Cyber Security Engineering Lead — Hybrid Cloud Platform

Western Sydney; Richmond; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Onsite childcare

Salary sacrifice for parking

Job summary

Western Sydney University is seeking a Cyber Security Engineering Manager to lead the strategic uplift of security engineering across hybrid cloud and on‑prem environments, building and operating enterprise security controls with secure‑by‑design patterns.

You will advance IAM/PAM, EDR/XDR, SIEM/SOAR, WAF/CDN and DLP/CASB capabilities, measure MT TD/MTTR, and collaborate with SOC, IR and other units to deliver resilient, compliant platforms.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in cyber security engineering and platform operations within complex, hybrid environments.
• Strong capability in designing, automating, and operating enterprise‑grade controls such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IAM, WAF, and cloud-native platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and uplift security engineering across Western Sydney University's hybrid cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Oversee design, build, integration, automation, and operation of enterprise security controls.
• Embed secure‑by‑design principles into engineering patterns, guardrails, and reference implementations.
• Mature IAM/PAM, EDR/XDR, SIEM/SOAR, WAF/CDN, and DLP/CASB platforms.
• Collaborate with SOC, IR, and other units to improve MTTD/MTTR.

Skills

Cyber security engineering

Platform operations

Scripting & automation

Tools

SIEM/SOAR

EDR

IAM

WAF

Cloud platforms

Job description

Western Sydney University is seeking a Cyber Security Engineering Manager to lead the strategic uplift of security engineering across hybrid cloud and on‑prem environments, building and operating enterprise security controls with secure‑by‑design patterns.

You will advance IAM/PAM, EDR/XDR, SIEM/SOAR, WAF/CDN and DLP/CASB capabilities, measure MT TD/MTTR, and collaborate with SOC, IR and other units to deliver resilient, compliant platforms.