Lead Security Engineer

12-Month Contract + 2 x 12-Month Extensions | Hybrid | ACT, NSW or QLD

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Join a nationally significant digital transformation program delivering secure and innovative healthcare solutions that impact millions of Australians. Working within a high-performing Cyber Security function, you'll play a key role in strengthening security capabilities, embedding DevSecOps practices, and helping build a modern defensible architecture across critical digital platforms.



Your new role

• Developing security standards, reference architectures and reusable security patterns
• Embedding security controls and automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Conducting threat modelling exercises and translating findings into practical security controls
• Supporting Azure DevOps and AWS delivery teams with security tooling and best practices
• Performing security reviews, vulnerability assessments and control validation activities
• Developing and implementing application security capabilities including SAST, DAST and secure coding practices
• Building security performance dashboards and reporting capabilities
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across DevSecOps and software supply chain security
• Influencing stakeholders and fostering a collaborative security-first culture

What you'll need to succeed

• Hold NV1 security clearance, or Baseline Security Clearance
• Demonstrated experience as a Security Engineer, DevSecOps Engineer, Application Security Engineer or similar senior security role
• Minimum 3 years' experience working alongside DevOps or software development teams
• Strong experience building and securing CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Azure DevOps and/or AWS tooling and platforms
• Hands-on experience implementing security controls across cloud, infrastructure, applications, networks and endpoints
• Strong understanding of threat modelling, vulnerability management and secure-by-design principles
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Formal Cyber Security, Software Development or DevOps qualifications highly regarded

What you'll get in return

• 12-month contract with long-term extension potential
• Opportunity to work on nationally significant digital initiatives
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Collaborative and highly skilled cyber security environment
• Competitive daily rate

What you need to do now




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