Rapid 7 Senior Engineer

Our Federal Government is seeking an experienced Rapid 7 Senior Engineer. This is contract role until June 2025 with 2x12 months extension. This role is open for Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne.

• Contract role until June 2025 with 2x12 months.
• This role is open for candidates with an NV1 Security Clearance.
• This role is open for Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne.
• Hybrid working arrangement ( 3 days from office and 2 days from home).
• Paxus pays weekly.

The Senior Rapid7 Engineer will provide support to supplement the in-place workforce capacity to perform project and capability uplift activities to meet the required maturity level targets set by the Department. This includes experience in configuring and managing the Rapid7 Nexpose product, experience with InsightVM and Scan Assistant agents, installing scan engines for large (50,000+ device) segregated environments, building custom templates based on business requirements, scheduling scans and building reports.

To be successful you must:

• Configuring and managing the Rapid7 Insight VM product.
• Deploy Rapid 7 Insight VM to windows and midrange servers.
• Deploy and configure authenticated scan and scan assistant agents.
• Installing scan engines for large, segregated environments.
• Building custom templates based on business requirements.
• Scheduling scans and building reports.
• Implementing Rapid 7 Insight VM to meet the ACSC Essential 8 mitigation strategies applicable to Patch Operating Systems and Patch Applications.
• Ensure Rapid 7 Insight VM meets all ISM controls applicable to Essential 8 Maturity Level 1.
• An automated method of asset discovery is used at least fortnightly to support the detection of assets for subsequent vulnerability scanning activities.
• A vulnerability scanner with an up-to-date vulnerability database is used for vulnerability scanning activities.
• A vulnerability scanner is used at least daily to identify missing patches or updates for vulnerabilities in operating systems of internet-facing services.
• A vulnerability scanner is used at least fortnightly to identify missing patches or updates for vulnerabilities in operating systems of workstations, servers and network devices.

To be considered for this role you must:

• Demonstrated in depth knowledge of Insight Vulnerability Management on-premise implementation.
• Demonstrate capability of implementing the IVM product to meet Essential 8 Maturity Level requirements.

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please
contact Iraia Hunia on (02) 6151 9210 or email [email protected] and quote the above job reference number.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic
backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process please contact me on the above contact details.