Infrastructure Security Remediation Engineer

HR Partners; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Partners is seeking an Infrastructure/Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in Melbourne, Australia. You will own security remediation from initial investigation through implementation, testing, and final audit closure, collaborating with cross-functional technical teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on IT infrastructure operations, risk-based prioritisation of vulnerabilities, and formal change management to deliver verifiable compliance and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in IT infrastructure operations with security remediation.

Responsibilities

• Security Remediation Ownership: Take findings from the backlog through investigation, technical implementation, testing, and formal audit closure.
• Risk-Based Prioritisation: Address urgent vulnerabilities and material security exposures prior to low-priority configuration tweaks.
• Change Management: Prepare clear change requests, conduct impact assessments, arrange necessary approvals, and maintain rollback plans.
• Audit & Compliance Documentation: Record initial findings, remediation actions, test results, evidence artifacts, and any residual risks.
• Reporting & Tracking: Provide structured weekly progress reports covering key milestones, blockers, dependencies, risks, and estimated completion dates.

Skills

Security remediation

Change management

Infrastructure operations

Audit readiness

Job description

HR Partners is seeking an Infrastructure/Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in Melbourne, Australia. You will own security remediation from initial investigation through implementation, testing, and final audit closure, collaborating with cross-functional technical teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on IT infrastructure operations, risk-based prioritisation of vulnerabilities, and formal change management to deliver verifiable compliance and timely reporting.