum weekly hours (2 hours per week for full timers) you can accrue up to  an extra 12 days of leave per year.
• Professional development and support to set you up for success and assist you in achieving your career aspirations. 
• Novated leasing  through our partners FleetPlus.
• Leidos Life Hub  provides access to discount offers or cashback rewards with over 400 Australian and International retailers.

Job Description

ITSO responsibilities include: 

• Management and audit of ICT equipment and infrastructure, including network administration, server room management, and desktop systems.
• Management of access to ICT systems.
• Certification and accreditation of ICT systems, excluding security systems.
• Control and management of transferrable media,
• ICT security documentation and procedures, and training for classified and Leidos corporate systems.
• Provision of ICT security advice, based on the government IT Security Manual (ITSM)
• Physical security tasks, such as supervision of contractors

The role is in the Melbourne CBD, and does not  have a work from home component.

Qualifications

The following backgrounds would provide useful experience for the role:

• System Administrator
• Network Administrator
• Cyber Security specialist
• ICT facilities administration

The role requires a government security clearance at the PV level, which Leidos will sponsor for the successful candidate. Having an existing clearance at a lower level is desirable.

Additional Information

We’ve been keeping Australia safer, healthier and more efficient for 25 years, here’s just three ways how:

• We work with the Australian Department of Defence to design and operate the cyber security tools used across the Army, Navy and Air force.
• We deliver software development and operational support through to the integration of underwater autonomous vehicles and survey ships to meet mission objectives.
• We’re building the next generation secret end user environment for the Australian Department of Defence across a number of strategic locations around Australia. 

At Leidos, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.