Cloud Security Engineer

Security Engineer | AWS | DevSecOps | IoT | Greenfield Security Location: 

Employment Type: Permanent | Full-Time

Build the security foundations of next-generation connected technology. We're partnering with an Australian technology company that's building highly sophisticated, cloud-native platforms at the intersection of software, connectivity, edge computing, and IoT.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to take ownership of an enterprise AWS security environment and help shape the future direction of cloud security, application security, and DevSecOps within a rapidly growing engineering organisation.

You'll work alongside highly capable software, cloud, and data engineers to design, implement, and continuously improve security controls across complex cloud environments supporting real-time, connected systems.
If you enjoy solving challenging technical problems, influencing engineering culture, and building security into products from the ground up, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and implementing security guardrails across multi-account AWS environments
• Owning and maturing the AWS security ecosystem
• Embedding security practices throughout the software development lifecycle
• Conducting security assessments, threat modelling, and vulnerability analysis
• Integrating security tooling into CI/CD pipelines
• Partnering with engineering teams to drive DevSecOps adoption
• Contributing to secure network architecture and connectivity
• Implementing security controls using Infrastructure as Code
• Supporting secure IoT communications and cloud-based data flows
• Leading or supporting incident response and remediation activities
• Continuously improving security monitoring, detection, and compliance capabilities
• 5+ Yrs Cloud Security experience

• AWS Security Hub
• GuardDuty
• IAM
• Identity Center
• AWS WAF
• Cognito
• Inspector
• AWS Organizations
• Service Control Policies (SCPs)

• OWASP Top 10
• Secure code reviews
• SAST and DAST tools
• Threat modelling
• Vulnerability management
• Security testing within CI/CD environments

• CloudFormation and/or AWS SAM
• GitHub Actions and/or GitLab CI
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Security automation
• Modern software engineering practices

• VPC
• Transit Gateway
• VPN
• Route 53
• Cloud networking from a security perspective

• AWS IoT Core
• Python, Golang, or Rust
• CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, OSCP, or similar certifications
• Compliance frameworks and security auditing
• Highly regulated or mission-critical environments

• Enjoys working closely with engineering teams
• Has a proactive, security-first mindset
• Thrives in technically challenging environments
• Can balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
• Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Is passionate about continuous learning and emerging technologies

• Own the cloud security function within a growing engineering team
• Work with modern AWS technologies and cloud-native architectures
• Influence DevSecOps practices across the organisation
• Exposure to cloud, IoT, data, and edge-computing technologies
• Join a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture
• Permanent, long-term opportunity with significant technical ownership