Vulnerability Specialist / Cyber Security Specialist - Tenable, Defender

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-21 Canberra ACT Contract Hybrid ICT

Company shared salary

A$1/mo (A$12/yr)

Market rate

A$9,000–A$12,000/mo (A$108,000–A$144,000/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

About the Company

A Federal Government Department is seeking a Vulnerability Management Specialist to support the ongoing enhancement of its Security Operations Centre and Cyber Threat & Vulnerability capability. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a critical cyber security function within a highly secure government environment.

Responsibilities

  • Managing and optimising vulnerability management platforms, scanners, dashboards, and associated security tooling.
  • Conducting vulnerability assessments and analysing findings from vulnerability scans, threat intelligence, and security reviews.
  • Driving remediation activities by working closely with system owners, infrastructure teams, and technical stakeholders.
  • Investigating emerging vulnerabilities, exploits, and cyber threats to assess potential impacts and risks.
  • Developing reports, dashboards, playbooks, and metrics to support risk-based security decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in cyber security vulnerability management, vulnerability assessment, or security operations within complex enterprise environments.
  • Hands-on experience administering and optimising vulnerability management platforms such as Tenable, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys or similar technologies.
  • Strong understanding of vulnerability lifecycle management, including identification, validation, prioritisation, remediation, and risk acceptance processes.
  • Experience analysing vulnerability data and providing risk-based recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders and influence remediation outcomes within secure or highly regulated environments

Benefits

  • Contract through to 30 June 2027 with a 12-month extension option