ASD 6 SIEM Engineer – Australian Signals Directorate
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769803
- Agency: Australian Signals Directorate
- Job Title: ASD 6 SIEM Engineer
- Position Number: ASD/02968/26
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Sunday 28 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT, Brisbane QLD, Perth WA, Melbourne
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $103,723 – $116,169
- Office Arrangement: On Site (On Site)
About Australian Signals Directorate
To Apply
Position Contact Name Withheld, [email protected]
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.asd.gov.au/careers
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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Duties
- The ASD 6 SIEM Engineer will be responsible for the design, implementation and ongoing
- management of our security monitoring and automated response infrastructure. You will work
- closely with the Security Operations Centre (SOC) team, threat analysts and IT stakeholders to
- enhance threat detection and automate response processes, ensuring a rapid and effective
- response to security events across the organisation’s IT infrastructure.
- The ASD 6 SIEM Engineer will perform the following duties and responsibilities:
- Configure and develop SIEM content in a complex ICT environment, including core
- on-premises components (Search Heads, Indexers and Forwarders), data acquisition,
- mapping data to the standardised security data model and developing and implementing
- technical use-cases, alerts, dashboards and reports.
- Work collaboratively within a team of experts of a Security Operations Centre.
- Work across multiple vendor technologies, including Windows, Linux and security
- appliances.
- Develop SOC documentation, including analyst play-books and security use-cases.
- Reports as requested from time to time.
- Integrate data sources from various systems (network, endpoints, cloud, applications) into
- the SIEM
- Optimize data ingestion, parsing and normalisation to reduce noise and improve
- performance.
- Support incident response teams with actionable alerts and automated processes.
- The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Experience in configuration and development of SIEM content in a complex ICT
- environment, including data acquisition and mapping data to the standardised security data
- model.
- Developing and implementing technical use-cases, alerts, dashboards and reports.
- Experience in management of ICT projects.
- Experience working in teams, working with mixed groups and products.
- High levels of maturity and professionalism are requirements of this role due to the sensitive
- nature of some tasking. This will require SIEM Engineers to display sound judgement, integrity,
- honesty and discretion across all tasks and work processes.
Eligibility / Notes
- To be eligible for employment with ASD, you must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
- Australian Citizenship – Applicants must be an Australian citizen. Only in exceptional
- circumstances can this requirement be waivered.
- Organisational Suitability Assessment – The preferred applicant will be required to undergo an
- Organisational Suitability Assessment (see Organisational Assessment section).
- Security Clearance – It is a condition of employment that applicants are willing and able to obtain
- and maintain the requisite security clearance for the duration of their employment with ASD.
- Health Assessment – The preferred applicant may be required to undergo a medical examination
- conducted by the Agency’s preferred medical provider.
How to Apply
Position Contact Name Withheld, [email protected]
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.asd.gov.au/careers
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
Vacancy