Cloud Security Engineer

Salt; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt in Melbourne is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design, develop and automate security capabilities across AWS and the development ecosystem. You will embed security into the software development lifecycle and help build secure, reliable applications.

Contribute to vulnerability management, incident response, IAM and network security while collaborating with cloud, cyber security and software engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years AWS experience.
• Tertiary qualification in IT or equivalent.
• AWS Security certification is desirable.
• AWS Architecture Associate certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated security solutions across AWS and the development ecosystem.
• Write and test code to automate cloud security processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Develop and implement security guardrails that enable secure application design, development and deployment.
• Partner with cyber security teams to understand emerging threats, identify vulnerabilities and implement effective remediation strategies.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams on cloud security principles, secure development practices and risk mitigation.
• Contribute to security capabilities across vulnerability management, detection engineering, incident response, IAM and network security.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to enhance cloud security services and capabilities.
• Promote engineering best practices across automation, DevOps, documentation and operational processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technology and engineering to deliver scalable, self-service security solutions.

Skills

Python

AWS cloud engineering

Cloud networking

Security knowledge

Technical communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Job description

Cloud Security Engineer Permanent | Cloud Security | AWS | Python

We are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join a specialist team responsible for strengthening cloud security across a complex technology environment. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on designing, developing and automating security capabilities across AWS and the broader development ecosystem. Working closely with cloud, cyber security and software engineering teams, you will help embed security into the software development lifecycle, enabling development teams to build and deploy secure, reliable applications. You will contribute to the development of scalable security solutions across vulnerability management, detection engineering, incident response, identity and access management, and network security. This is an opportunity to apply your software engineering skills to meaningful security challenges, influence technical direction and help shape the evolution of cloud security capabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated security solutions across AWS and the development ecosystem.


• Write and test code to automate cloud security processes and improve operational efficiency.


• Develop and implement security guardrails that enable secure application design, development and deployment.


• Partner with cyber security teams to understand emerging threats, identify vulnerabilities and implement effective remediation strategies.


• Provide technical guidance to development teams on cloud security principles, secure development practices and risk mitigation.


• Contribute to security capabilities across vulnerability management, detection engineering, incident response, IAM and network security.


• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to enhance cloud security services and capabilities.


• Promote engineering best practices across automation, DevOps, documentation and operational processes.


• Collaborate with stakeholders across technology and engineering to deliver scalable, self-service security solutions.

Skills and experience

• Software development: Experience developing software using languages such as Python, including writing tests to validate code quality and functionality.


• AWS cloud engineering: Experience designing and deploying scalable, reliable and secure applications within AWS.


• Cloud networking: A solid understanding of networking fundamentals and internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP and HTTP.


• Security knowledge: Experience or a strong interest in vulnerability management, incident response, detection engineering, identity and access management, or related cloud security domains.


• Technical communication: The ability to document technical solutions clearly and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Problem-solving: A proactive approach to identifying risks, improving processes and developing practical technical solutions.

Experience and qualifications

• At least 2 years of software development experience.


• At least 3 years of AWS experience.


• A tertiary qualification in IT or equivalent industry experience.


• AWS Security certification is desirable.


• AWS Architecture Associate certification is desirable.

About you

You are an engineer first, with a genuine interest in security and a desire to build solutions that make a measurable difference. You enjoy automating complex processes, challenging existing approaches and finding ways to improve the security and productivity of engineering teams. You are curious about emerging technologies, committed to continuous learning and comfortable sharing your knowledge with others. You value collaboration, take pride in engineering quality and understand the importance of balancing strong security controls with practical development needs.

Our Culture

At Salt, our mission is Creating Futures by putting our clients, candidates, partners, and team members at the heart of everything we do. We extend our sincere appreciation to everyone who has contributed to our continued success. Salt acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. We pay our respects to all First Nations Australians and their Elders past and present.