Security Engineer - Security Operations // 12 month contract

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • AU$840 - AU$1100 per day

We are seeking an experienced Security Engineer to join a high-profile cyber security program focused on modernising Security Operations and leveraging AI-driven capabilities.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in designing, building, and operating the security platforms that underpin a large-scale enterprise environment. You will own critical SIEM and integration capabilities, helping to improve threat detection, automation, and security operations effectiveness.

About the Role

As the Security Engineer – SIEM & Integration, you will be responsible for the security data pipeline, SIEM platform engineering, security tool integrations, and automation capabilities that support a modern SOC environment.

You will work closely with cyber security, engineering, infrastructure, cloud, and operations teams to deliver scalable and resilient security solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage enterprise SIEM platforms, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability
  • Design and maintain log ingestion, onboarding, normalisation, filtering, and routing processes
  • Build and support integrations between security platforms including EDR, XDR, email security, cloud security, WAF, and threat intelligence solutions
  • Develop and maintain security automation and orchestration workflows
  • Build and support AI-enabled security operations capabilities, including automated triage, investigation, and response processes
  • Manage detection-as-code frameworks, repositories, deployment pipelines, and CI/CD processes
  • Collaborate with engineering and security teams to continuously improve security monitoring and operational effectiveness

Requirements

  • Strong experience with Microsoft Sentinel or other modern SIEM platforms
  • Advanced KQL (Kusto Query Language) skills
  • Experience with log pipeline technologies, data onboarding, and log normalisation
  • Strong integration engineering experience using APIs, connectors, and event-driven architectures
  • Experience with Azure services, including Event Hub
  • Strong Python scripting and automation skills
  • Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or Bicep

What’s on Offer?

  • Initial 12-month contract with strong extension potential
  • Opportunity to work on a large-scale cyber security transformation program
  • Exposure to cutting-edge SIEM, automation, and AI-driven security technologies
  • Collaborative and highly skilled security team

If you’re passionate about security engineering, SIEM platforms, automation, and modern security operations, we’d love to hear from you.

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