Security Engineer: Cloud, SIEM & Automation Focus

Avant Mutual; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Job summary

Avant Mutual is seeking a Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering team to shape security controls across on-premises, cloud and SaaS environments. You will collaborate with security, technology and business teams to embed security into delivery and drive continuous improvement across platforms.

You will contribute to vulnerability remediation, SIEM onboarding and secure configuration while leveraging automation and DevOps practices to improve efficiency and resilience.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in Security Engineering, Cyber Security, Infrastructure Security or related discipline.
• Hands-on experience across multiple security domains including network security, EDR, SIEM, cloud security, email security or vulnerability management.
• Strong understanding of networking, operating systems, identity management and cloud security concepts.
• Experience implementing and supporting security controls across hybrid environments.
• Exposure to scripting, APIs, automation or DevOps practices.
• Experience supporting SIEM onboarding, security monitoring and detection engineering activities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A continuous learning mindset and passion for emerging security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, configure and deploy security controls across hybrid environments.
• Engineer and integrate security technologies that support secure business and technology change.
• Manage and optimise security platforms across endpoint, email, network, cloud and security monitoring domains.
• Develop automation, workflows and integrations that improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Support SIEM onboarding, log management, detection engineering and alert tuning activities.
• Assist technology teams with vulnerability remediation and secure configuration initiatives.
• Review and govern network security policies, firewall rules, segmentation controls and secure connectivity requirements.
• Partner with Security Architecture, BISO, infrastructure and application teams to implement security controls and risk treatments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, platform lifecycle management and capability uplift across the security function.

Skills

Network security

EDR

SIEM

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

Scripting

Automation

DevOps practices

Communication

Learning mindset

Tools

CrowdStrike

Netskope

BeyondTrust

Abnormal AI

IDAM

PAM

Job description

Avant Mutual is seeking a Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering team to shape security controls across on-premises, cloud and SaaS environments. You will collaborate with security, technology and business teams to embed security into delivery and drive continuous improvement across platforms.

You will contribute to vulnerability remediation, SIEM onboarding and secure configuration while leveraging automation and DevOps practices to improve efficiency and resilience.