Senior Cyber Security Engineer: Microsoft Defender Expert

Western Sydney International Airport; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on health insurance

Travel discounts

Gym memberships

Pool access

Novated car leasing

Additional leave

Job summary

Western Sydney International Airport is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to mature and operate cyber security tools across the airport environment, with a strong emphasis on the Microsoft security stack. You will lead vulnerability management, incident response and security operations while collaborating with internal teams and the SOC.

You will bring 6+ years of enterprise cyber security experience, hands-on expertise with Defender XDR, Entra ID and related technologies, and strong

Qualifications

• 6+ years of cyber security engineering experience in a complex enterprise.
• Strong hands-on with Microsoft security technologies including Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for Office 365, Intune, Purview and Entra ID.
• Experience in vulnerability management, incident response and security operations.
• Strong scripting and automation using Python and/or PowerShell.
• Microsoft security certifications such as SC-100, SC-200, SC-300, SC-400 or AZ-500.

Responsibilities

• Optimise and mature cyber security tools with focus on Microsoft stack.
• Improve monitoring, detection and response capabilities via configuration, integration and automation.
• Manage vulnerability scanning, triage and remediation using Tenable.
• Support identity and access management including Entra ID, Conditional Access and MFA.
• Manage endpoint security, device compliance and data protection.
• Develop dashboards and reporting on security posture and risk.
• Support onboarding of new systems to the Cyber Security Platform.
• Support Level 2/3 cyber security incident investigations and post-incident reviews.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and SOC to improve capability and resilience.

Skills

Microsoft security stack

Defender XDR

Defender for Endpoint

Defender for Identity

Defender for Office 365

Intune

Entra ID

Vulnerability management

Incident response

PowerShell

Python

Education

Degree in Cyber Security / IT / CS

Tools

Tenable

Job description

Western Sydney International Airport is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to mature and operate cyber security tools across the airport environment, with a strong emphasis on the Microsoft security stack. You will lead vulnerability management, incident response and security operations while collaborating with internal teams and the SOC.

You will bring 6+ years of enterprise cyber security experience, hands-on expertise with Defender XDR, Entra ID and related technologies, and strong