Overview:
Pathway highlights:
- Opportunities to gain, maintain or broaden your technical skills
- Opportunities to work in multidisciplinary teams
- Opportunities to be mentored by people at the forefront of cyber and information security innovation
- Specialised training from experts within DSD and outside
Defence Signals Directorate is in the business of safeguarding Australia’s government information networks and collecting foreign electronic and digital intelligence. As the internet continues to expand as a hub for business, cyber and information security is now a top national security priority. Cyber and Information Security operations at DSD are dedicated to ensuring our government can operate in cyberspace with confidence. Our staff use some of the world’s most cutting edge technology- this is your chance to be at the forefront of our country’s cyber security.
We need security savvy software developers, technical and security specialists, as well as intelligence analysts who love to learn. You could be employed in intrusion analysis and detection, vulnerability assessments, computer forensics, reverse engineering, security software development or penetration testing. For Cyber and Information Security roles, we are looking for people from the following areas:
- Software and hardware engineering
- Networking
- Computer science
- Computer and information security
- Mathematics
- Policy development
- Intelligence or security analysis
Find out more about working in Cyber and Information Security by visiting the DSD website, then come back here to apply.
Next steps
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