Staff Security Operations Engineer

Jobgether; Australia; Remote; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first working environment

Annual learning budget USD 2,000

Global travel opportunities

Annual compensation reviews

Performance bonus

Job summary

Partner Company in Australia is seeking a Staff Security Operations Engineer to strengthen the security of critical infrastructure and open-source ecosystems. This senior role blends hands-on defense, threat intelligence, risk management, and incident response in a globally distributed environment.

You’ll design, implement, and evolve security operations practices, deploy tools, and guide remediation. Strong background in threat modelling, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and SOC experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent professional background.
• Strong interest and motivation to work at security technology forefront.
• Experience with threat modelling and risk management frameworks.
• Knowledge of security architecture and modern tools.
• Experience with threat intelligence feeds and defensive strategies.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF and ISO 27001 standards.
• Proven ownership and delivery in demanding environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evolve security operations standards, playbooks, and practices.
• Improve security architecture and strengthen infrastructure and processes.
• Evaluate, deploy, and improve security tools and practices.
• Lead investigations, containment, and remediation of threats.
• Apply threat modelling and risk management to identify controls.
• Lead tabletop exercises and security operations activities.
• Develop learning materials to strengthen security capabilities.
• Monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to open-source threat intelligence and community knowledge.
• Share security insights via technical talks, blogs, and whitepapers.
• Partner with security leadership to communicate risks and drive improvements.
• Plan and deliver initiatives within an agile engineering environment.

Skills

Threat modelling

Risk management

Security architecture

Threat intelligence

SOC experience

Security governance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/STEM

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Security Operations Engineer based in Australia.

This is a senior security engineering opportunity focused on strengthening the security and resilience of critical infrastructure and open-source ecosystems.
You’ll help design, implement, and evolve security operations practices, controls, tools, and policies across a globally distributed environment.
The role combines hands-on cyber defense, security architecture, threat intelligence, risk management, and incident response.
You’ll work on identifying sophisticated threats, containing attacks, guiding remediation, and improving security assurance through measurable practices.
The position also offers the opportunity to influence engineering teams, contribute to threat intelligence initiatives, and share security expertise with the broader community.
You’ll operate in an agile, highly technical environment where autonomy, continuous learning, and strong technical judgment are valued.
This role is particularly suited to a security professional motivated by challenging adversaries and raising the standard of security across the wider technology ecosystem.

Accountabilities

• Implement and continuously evolve security operations standards, procedures, playbooks, and practices across the organization.

• Analyze and improve security architecture, identifying opportunities to strengthen infrastructure, systems, and development processes.

• Evaluate, select, deploy, and improve security tools, technologies, and operational practices.

• Identify, investigate, contain, and support the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks.

• Apply threat modelling and risk management practices to identify vulnerabilities, assess potential impact, and prioritize appropriate controls.

• Lead or contribute to tabletop exercises and other security operations activities across engineering, information systems, and technical teams.

• Develop and maintain security operations learning and development materials to strengthen organizational security capabilities.

• Monitor and track security operations KPIs, using measurable outcomes to assess effectiveness and guide continuous improvement.

• Contribute to open-source threat intelligence initiatives and share relevant security knowledge with the broader community.

• Develop thought leadership through technical presentations, blog posts, whitepapers, industry events, and other professional forums.

• Partner with security leadership to communicate risks, present findings, influence decisions, and drive meaningful security improvements.

• Plan and deliver security operations initiatives within an agile engineering environment while managing priorities and dependencies.

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record, with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a compelling equivalent professional background.

• Deep personal interest in cybersecurity and a demonstrated motivation to work at the forefront of security technology.

• Strong experience with threat modelling and established risk management frameworks.

• Strong knowledge of security architecture and modern, industry-leading security tools.

• Experience consuming and contributing to threat intelligence feeds and using intelligence to inform defensive strategies.

• Practical knowledge of security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSF.

• Familiarity with security standards and frameworks such as ISO 27001.

• Proven ability to exceed expectations, take ownership, and deliver results in technically demanding environments.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with sound judgment when assessing security risks and responding to complex threats.

• Preferred:Experience working within a Security Operations team or Security Operations Center (SOC).

• Preferred:Hands-on experience with offensive or defensive security teams and practical cyber defense capabilities.

• Preferred:Experience defending against advanced persistent threats, highly sophisticated adversaries, or nation-state-level actors.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain complex security issues and influence technical and organizational stakeholders.

Benefits

• Globally distributed, remote-first working environment.

• Twice-yearly in-person team sprints and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues internationally.

• Annual personal learning and development budget ofUSD 2,000.

• Annual compensation reviews based on location, experience, performance, and contribution.

• Performance-driven annual bonus.

• Recognition and performance rewards.

• Annual holiday leave.

• Maternity and paternity leave.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Opportunities to travel internationally and meet colleagues at company events.

• Travel benefits such as Priority Pass and upgrades for eligible long-haul business travel.

• Opportunity to work on technically challenging security initiatives with global impact.

• Exposure to open-source security, threat intelligence, advanced cyber defense, and security engineering practices.