AWS Cloud Security Engineer — Hybrid, 12-Month Contract

Talenza; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 154,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

12-month contract

Large-scale security initiatives

Security-focused team

AWS cloud environment

Job summary

Talenza is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer (AWS) to join their security team in Sydney on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on strengthening cloud security controls across AWS environments, driving remediation and automation, and embedding security into CI/CD and IaC pipelines.

You will collaborate with cloud platform, engineering and security teams to identify vulnerabilities, implement controls and raise security maturity across the organisation's cloud landscape.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Cloud Security Engineer, DevSecOps or Cloud Security-focused role.
• Strong hands-on AWS experience, particularly across cloud security services and best practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of cloud security tooling including vulnerability management, CSPM/CNAPP platforms, SIEM integrations or similar technologies.
• Scripting and automation experience using Python or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of IAM, security governance, container security, logging and monitoring.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Strengthening and improving AWS cloud security controls across enterprise environments.
• Identifying, investigating and remediating cloud security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
• Developing automation and tooling to streamline security processes and remediation activities.
• Implementing and enhancing security guardrails, monitoring and governance frameworks.
• Embedding security controls into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code deployments.
• Collaborating with engineering and platform teams to ensure security is integrated throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Skills

AWS security

Cloud security

IAM

CI/CD security

Python scripting

Governance & compliance

Container security

Logging & monitoring

Stakeholder engagement

Security automation

Tools

CloudFormation

CSPM CNAPP

SIEM

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Talenza is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer (AWS) to join their security team in Sydney on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on strengthening cloud security controls across AWS environments, driving remediation and automation, and embedding security into CI/CD and IaC pipelines.

You will collaborate with cloud platform, engineering and security teams to identify vulnerabilities, implement controls and raise security maturity across the organisation's cloud landscape.