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As a Certified B Corporation, we belong to a global community of future-focused companies using business as a force for good. We believe in the transformative power of education to change lives, families, communities - and the world. That’s why we’re on a mission to increase access to higher education, so learners from all walks of life can chase their dreams. \nJust like our students, our employees are a diverse group who want to make an impact. When you join us, we give you the freedom to be bold, creative, and courageous - with flexible working arrangements that allow you to bring your best. We’ve built a culture that celebrates community, collaboration, and innovation, where people love what they do. \nWhat’s the job? \nThe Information Security Engineer is responsible for the overall Cyber security stance of Torrens institutions. They should have a strong appreciation with demonstrated expertise regarding IT Security including continuous assessment of security posture and ongoing improvements. \nPrincipal accountabilities include (but are not limited to):\nThe engineer will be a self-driven technologist who works closely with others within the security department as well as members of other Information Technology departments and business stakeholders to identify, analyze, and remediate threats. \nThe engineer may also be leveraged to assist in designing, building, operating and monitoring leading-edge security infrastructure, platforms, applications and tools to meet strategic and tactical security objectives. \nThe engineer will work with technical managers, software development, and IT operations staff to mitigate or remediate vulnerabilities and manage technology risks across the enterprise. \nConduct Vendor Security assessments for new vendors required by the business in a timely manner. \nMonitor, analyze, and respond to potential security threats identified by Torrens security systems (e.g. Nexpose, Cisco AMP for Endpoints, Cisco IDS, email-based threats, Cisco Umbrella \nEnter information into ticketing and similar systems to track threats, assignment, and remediation actions \nWho you are\nBachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related technical field \n5+ years of combined hands-on experience in analysis and security engineering, research and/or consulting \n5+ years of networking background; preferred experience with Cisco technologies \nExperience understanding and determining vulnerabilities via industry standard tools \nExperience monitoring and assessing security threats \nResponsible for remediation or analysis for identified security incident \nUnderstanding of enterprise, network, system/endpoint, and application-level security issues and risks \nTo read more about the role please click here.\nThis is a permanent, full-time position with hybrid work flexibility. Preference to be based at our Surry Hills campus in Sydney but open also open to the role being based at locations where we have a campus - Melbourne, Brisbane & Adelaide.\nWhy join us? \nBold, modern and agile, we’re Australia’s fastest-growing university, going from 164 students in 2014 to 40,000+ alumni across 115+ countries and 2000+ staff today. In 2020, Australian Financial Review named us one of the country’s most innovative companies. As we continue to establish ourselves as a truly global university, we never lose sight of our student-centric approach. Supported by teams of passionate people, you’ll find endless opportunities for professional development and career progression.\nWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.\nWe encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.\nWhat we offer: \nWe support your personal passions, development and wellbeing, to make your working life a more rewarding experience. At\nTorrens University Australia, you’ll benefit from:\nStudy free in a course/degree related to your position \nB Corp certified university - values driven, and purpose led \nAccess to internal opportunities - Be supported to learn, grow and move across the organisation \nHiring process \nWe aim to provide you with the information you need at each stage of this process to help you present your best self.\nIf you have any accessibility requirements, please contact your recruiter at  for confidential support. We are committed to ensuring an equitable, barrier-free application process and have a Reasonable Adjustment Procedure in place to support you throughout the recruitment process. \nTo learn more about what makes Torrens University Australia a great place to work, visit https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog. \nWe’d love to hear from you.\nJob reference: R30763\nApplications for this role will close on Thursday 22nd October.\nPlease note, we may close applications earlier should a suitable candidate be identified. 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