Security Operations Leader, Cloud & Identity

Future Fund; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Future Fund in Melbourne is seeking an experienced security operations leader to manage people, processes and technology that support the organisation’s security posture across cloud, identity and information protection.

You will lead internal specialists and external providers, oversee threat hunting and incident response, and translate risk into practical improvements while ensuring service reliability and governance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated people leadership and external partner management experience, with responsibility for security operations across identity, vulnerability management, cloud security and incident management.
• Strong cloud and network technical breadth, with practical experience in security monitoring, identity, privileged access, information protection and vulnerability management platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Entra ID, CyberArk, Qualys or Wiz.
• Experience applying ISO 27000-series and NIST frameworks and translating operational risk into clear priorities.
• The ability to manage incidents and competing operational demands with composure and reliable follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day priorities across security operations and identity, coordinating internal specialists and managed providers.
• Oversee security monitoring, event triage and remediation across cloud, endpoint, identity and information protection services.
• Coordinate security incident response, containment, recovery and escalation with playbooks and policy.
• Strengthen threat intelligence and proactive threat hunting, improving detections and response.
• Oversee identity and privileged access operations, vulnerability assessment and remediation, including access reviews and patching.
• Manage service scope, performance and escalations across providers and internal teams.
• Lead, coach and develop security operations and threat intelligence specialists; promote knowledge sharing and succession planning.
• Provide clear reporting on security posture, incidents, vulnerabilities and improvements to senior stakeholders.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Incident management

Risk management

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology or related

Security certification (CISSP or CISM) preferred

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Entra ID

CyberArk

Qualys

Wiz

Job description

Future Fund in Melbourne is seeking an experienced security operations leader to manage people, processes and technology that support the organisation’s security posture across cloud, identity and information protection.

You will lead internal specialists and external providers, oversee threat hunting and incident response, and translate risk into practical improvements while ensuring service reliability and governance.