Network Security Engineer (Contract)

Decipher Bureau; Melbourne; Hybride; AUD 192 000 - 251 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work arrangement

Résumé du poste

Decipher Bureau is seeking a Network Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in Melbourne, offering hands-on Akamai leadership within our security operations team.

You will own Akamai, Zscaler, and Proofpoint security platforms, drive automation, and lead incident response on critical security events for a major ASX-listed client.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Akamai + WAF experience is essential.
• Zscaler and Proofpoint email security experience.
• Experience in large enterprise environments.

Responsabilités

• Own the Akamai platform end-to-end: onboarding, configuration, policy management, and lifecycle of WAF and API security.
• Support and troubleshoot Zscaler and Proofpoint within the security stack.
• Build automation using Akamai APIs and Terraform to reduce manual configuration risk.
• Collaborate with SOC, Incident Response, Security Architecture, infra and project teams.
• Investigate incidents, resolve network issues, and implement remediation.

Connaissances

Akamai platform

WAF experience

Zscaler experience

Proofpoint experience

Terraform automation

Incident response

Outils

Akamai APIs

Terraform

Description du poste

Network Security Engineer | Contract | Up to $1200/day

Are you in Melbourne with hands-on Akamai experience? This role is for you.

Join an ASX-listed organisation right in the heart of Melbourne CBD, and get hands-on with modern security at scale!

About the Role

You will be embedded in a well-established Cyber Security Operations team, this role gives you genuine technical ownership of the Akamai platform alongside broader support across Zscaler and Proofpoint email security. You'll be acting as the technical lead on P1/P2 incidents involving internet-facing services - this isn't a background support seat, it's front and centre when it matters!

What You'll Be Doing

• Owning the Akamai platform end-to-end - onboarding, configuration, policy management, and lifecycle of WAF and API Security.
• Supporting and troubleshooting Zscaler and Proofpoint as part of the broader security technology estate.
• Building automation using Akamai APIs, Terraform or similar tooling to reduce manual configuration risk.
• Partnering with SOC, Incident Response, Security Architecture, infrastructure and project teams across BAU and project work.
• Investigating platform and security incidents, resolving network issues, and implementing remediation.

Experience Needed:

• Hands-on Akamai + WAF experience (essential)
• Zscaler / Proofpoint (or similar DLP / email security tooling)
• Experience in large enterprise environments

Why This Role?

• Work with a mature, well-resourced security team.
• Genuine hands-on exposure to enterprise-grade security tooling.
• Melbourne CBD location with hybrid flexibility
• Great day rate for a focused, high-impact 6-month engagement
• A real chance to make an immediate impact rather than sit on the sidelines!

Decipher Bureau and the clients we partner with are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be equal-opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.