Cloud Security Engineer

Sportsbet Pty Ltd.; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working policy

Home office allowance

Parental Leave program

Hack Days

Career development programs

Weekly concierge on-site Melbourne

Free breakfast & fruit

Social events & drinks

End of trip facilities

Discounted health insurance & flu jabs

Job summary

Sportsbet Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen security across AWS and our developer ecosystem. This engineering-first role builds automated security capabilities spanning vulnerability management, incident response, IAM, and network security, partnering with Cyber and Technology teams to scale secure delivery.

You’ll enable developers with guardrails from design to deployment, bring hands-on Python skills, AWS design experience, and strong cloud networking

Qualifications

• Proven development experience with Python and automated tests.
• AWS experience to design and deploy scalable, secure apps.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking and core internet protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP).
• Experience or interest in vulnerability management, incident response, detection engineering or IAM.
• Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills, supported by IT qualifications or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build automated security products and solutions across AWS and the developer ecosystem.
• Enable development teams to embed security principles, guardrails and best practices throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Partner with Cyber teams to understand the threat landscape, address weaknesses and strengthen security capabilities.
• Guide security-focused solution decisions and risk mitigations while keeping pace with cloud threats.
• Champion self-service, automation, DevOps and secure delivery at scale.

Skills

Python

AWS

Cloud networking

TCP/IP

DNS

SMTP

HTTP

IAM

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Detection engineering

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science

Tools

N/A

Job description

• Be part of one of the most innovative companies in Australia with industry leading technology
• A place to truly be yourself and thrive in your career from the beginning
• Recognised and endorsed as an employer for all women by Work180 – ranking within the top 101 workplaces for 2026

About Us

At Sportsbet, we’re united behind our purpose to Bring Excitement to Life for over 2.4 million customers. We do this by delivering fun, challenging the status quo, and living our values.

As part of the global Flutter Group, we’re a major player internationally—but in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, we’re a tight‑knit team of 1,300+ teammates (with over half in Tech & Data Science).

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. We’re proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally.

We are one of the top workplaces for Women through WORK180. WORK180 is a leading platform that independently assesses employers on policies, benefits and practices that support women and underrepresented groups at work. We remain committed to making Sportsbet the best place to work and encourage you to explore our employer profile on the WORK180 website to learn more about what we offer.

About The Role

As a Cloud Security Engineer, you’ll join a specialist team focused on making Sportsbet’s AWS and developer ecosystem more secure. This is an engineering-first role where you’ll build automated security capabilities across vulnerability management, detection engineering, incident response, identity and access management, and network security. You’ll help development teams embed effective security guardrails from design through to deployment, while partnering with Cyber and Technology teams to deliver security at scale.

Responsibilities Include:

• Build automated products and solutions that deliver security outcomes across AWS and the developer ecosystem.
• Enable development teams to embed security principles, guardrails and best practices throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Partner with Cyber teams to understand the threat landscape, address known weaknesses and strengthen security capabilities.
• Guide security-focused solution decisions and risk mitigations while keeping pace with emerging cloud security threats.
• Champion self-service, automation, DevOps and operational practices that make secure delivery easier at scale.

About You

While we are big on development and offer on the job training, we want to set you up for success.

You’re a curious, hands‑on engineer with a genuine security mindset and a passion for solving complex cloud challenges. You’re comfortable working independently, questioning the status quo and sharing your ideas with stakeholders across Technology. You bring a customer‑first approach, enjoy learning new technologies and actively share your knowledge to help others adopt stronger development and security practices.

What you will bring:

• Proven development experience, including experience with Python or similar languages and writing automated tests.
• AWS experience with the ability to independently design and deploy scalable, reliable and secure applications.
• A solid understanding of cloud networking and core internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP and HTTP.
• Experience or a strong interest across cloud security domains such as vulnerability management, incident response, detection engineering or IAM.
• Strong technical documentation, communication and stakeholder management skills, supported by tertiary IT qualifications or equivalent industry experience.

The Perks

We work hard and play hard, so along with a competitive salary and generous performance‑based bonus for permanent staff members, here’s some of our other perks:

• 25 days annual leave (that’s right, an additional week’s leave!)
• Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home) and a $1,050 home office allowance for new starters.
• Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time. We also have a progressive return to work benefit for your first 6 months back: come back for 3 days, get paid for 4; come back for 4 days, get paid for 5.
• Hack Days - where your creativity and collaborative ideas lead to exciting new ideas and projects for our customers.
• Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert‑led internal training and external learning opportunities (staff allowance for personal development)
• Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments – all onsite in our Melbourne office!
• Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit, and weekly rotating socials, from Thursday office drinks to fun team events
• End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables
• Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.

Our Focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We don’t just support diversity, we celebrate it! This is a workplace where you can thrive and feel safe to bring your whole authentic self to work.

What’sthe Green Tick Feeling?

Well,it’sdifferent for everyone,yetunites us all.It’sthe feeling you get when you succeed, no matter what success looks like to you. It'sall the little andbig thingsthat make you feel likeyou’rethriving when working at Sportsbet.

We’rean inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are – so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people, so let us know how we can support you to be your best.