Security Engineering Excellence Lead (Continuous Improvement)

Telstra Corporation; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance pay

Learning programs

Global presence

Purchased annual leave

Telstra day off

Product discounts

Equipment provided

Job summary

Telstra Corporation is seeking a Security Engineering Excellence & Continuous Improvement Lead to define engineering standards, elevate DevSecOps, and drive governance across Telstra's security technology landscape.

You will lead the adoption of consistent engineering, compliance and resilience practices, partnering with Automation, Resilience and Enterprise Security Architecture teams to deliver measurable improvements and sustainable ways of working.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years' experience in cyber security, technology engineering or operational environments.
• Experience establishing standards, baselines, governance or maturity measures and driving adoption across multiple technical teams.
• Strong understanding of technology operations and lifecycle management, including BAU, program delivery, operational support, change management and technology currency.
• Experience interpreting compliance, assurance or governance outcomes and converting them into prioritised actions that are delivered through to implementation.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, secure engineering and operational practices, with the ability to define pragmatic improvements for complex enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority, build trusted relationships and align stakeholders around shared outcomes.
• Strong analytical, communication and delivery skills, with a track record of identifying systemic issues and driving improvement.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain and mature Security engineering standards and measures of engineering excellence.
• Establish and improve technology operations and lifecycle practices for security technologies.
• Own pattern governance to ensure reusable security patterns are adopted and improved.
• Translate compliance obligations and TAP outcomes into clear priorities and actions.
• Lead uplift of DevSecOps and operational practices across delivery teams.
• Identify systemic issues and drive cross-functional remediation and measurable improvements.

Skills

Engineering standards

DevSecOps

Governance

Security operations

Automation

Lifecycle management

Data-driven decisions

Education

Tertiary qualifications or industry certifications

Job description

Telstra Corporation is seeking a Security Engineering Excellence & Continuous Improvement Lead to define engineering standards, elevate DevSecOps, and drive governance across Telstra's security technology landscape.

You will lead the adoption of consistent engineering, compliance and resilience practices, partnering with Automation, Resilience and Enterprise Security Architecture teams to deliver measurable improvements and sustainable ways of working.