Security Engineer — Operations & Threat Hunting

George Weston Foods Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

George Weston Foods Limited is seeking a Security Engineer – Operations to own day-to-day security operations, improve cyber risk posture and guide security across enterprise and cloud environments. You will work across incident response, vulnerability management and security engineering, delivering practical guidance and measurable outcomes.

The role involves hands-on work with SIEM, Defender, Entra ID, Zscaler and automation to streamline processes, with opportunities to lead security

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in a technology discipline with security certifications are preferred.
• Experience in enterprise infrastructure and cloud environments, with monitoring and security operations.
• Strong knowledge of information security principles, controls and standards.

Responsibilities

• Investigate security alerts, incidents and perform containment, eradication and recovery.
• Administer and optimise security technologies (e.g., SIEM, Defender, Entra ID, Zscaler).
• Conduct threat hunting and proactive security investigations to mitigate threats.
• Coordinate vulnerability management and remediation activities by risk.
• Participate in security reviews of projects and changes, offering practical guidance.
• Deliver security awareness initiatives and phishing simulations to improve culture.
• Develop scripts and workflows to automate security processes.
• Support security roadmap initiatives and strategic projects.

Skills

Security operations

PowerShell

Python

APIs

Automation

Education

Bachelor degree in a relevant technology field

CISSP

Security+

MCSE Security

Tools

SIEM

Endpoint protection

Vulnerability management

Security platforms

Job description

George Weston Foods Limited is seeking a Security Engineer – Operations to own day-to-day security operations, improve cyber risk posture and guide security across enterprise and cloud environments. You will work across incident response, vulnerability management and security engineering, delivering practical guidance and measurable outcomes.

The role involves hands-on work with SIEM, Defender, Entra ID, Zscaler and automation to streamline processes, with opportunities to lead security