Senior Cloud Security & Incident Response Engineer

NTT DATA, Inc.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Security Incident Response Analyst to safeguard AWS and Azure environments, lead cloud security incident response, and advance security automation and CI/CD integration. The role mentors L1/L2 staff and drives improvements across CSPM/CWPP platforms.

You will develop detection content, integrate log sources, and support governance and audits while collaborating with stakeholders to strengthen security controls and cloud workloads.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in IT, Cyber Security, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Cloud Security Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Azure security.
• Experience with CSPM and CWPP/CWP platforms.
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or Infrastructure-as-Code security.
• Experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD security practices.
• Experience securing Kubernetes and containerised environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, IAM, cloud networking, segmentation, and vulnerability management.
• Experience with incident response and cloud threat detection.
• Scripting and automation experience using Python and/or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection (CWPP/CWP) solutions.
• Secure and support AWS and Azure cloud environments.
• Configure and maintain compliance, workload protection, vulnerability management, and cloud security monitoring capabilities.
• Perform L3 troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Lead cloud security incident response and investigations.
• Implement and review cloud security controls including identity and access management, network security, logging, and monitoring.
• Support SIEM platforms including Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM.
• Develop and maintain detection rules, correlation searches, analytics content, dashboards, and alerting capabilities.
• Onboard and integrate log sources across cloud, endpoint, network, identity, and application environments.
• Support threat hunting, security monitoring, and incident investigations.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code deployments.
• Secure Kubernetes, Docker, and other modern cloud workloads.
• Develop automation using Python, PowerShell, and APIs.
• Support governance, compliance, and audit activities.
• Mentor junior team members and maintain operational documentation and runbooks.
• Engage with stakeholders to support security improvement initiatives.

Skills

Cloud Security Engineering

AWS security

Azure security

DevSecOps

CI/CD security

Python

PowerShell

Incident response

Threat detection

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

Splunk Enterprise Security

Microsoft Sentinel

Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM

Qualys

Tenable

Rapid7

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Security Incident Response Analyst to safeguard AWS and Azure environments, lead cloud security incident response, and advance security automation and CI/CD integration. The role mentors L1/L2 staff and drives improvements across CSPM/CWPP platforms.

You will develop detection content, integrate log sources, and support governance and audits while collaborating with stakeholders to strengthen security controls and cloud workloads.