Senior Security Engineer

Pearson Carter; Sydney; Híbrido; AUD 162.000 - 198.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work

Personal leave

Wellbeing allowance

Parental leave

Professional development

LinkedIn Learning

Growth opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Pearson Carter is seeking a Senior Security Engineer in Sydney with hybrid work options. The role focuses on strengthening the organisation's cloud security posture, implementing modern security technologies, and working across Azure and AWS to design, implement, and maintain controls.

The candidate will partner with infrastructure, application and security operations teams, ensuring controls meet ISO 27001, NIST, CIS and Essential Eight standards and supporting continuous improvement in

Formación

• Hands-on cloud security experience across Azure and AWS.
• Experience implementing enterprise security tools and platforms.
• Knowledge of IAM, cloud-native security controls and infrastructure hardening.
• Understanding of ISO 27001, NIST, CIS and Essential Eight.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement and manage security controls across Azure and AWS environments.
• Implement and maintain security technologies including XDR, Zero Trust, vulnerability management and CSPM platforms.
• Strengthen cloud security through IAM, network security, logging, monitoring and infrastructure hardening.
• Ensure security configurations align with industry frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, CIS and Essential Eight.
• Conduct security configuration reviews and support penetration testing and remediation activities.
• Work with infrastructure and application teams to embed security best practices.
• Support incident response, vulnerability management and security operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve security automation, tooling and control effectiveness.

Conocimientos

Cloud security engineering

Security operations

Incident response

Threat detection

Security automation

Herramientas

XDR

CSPM

IAM

Zero Trust

Azure security

AWS security

Descripción del empleo

Senior Security Engineer
Location: Sydney – Hybrid
Salary: Up to 180,000 Super

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Security Engineer to join a growing information security function within a nationally recognised organisation.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of key security engineering initiatives, strengthening the organisation's cloud security posture through the implementation of modern security technologies, cloud-native controls and enterprise security solutions.

Working across Azure and AWS environments, you will play a hands‑on role in designing, implementing and maintaining security controls while partnering with infrastructure, application and security operations teams to drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• - Design, implement and manage security controls across Azure and AWS environments.
• - Implement and maintain security technologies including XDR, Zero Trust, vulnerability management and CSPM platforms.
• - Strengthen cloud security through IAM, network security, logging, monitoring and infrastructure hardening.
• - Ensure security configurations align with industry frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST, CIS and Essential Eight.
• - Conduct security configuration reviews and support penetration testing and remediation activities.
• - Work closely with infrastructure and application teams to embed security best practices.
• - Support incident response, vulnerability management and security operations.
• - Identify opportunities to improve security automation, tooling and overall control effectiveness.

About You

You will be an experienced Security Engineer with a strong background in cloud security and enterprise security engineering. You will bring a hands‑on approach to implementing security solutions and improving security controls across complex environments.

Ideally, you will have:

• - Significant hands‑on experience with Azure and AWS security.
• - Proven experience implementing and managing enterprise security tools and platforms.
• - Strong knowledge of IAM, cloud-native security controls and infrastructure hardening.
• - Understanding of security frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST, CIS and Essential Eight.
• - Experience with endpoint, network and identity security solutions.
• - Strong troubleshooting and technical problem‑solving capabilities.

Desirable Experience:

• - Certifications such as CISSP, AWS Security Specialty or Azure Security Engineer Associate.
• - Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Python or Terraform.
• - Exposure to container security, CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps.
• - Experience supporting technical audits and regulatory compliance requirements.

What's On Offer?

• - Salary up to 180,000 Super.
• - Hybrid working arrangements in Sydney.
• - Additional five days of personal leave per financial year.
• - 500 annual wellbeing allowance.
• - Additional paid parental leave.
• - Subsidised professional development and further education.
• - LinkedIn Learning subscription.
• - Supportive environment with genuine opportunities for professional growth.