AWS Security Engineer: Cloud Defense & Automation Expert

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions in Melbourne is seeking an AWS Security Engineer to protect and enhance large-scale AWS cloud environments. You will implement security controls, improve monitoring, and drive automation across security tooling and IaC practices.

The role involves collaborating with Security Ops, Engineering, and Delivery teams, contributing to compliance activities, and raising work items via DevOps tooling. A proactive, independent worker is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Security Engineer or Cloud Security Engineer.
• Strong AWS security experience with cloud-native tooling.
• Hands-on with Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, IAM, and other AWS security services.
• Infra as Code experience with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience automating processes via APIs and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage AWS security services including Security Hub, GuardDuty, and related controls.
• Design, implement and optimise security alerts and monitoring capabilities.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions for cloud security controls.
• Develop automation to improve security visibility, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Security Operations, Engineering, and Delivery teams to uplift security practices.
• Create and maintain security documentation, runbooks and procedures.
• Support compliance, accreditation, and audit activities.
• Raise and manage work items through Azure DevOps and ServiceNow.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and security forums.

Job description

Opus Recruitment Solutions – Melbourne VIC

AWS Security Engineer - Guard Duty
$130K-$140k package |Australian Citizens only
Canberra | Melbourne | Brisbane

Join a well-known enterprise organisation and play a key role in protecting and enhancing large-scale AWS cloud environments. This is an opportunity for a security-focused engineer who enjoys automation, cloud-native security tooling, infrastructure as code, and working with stakeholders across security, operations, and delivery teams.
You'll be responsible for implementing and improving security controls, enhancing monitoring and detection capabilities, and supporting compliance initiatives across a complex cloud environment.

The Role
As an AWS Security Engineer, you will:

Configure and manage AWS security services including Security Hub, GuardDuty, and related security controls

Design, implement, and optimise security alerts and monitoring capabilities

Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for cloud security controls

Develop automation to improve security visibility, reporting, and operational efficiency

Collaborate with Security Operations, Engineering, and Delivery teams to uplift security practices

Create and maintain security-related documentation, operational procedures, and response playbooks

Support compliance, accreditation, and audit activities

Raise and manage work items through Azure DevOps and ServiceNow

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and security engineering forums

Key Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:

Experience working as a Security Engineer, Cloud Security Engineer, or similar role

Strong AWS security experience across cloud-native security tooling

Hands-on experience with Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, IAM, and other AWS security services

Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)

Experience automating processes through APIs and scripting

Exposure to Azure DevOps (ADO) and ServiceNow

Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills

Experience supporting security compliance and governance initiatives

A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently

Desirable Experience
Experience working with or supporting compliance requirements aligned to:

ISM (Information Security Manual)

PSPF (Protective Security Policy Framework)

Australian Government security accreditation processes

If this sounds like you, hit apply now! or contact me on ***********@opusrs.com

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