20 Security Specialist jobs in Australia

Description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud service provider, providing virtualised infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world, including government customers. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. Businesses, from start-ups to enterprises to large government customers, run their operations and applications on AWS' highly secure infrastructure.
AWS Security is looking for a highly talented and motivated Physical Security Specialist to work with our team, designing the secure facilities to maximize the effectiveness of the physical security program. The duties include extra-low voltage system design and engineering, working with the architectural and engineering teams to assure security best practices are observed, drafting new systems into the design teams build plans, and coordinating with physical security leaders to understand the new build and security system designs, adhering to an approved products list. A successful candidate will be responsible for interpretation of Risk Assessments and Threat Analysis and Physical Security Standards to assure the proper security technologies are selected to meet the unique challenges to be found in a sensitive security program.
Key job responsibilities
This role will be expected to provide in-depth security advice on the physical security architecture for the organisation. You will draw upon your strong knowledge as well as invent and innovate in the course of your duties. Key responsibilities may include:
* Lead the physical security architecture elements on a sensitive program.
* Create and communicate detailed physical security system designs and guidance to ensure compliance with government policies and frameworks.
* Subject matter expertise to support the AWS Security leadership and other security teams, with a focus on physical security.
* Physical / Protective Security Risk, Threat, and Vulnerability Management.
* Management and implement Physical security risk, threat, and vulnerability deliverables - e.g. internal and external audit items, security deliverables annual PSPF Self-assessment and ASD Cyber Survey.
* Preparation of executive level presentation packs, briefings, papers and reports to various internal and external governance bodies and stakeholders.
* Develop, oversee, and review protective security policies, procedures, processes, guidelines, forms and templates relating to protective security and day to day protective security operations.
* Identify vulnerable processes and systems and provide advice and support for the remediation of security risk and reduce exposure to security threats to support the rollout of new assets.
* Engage with and work collaboratively with stakeholders across AWS and externally, in relation to compliance obligations, e.g. PSPF and ISM.
Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see day in the life
Engineers in this role must show exemplary judgment in making technical trade-offs between short versus long term security and business goals. They must also demonstrate resilience and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact. Conflicts should be addressed by listening, finding the best way forward and persuading one's colleagues. Successful engineers in this role will regularly analyze their own performance with a critical eye. A broad understanding of the AWS business and its interconnections is required. This position will also provide training, advice, and mentorship to other engineers throughout AWS.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
The team is comprised of security professionals with a cross section of national security and private sector experience, providing a range of perspectives required for creative problem solving. We value diversity of thought, creativity, and a strong Bias for Action and Earn Trust. We believe that there are no "perfect" security solutions and we develop and iterate using a continuous improvement process.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
* Degree in Architectural, Electrical Engineering, or Physical Security or equivalent experience in a related security field.
* 5+ years' experience in physical security system design and engineering.
* Proficient with government security frameworks, policies and standards (e.g. PSPF, ISM, DSPF. ASD Essential Eight)
* Proficient in security system architecture and design
Preferred Qualifications
* Physical Security Design experience in corrections, military, government, or museum environments.
* PSP, CPP, PMP Certification
* CPTED Certification
* Proven ability to not only influence but lead business partners and supporting teams
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud service provider, providing virtualised infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world, including government customers. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. Businesses, from start-ups to enterprises to large government customers, run their operations and applications on AWS' highly secure infrastructure.
AWS Security is looking for a highly talented and motivated Physical Security Specialist to work with our team, designing the secure facilities to maximize the effectiveness of the physical security program. The duties include extra-low voltage system design and engineering, working with the architectural and engineering teams to assure security best practices are observed, drafting new systems into the design teams build plans, and coordinating with physical security leaders to understand the new build and security system designs, adhering to an approved products list. A successful candidate will be responsible for interpretation of Risk Assessments and Threat Analysis and Physical Security Standards to assure the proper security technologies are selected to meet the unique challenges to be found in a sensitive security program.
Key job responsibilities
This role will be expected to provide in-depth security advice on the physical security architecture for the organisation. You will draw upon your strong knowledge as well as invent and innovate in the course of your duties. Key responsibilities may include:
* Lead the physical security architecture elements on a sensitive program.
* Create and communicate detailed physical security system designs and guidance to ensure compliance with government policies and frameworks.
* Subject matter expertise to support the AWS Security leadership and other security teams, with a focus on physical security.
* Physical / Protective Security Risk, Threat, and Vulnerability Management.
* Management and implement Physical security risk, threat, and vulnerability deliverables - e.g. internal and external audit items, security deliverables annual PSPF Self-assessment and ASD Cyber Survey.
* Preparation of executive level presentation packs, briefings, papers and reports to various internal and external governance bodies and stakeholders.
* Develop, oversee, and review protective security policies, procedures, processes, guidelines, forms and templates relating to protective security and day to day protective security operations.
* Identify vulnerable processes and systems and provide advice and support for the remediation of security risk and reduce exposure to security threats to support the rollout of new assets.
* Engage with and work collaboratively with stakeholders across AWS and externally, in relation to compliance obligations, e.g. PSPF and ISM.
Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see day in the life
Engineers in this role must show exemplary judgment in making technical trade-offs between short versus long term security and business goals. They must also demonstrate resilience and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact. Conflicts should be addressed by listening, finding the best way forward and persuading one's colleagues. Successful engineers in this role will regularly analyze their own performance with a critical eye. A broad understanding of the AWS business and its interconnections is required. This position will also provide training, advice, and mentorship to other engineers throughout AWS.
About the team
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
The team is comprised of security professionals with a cross section of national security and private sector experience, providing a range of perspectives required for creative problem solving. We value diversity of thought, creativity, and a strong Bias for Action and Earn Trust. We believe that there are no "perfect" security solutions and we develop and iterate using a continuous improvement process.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
* Degree in Architectural, Electrical Engineering, or Physical Security or equivalent experience in a related security field.
* 5+ years' experience with one or more drafting technologies such as, AutoCad, BlueBeam and others.
* Proficient with government security frameworks, policies and standards (e.g. PSPF, ISM, DSPF. ASD Essential Eight)
Preferred Qualifications
* Physical Security Design experience in corrections, military, government, or museum environments.
* PSP, CPP, PMP Certification
* CPTED Certification
* Proven ability to not only influence but lead business partners and supporting teams
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Vice President, BISO, Senior Cloud Security Specialist, Global Information Security, Australia
Sydney, Australia
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**Job Overview:**
The Cloud Security Specialist is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing security controls across multi-cloud environments, with a specific emphasis on Azure and AWS platforms, to ensure the protection of organizational data and systems. This role requires deep expertise in cloud security, architecture principles, and industry standards. The ideal candidate will work closely with various teams to ensure the security of cloud-based applications, data, and infrastructure.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Lead the design and implementation of secure cloud architectures and solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and security requirements.
+ Maintain and update risk registers and ensure continuous monitoring of cloud security risks.
+ Act as a liaison between the security team and other departments to promote a security-first culture.
+ Security Controls -
+ Define and implement security controls and policies for cloud environments, ensuring compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA) and bank security policies.
+ Continuously improve security controls and processes to enhance the organization's security posture.
+ Develop and maintain documentation for security controls, policies, and procedures.
+ Policy as Code (PaC) Implementation -
+ Policies are increasingly managed as code, requiring developers skilled in scripting and programming to define, customize, and automate these policies using tools like HashiCorp Sentinel, Open Policy Agent (OPA), and Terraform.
+ Integration with CI/CD Pipelines -
+ Developers ensure that security policies are embedded in CI/CD workflows to enforce compliance during the development and deployment phases.
+ Custom Solutions Development -
+ Off-the-shelf security tools often need customization to fit organizational requirements. Developers can write custom modules, scripts, or extensions to adapt these tools effectively.
+ Collaboration with Security Teams -
+ Developers act as a bridge between security and DevOps teams, ensuring that security policies align with operational workflows without hindering development agility.
+ Governance and Regulatory Compliance -
+ Conduct regular security assessments and audits of cloud environments to identify and mitigate risks.
+ Conduct risk assessments to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities in cloud environments.
+ Evidence Package Creation - Package evidence of security policies deployment and effectiveness proving to non-technical audience, Audit and Governance Teams, the effectiveness of security policies.
+ Participate in internal and external audits to demonstrate compliance with cloud security requirements.
**Required Skills:**
+ 5 years of experience in cloud security.
+ Currently hold active AWS Security Specialty or Azure AZ-500 certification.
+ In-depth understanding of cloud security principles, best practices, and industry frameworks such as OWASP Top 10, NIST, CSA, CIS benchmarks.
+ Familiarity in programming and scripting languages such as Python, TF, Go, or JavaScript.
+ Experience building and implementing IaC/PaC governance strategies with appropriate tooling (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, OPA, HashiCorp Sentinel, etc.).
+ Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
+ Hands-on experience with cloud-native and third-party security solutions, including Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection (CWPP).
+ Demonstrated capability to translate technical information into a format that a non-technical audience will understand and clear communication skills.
**Desired Skills:**
+ Relevant industry certifications such as ISC2 and SANS GIAC are highly desirable.
+ Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
+ Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world's leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it's our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we've won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you.
Join us as we pursue our vision to make machine data accessible, usable, and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we're committed to our work, customers, having fun, and most importantly to each other's success.
Our team is making a difference in the Security space, and we're looking to grow our team. Splunk is a 10 time Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, there has never been a better time to join us!
**ROLE OVERVIEW**
Splunk is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Security Sales Specialist to drive the adoption of security solutions across our regional markets. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with Cisco and Splunk sales teams to manage pipelines, mitigate renewal risks, and execute targeted sales plays and campaigns. As a thought leader, you will engage customers with strategic guidance, enabling teams with the latest security solution insights and roadmap updates.
**Responsibilities**
Partner with leadership to develop GTM strategies, account and sales plans for customers to increase the mix of products and capability relating to Security.
Holistically embrace, access, and use the channel to identify and open up new opportunities.
· Understand and help identify the Security landscape within accounts and collaborate with account teams to develop positioning tactics.
· Enable sales team and Execute Global growth initiative sales plays and campaigns to generate incremental Annual Contract Value (iACV).
· Collaborate as an extension of Cisco and Splunk sales teams, including Regional Sales Managers, Systems Engineers, Solution Architects, and Client Directors.
· Act as a Security thought leader in customer engagements, providing strategic insights and enabling teams on relevant roadmap items.
· Develop comprehensive security account plans for at least 10 critical accounts
· Work with Account teams to proactively identify at-risk accounts and create get well plans.
· Partner with cross-functional teams to drive security adoption and achieve business targets.
· Responsible for forecasting in aligned territory
**Qualifications**
**5-10 years of experience in a customer-facing role in enterprise/SaaS software environment**
· Prior Security Solutions consulting selling
· Splunk Security Solutions experience is a plus
· Demonstrate deep understanding of industry & competitive trends in Security markets.
Able to demonstrate a consistent track record of use-case positioning with the"C" suite, supporting large and complex customer deployment decisions.
· Strong executive presence and communication. Proven to be able to hold strategic and executive relationships with key persona in Security domains.
· Strong ability to analyze sales trends as well as market and competitive activity/insights to synthesize strategies to grow sales, customer success or create solution cross-sell or up-sell motions.
· Adept at developing solution focused business plans for sales scaling, sales campaigns, new product introduction (NPI) programs.
· Familiarity with & comfortable using value based selling tools, account-targeting strategies, and methods to drive & lead sales motions, knowledge of MEDDIC or challenger methodologies is a plus.
This role is hybrid with a base in Melbourne CBD offices. You will need to reside within the Melbourne area.
Splunk, a Cisco company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

**Introduction**
The Cyber Security SIEM Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day management, monitoring, and analysis of security information and event management (SIEM) tools within the organization. This role requires a highly skilled individual who can leverage SAP ETD and Microsoft Sentinel to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats in real-time, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical data and systems.
**Your role and responsibilities**
* Monitor, analyse, and manage alerts generated by SAP ETD and Microsoft Sentinel, investigating potential security incidents.
* Develop and maintain effective security policies, procedures, and guidelines related to SIEM operations.
* Utilise SIEM dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate security status to stakeholders.
* Conduct regular security audits and assessments to ensure the SIEM solution is optimally configured and aligned with current threat landscapes.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance SIEM capabilities and response efficacy.
* Stay updated on the latest cybersecurity threats, attack patterns, and mitigation strategies.
* Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations and standards
**Required technical and professional expertise**
* Must have an active AGSVA Baseline Clearance, preferred to have AGSVA NV1 Clearance or be eligible to obtain one.
* Must be an Australian Citizen
* Mandatory to be on site 5 days a week.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
* Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in SIEM administration, ideally with both SAP ETD and Microsoft Sentinel.
* Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or similar certifications are strongly preferred.
* Proven expertise in threat detection, incident response, and security event management.
* Strong understanding of network security, cloud security, and cyber threat intelligence.
* Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a dynamic team, often under pressure and tight deadlines.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

**Please note that this is a 12 month parental leave cover.**
Are you passionate about cybersecurity? Do you enjoy working on a high-performing, fast-paced sales team? If so, we are looking for you! The Microsoft Security organization's mission of making the world a safer place has never been more important. As threats become more frequent and sophisticated, we must keep our customers safe through our Security Solutions. The Solution Specialist team within the Microsoft Security organization is at the forefront of this effort, engaging directly with customers to contribute to their success.
As a Security Sales Specialist, you will be a senior solution sales leader, selling Microsoft Security to our largest enterprise customers. You will manage CxO level business relationships, understand customer challenges and priorities, identify security opportunities, build solutions and business cases to close the sales. You will do this with your deep Industry and Security knowledge, technical acumen and by leading a virtual team of resources across Microsoft and Partner ecosystem. You will spend time on customer-facing activities driving sales conversations, in internal meetings for collaboration and sales management and time for learning and development.
This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.
**Responsibilities**
+ Be the security expert for your assigned territory. Lead and plan for accounts across territories, prepare business analysis pursuing sales opportunities and manage the End-to-End Security business.
+ Develop a strong pipeline of sales opportunities, ensuring that sales targets are met or exceeded.
+ Build, own and manage CISO and other key stakeholders' relationships in your accounts driving awareness and excitement for Microsoft security platform value and influence long term strategic direction. Understand customer budget, timeline and buying process.
+ Understand customer cloud and security initiatives, compete landscape as well as gaps between current and desired security posture. Capture the opportunity of customers journey to balance the need for security and employee productivity with the right process and visibility.
+ Demo and whiteboard the cloud security solutions and the relevant security architecture. Lead and orchestrate V-Team to drive an end-to-end value selling from discovery to demonstrating and proving business value.
+ Engage security partners to help scale and accelerate the sales cycle while also ensuring a deployment plan is in place for accelerated deployment with partner added value services.
+ Perform ROI and TCO analysis and leverage various commercial offers and programs to build a compelling business case accelerating negotiations and deal closure. Drive to exceed quarterly and yearly revenue targets and other sales goals. Manage sales hygiene via accurate forecasting and deal updates within sales CRM.
**Qualifications**
**Minimum Qualifications:**
+ **Technology-related security sales experience:**
+ 5+ years of experience in technology-related security salesOR
+ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in technology-related security sales
+ **Technology-related sales or account management experience:**
+ 7+ years of experience in technology-related sales or account managementOR
+ Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field and 6+ years of experience in technology-related sales or account managementOR
+ Master's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field and 3+ years of experience in technology-related sales or account management
+ **Solution or services sales experience:**
+ 4+ years of experience in selling technology solutions or services
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Relevant industry certifications such as: CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional), SC-500 (Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect), AZ-900 (Microsoft Azure Fundamentals)
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

Description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud service provider, providing virtualised infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. Businesses, from start-ups to enterprises to large government customers, run their operations and applications on AWS' highly secure infrastructure.
AWS Security is looking for a GRC Specialist to contribute to the certification, accreditation, assurance, and authorisation activities across the security program. The successful candidate is a problem-solver, quick-study, with a broad understanding of the regulatory landscape, cloud technologies, experience in security and compliance.
Key job responsibilities
* Serve as the GRC Specialist for designated (physical and/or logical) components within the cloud capability, to perform assurance and authorization activities to ensure adherence to standards and protocols.
* Collaborate with internal teams and customers to establish baselines and level-set the security requirements, security controls, and security objectives.
* Implement ISM, PSPF, DSPF, ASIO T4, NIST and/or other security compliance frameworks into design and build baselines to achieve the agreed security posture.
* Create, optimise, and support cross-functional working groups and projects aimed at enhancing security efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.
* Utilise domain expertise to develop thought leadership material on cloud and emerging technologies, contributing to the organization's knowledge base and industry positioning.
* Deliver to tight deadlines and drive results, demonstrating exceptional attention to detail and ensuring accuracy in all aspects of security management.
Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see day in the life
In your day-to-day you will need to exercise sound judgment in making trade-offs between short versus long term security and business goals. You will demonstrate resilience and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact, with a goal to achieve a great outcome for the customer. You will be successful in this role by regularly analysing your own performance with a critical eye. A broad understanding of the AWS business and its interconnections is required. This position will also provide training, advice, and mentorship to other teams throughout AWS.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
The team is comprised of security professionals with a cross section of national security and private sector experience, providing a range of perspectives required for creative problem solving. We value diversity of thought, creativity, and a strong Bias for Action and Earn Trust. We believe that there are no "perfect" security solutions and we develop and iterate using a continuous improvement process.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Basic Qualifications
* 7+ years experience working in areas related to security assurance, such as cybersecurity, auditing, security architecture, regulatory affairs or public sector agencies involved in cybersecurity management.
* Experience working with governance, risk and compliance programs that directly involve interaction with regulatory bodies.
* Proficient with government security frameworks, policies and standards (e.g. PSPF, ISM, DSPF. ASD Essential Eight)
* Experience working with cloud technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent experience in (Computer Science, Engineering, Cyber Security, IT Security Management, Security Risk Management)a related security field
* Minimum 7 years experience in implementing and operationalising security to meet business outcomes
* Proven ability to not only influence but lead business partners and supporting teams
* Ability to able to credibly coordinate between technical teams and business stakeholders
* Strong communication skills. Ability to produce detailed and complex written business cases without the use of PowerPoint
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud service provider, providing virtualised infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. Businesses, from start-ups to enterprises to large government customers, run their operations and applications on AWS' highly secure infrastructure.
AWS Security is looking for a GRC Specialist to contribute to the certification, accreditation, assurance, and authorisation activities across the security program. The successful candidate is a problem-solver, quick-study, with a broad understanding of the regulatory landscape, cloud technologies, experience in security and compliance.
Key job responsibilities
- Serve as the GRC Specialist for designated (physical and/or logical) components within the cloud capability, to perform assurance and authorization activities to ensure adherence to standards and protocols.
- Collaborate with internal teams and customers to establish baselines and level-set the security requirements, security controls, and security objectives.
- Implement ISM, PSPF, DSPF, ASIO T4, NIST and/or other security compliance frameworks into design and build baselines to achieve the agreed security posture.
- Create, optimise, and support cross-functional working groups and projects aimed at enhancing security efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.
- Utilise domain expertise to develop thought leadership material on cloud and emerging technologies, contributing to the organization's knowledge base and industry positioning.
- Deliver to tight deadlines and drive results, demonstrating exceptional attention to detail and ensuring accuracy in all aspects of security management.
Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see day in the life
In your day-to-day you will need to exercise sound judgment in making trade-offs between short versus long term security and business goals. You will demonstrate resilience and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact, with a goal to achieve a great outcome for the customer. You will be successful in this role by regularly analysing your own performance with a critical eye. A broad understanding of the AWS business and its interconnections is required. This position will also provide training, advice, and mentorship to other teams throughout AWS.
About the team
Why Amazon Security
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
The team is comprised of security professionals with a cross section of national security and private sector experience, providing a range of perspectives required for creative problem solving. We value diversity of thought, creativity, and a strong Bias for Action and Earn Trust. We believe that there are no "perfect" security solutions and we develop and iterate using a continuous improvement process.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years experience working in areas related to security assurance, such as cybersecurity, auditing, security architecture, regulatory affairs or public sector agencies involved in cybersecurity management.
- Experience working with governance, risk and compliance programs that directly involve interaction with regulatory bodies.
- Proficient with government security frameworks, policies and standards (e.g. PSPF, ISM, DSPF. ASD Essential Eight)
- Experience working with cloud technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent experience in (Computer Science, Engineering, Cyber Security, IT Security Management, Security Risk Management)a related security field
- Minimum 4 years experience in implementing and operationalising security to meet business outcomes
- Proven ability to not only influence but lead business partners and supporting teams
- Ability to able to credibly coordinate between technical teams and business stakeholders
- Strong communication skills. Ability to produce detailed and complex written business cases without the use of PowerPoint
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Team Description:
We are a team in M365 Core called Substrate; we have the massive responsibility and charter to help ensure the security and trustworthiness of M365 product suite. We want to reshape and modernize security to empower every user, customer, and developer with a secure cloud that protects them with end-to-end via our solutions. The M365 Substrate organization accelerates Microsoft's mission via bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry are securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds across our estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.
The Security Engineering team within M365 Core helps to identify threats and gaps in the infrastructure that hosts the planet's largest, most influential organizations. We are looking for individuals who are forging the pentest discipline in new and modern ways in the era of AI. The role will encompass a blend of research and testing which we will guide our collective engineering organizations to secure their products in the most uniform and durable solutions possible. This role as a **Senior Penetration Testing Specialist** will provide the opportunity to work on services which are global scale and provide unique experiences which are hard to replicate or find outside of a major SAAS provider.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
**Responsibilities**
As a Senior Penetration Tester, you will conduct offensive security assessments that simulate real-world attacks on M365 products, services, and infrastructure. You will identify vulnerabilities across application, network, and operational domains and collaborate with engineering and security teams to support remediation efforts. This role plays a key part in strengthening the security posture of Microsoft's security suite through hands-on testing and cross-team collaboration.
+ You will decompose work for concurrency/ collaboration. You'll devise more systematic solutions, and spot previously unidentified patterns.
+ You will solve issues systematically and with transparency to customers in technical implementation of solutions related to specific kinds of security issues. You'll begin to develop substantial skills in other kinds of security issues outside areas of expertise.
+ You'll design with long term sustainability and broad applicability in mind, leverage existing solutions, and contribute substantial changes to their improvement. You'll identify and differentiate between solutions to come up with best case solution and start to define policies.
+ You'll help make connections and assist in developing agreements between groups to clarify priorities and identify dependencies.
+ You'll provide coordination across groups, articulate key security issues to teams and upper management, and autonomously drive collaboration across groups.
**Qualifications**
**Required Qualifications:**
+ 5+ years experience in identifying security vulnerabilities, software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.
**Other Requirements:**
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
+ **Microsoft Cloud Background Check** : This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Experience in attacking AI infrastructure and Models.
+ Leveraging AI for attacks and the penetration discipline.
+ Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science
+ OR related field
+ OR 6+ years experience in identifying security vulnerabilities, software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.
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