Information Security Analyst

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Information Security Analyst on a 6 - month Max Term contract to join our team in either of our Melbourne, Sydney, or Perth offices.

The Information Security Analyst is required to analyse and review the security risks associated with Vocus Applications & Cloud hosting environments. The information security analyst will help to enforce the best security practice from various industry defined security standards such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS, ISM, etc.  

What you’ll be doing day-to-day

As the Information Security Analyst your role will include proactively conduct security risk analysis on Vocus Applications & Cloud systems, identify security vulnerability/weaknesses, evaluate countermeasures, and recommend best security practices to mitigate the vulnerabilities and the associated risks.

Your other responsibilities will also include: 

• Security review of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services of Vocus, based on the CSA CSM matrix and cloud security best practices.
• Review the results and coordinate remediation activities of the penetration test findings as conducted by the external pen testers on Vocus Web Applications and Api’s.
• Participate and recommend security controls for Applications & Cloud related projects in Vocus.
• Develop and maintain regular information security reports for managers and team.
• Assist the Information Security Manager with continuous review and ensuring compliance to security standards and policy.
• Problem Solving, Multitasking and business relationship skills.
• Other Information Security related tasks as directed by the Information Security Manager.

What you’ll bring to this role

• The candidate should have minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role with a service provider organisation.
• Strong understanding of Cloud based hosting models i.e., SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.
• Strong understanding of application development and integration lifecycle based on the CI/CD pipeline and the associated risks at each phase.
• Understanding of the Industry recognized Cloud hosting platforms e.g., AWS.
• Understanding of security technologies such as WAF, SAML, SIEM, CASB.
• Understanding of security standards such as OWASP, ISO27001, ISO 31000, PCI-DSS, ASD Essential 8, TSSR
• Strong report writing Skills and presenting the technical information to development and management teams.
• General Industry Security Certifications such as ITIL, CCSK, CEH, CISSP etc. desirable.
• Knowledge and expertise in Governance, Risk Management of technical services.
• Ability to build strong relationships and maintain a rapport with supporting colleagues/team members, internal Vocus stakeholders, and 3rd party service providers.
• Ability to quickly learn new skills and adapt to a new environment
• Good communication skills both written and verbal with demonstrated ability to engage business and technology teams
• Experience with national and virtual teams.
• Tertiary qualification in IT, Computer Science, or a related discipline desirable with experience working in large, distributed enterprise environments.
• General Industry Security Certifications such as CISSP, CCSK, CCSP, CEH, ITIL, or vendor relevant certifications desirable

What We Offer 

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy: 

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture. 
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities. 
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment 
• Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers. 
• Competitive leave benefits, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and much more. We also offer a fifth week of annual leave when you hit five years of service! 
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development. 
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective. 

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business. 

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives. 

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.  

About Us 

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.  

Ready to take the next step? 

If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!  

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.   

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.