Security Engineer: Cloud & Microsoft Defender (Contract)

Talenza; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career development

Job summary

Talenza is partnering with a leading Australian organisation to hire a Security Engineer for a hands-on role focused on engineering, maintaining and enhancing security controls across a predominantly Microsoft environment.

The role collaborates with infrastructure, cloud, and technology teams to strengthen security posture, respond to threats, and optimise security platforms in a largely Windows-based environment with some Linux infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Security Engineer.
• Strong Microsoft security background with Defender, Entra ID/Azure AD, M365, and Azure security services.
• Experience securing Windows servers and endpoints; exposure to Linux.
• Hands-on with CrowdStrike, Netskope, and Mimecast desirable.
• Solid understanding of security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and threat detection.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to drive security improvements.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, maintain, and improve security technologies across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities.
• Partner with infra and application teams to implement security controls and improve cyber maturity.
• Manage security platforms including endpoint, email, identity, and cloud security solutions.
• Contribute to security projects, governance initiatives, and best-practice standards.

Skills

Security engineering

Microsoft Defender

Azure AD / Entra ID

M365 security

Azure security services

Windows security

CrowdStrike

Netskope

Mimecast

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Threat detection

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

CrowdStrike

Netskope

Mimecast

Azure Sentinel

Job description

Talenza is partnering with a leading Australian organisation to hire a Security Engineer for a hands-on role focused on engineering, maintaining and enhancing security controls across a predominantly Microsoft environment.

The role collaborates with infrastructure, cloud, and technology teams to strengthen security posture, respond to threats, and optimise security platforms in a largely Windows-based environment with some Linux infrastructure.