Williamtown, New South Wales Job ID BOE-1917616W3 Category Boeing Defence Australia Post Date Jun. 24, 2026
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The Opportunity
Are you an experienced cyber security professional ready to make a meaningful impact from day one? Do you want to apply your skills to a high-profile Defence program that supports Australia's national interests?
Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is seeking a Cyber Operations Specialist to join our team onsite in Williamtown, NSW.
We are looking for someone who can step in quickly, manage incidents effectively, and help strengthen the cyber operations capability of the team. You will play an important role in delivering security outcomes, supporting operational resilience, and mentoring others to build capability across the function.
As an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and safe workplace, BDA offers the opportunity to work with leading talent on cutting-edge projects that protect Australia and its national interests.
In this role, you will:
- Support the execution of critical information and cyber security work statements
- Manage and support cyber incidents, including stakeholder communications
- Contribute to the development and maturity of cyber operations processes
- Help identify opportunities to improve monitoring, detection, and vulnerability management
- Mentor and support team members within a collaborative cyber operations environment
- Work closely with stakeholders to deliver practical, effective security outcomes
What You'll Bring
We are seeking an experienced professional with the ability to lead through influence, work across teams, and deliver outcomes in a complex environment. The ideal candidate will have:
- Underpinning knowledge and experience to effectively and confidently triage, prioritise and respond to incidents and detections
- Depth of experience in cyber operations, including Detection engineering, monitoring and tuning SIEM and other solutions, and stakeholder support
- Strong leadership capability, including the ability to mentor and guide others, imparting your experience to raise team knowledge and security outcomes
- A proactive and creative approach to problem-solving
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex security concepts clearly to customers and senior management
- The ability to work collaboratively while maintaining accountability and focus on delivery
Your strong technical background, along with relevant certifications or tertiary qualifications in some or all of the following areas will aid your success:
- Security Architecture, Design and Engineering
- Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance
- Test Verification, Validation and Technical Assurance
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response
- Cyber Security Operations
Experience / Qualifications
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience performing or contributing to system accreditation, including execution of monitoring to maintain security outcomes in compliance to the Australian Defence Security Principles Framework and associated policies and procedures, including the Australian Government Information Security Manual
- Experience developing and implementing information security practices in an engineering environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders
- Strong project management capability and end-to-end accountability
- Proficiency with Atlassian tools and cyber operations metrics
- Experience with verification and validation for OT and ICT system security
- Knowledge of system hardening and security best practices
- Strong experience in continuous monitoring, incident response, and stakeholder communications
- Ability to identify efficiency opportunities and anticipate future risks
- Experience in developing threat-based monitoring and detection practices
- Experience to assist in maturing vulnerability management practices
- Experience mentoring or leading a small cyber analyst team
- Demonstrated experience in line with Defence security and policy requirements
- Holding or having the ability to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting 2 security clearance is essential for this role.
The preferred applicant must be willing to disclose all relevant information and must have lived in Australia, or have a checkable background, for at least the preceding ten years.
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