Security Testing Lead & Adversary Emulation Expert

Xpt Software Australia Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Xpt Software Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Security Testing Lead Specialist to drive high-complexity assessments and lead a skilled team across DevOps and traditional delivery frameworks. You will shape testing strategy and mentor engineers to uphold security quality and resilience.

Apply your expertise in vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and secure coding practices to translate technical findings into clear business risk insights and actionable mitigations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in security testing.
• Experience across DevOps and Waterfall delivery models.
• Proven ability to perform complex security assessments.
• Experience integrating automated security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of security assessment toolsets.
• Ability to review security assessment reports and provide guidance.
• Understanding of application security architecture including threat modelling.
• Experience in training and developing people.
• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
• Certifications such as OSCP/OSCE/OSWE or CREST are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-complexity security assessments across domains.
• Provide technical leadership as SME in security testing and secure development.
• Translate findings into business risk insights for remediation prioritisation.
• Identify critical vulnerabilities and attack vectors from tests and scans.
• Drive evolution of testing strategy, methodologies, and standards.
• Mentor and uplift capability across senior and junior staff.
• Collaborate with cross-functional cyber security teams and external vendors.

Skills

Security testing

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

Source code security reviews

CI/CD security

Automation scripting

Threat modelling

Application security architecture

Mentoring

Education

Tertiary qualification in Electrical/Electronic, Computer, Network or Software Engineering; Information/Cyber Security; IT

Tools

Vulnerability scanners

Static code analysis

Software composition analysis

Job description

Xpt Software Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Security Testing Lead Specialist to drive high-complexity assessments and lead a skilled team across DevOps and traditional delivery frameworks. You will shape testing strategy and mentor engineers to uphold security quality and resilience.

Apply your expertise in vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and secure coding practices to translate technical findings into clear business risk insights and actionable mitigations.