Forward Deployed Engineer – Cyber & Security Platforms

balncs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Balncs is seeking a security automation and incident-response engineer to design and deploy workflows for government and critical-infrastructure clients in Canberra, Australia. The role involves close collaboration with customer teams while maintaining high production-engineering standards.

You will translate operational problems into executable scope, build and stabilise production capabilities in the client environment, and coordinate decisions across users, engineering, product, and delivery

Qualifications

• Strong software or security engineering background.
• Experience with Python or Go scripting.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices.
• Ability to work in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Discover the operational problem and translate it into an executable technical scope.
• Build, integrate and stabilise production capability in the customer environment.
• Coordinate decisions across users, engineering, product and delivery stakeholders.
• Capture repeated field patterns that can improve the platform, tooling or delivery playbook.

Skills

Software/Sec Eng

Python/Go scripting

Cloud security

Regulated environments

Job description

The mandate

Design and deploy security automation and incident-response workflows for government and critical-infrastructure clients.

This is a customer vacancy managed through Balncs. The successful candidate will work close to customer teams while maintaining strong production-engineering standards and a clear feedback path into the underlying platform.

What you will own

• Discover the operational problem and translate it into an executable technical scope.
• Build, integrate and stabilise production capability in the customer environment.
• Coordinate decisions across users, engineering, product and delivery stakeholders.
• Capture repeated field patterns that can improve the platform, tooling or delivery playbook.

Evidence we are looking for

• Strong software or security engineering background
• Python or Go scripting experience
• Cloud security knowledge
• Ability to work in regulated environments

Important

Submitting an application does not guarantee interview or representation. Vacancy details and closing dates may change at the customer's direction.