Senior Security Engineer-Digital venture/ Banking

Salary: AUD 1000 - 1064 per day

A leading fast-moving venture organisation backed by a major bank is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for an initial 6 month contract highly likely to extend.
Ideal candidate will have broad security experience across security operations, devsecops, cloud security and security engineering.
Responsibilities:

• Strengthen cloud security controls Azure environments.
• Support security operations, including detection engineering and improvements across Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender.
• Contribute to DevSecOps automation and manage security configuration through code.
• Work with identity and access technologies, including Microsoft Entra.
• Assess priorities, respond to changing demands and escalate risks constructively.
• Partner with technical and business stakeholders to provide practical security guidance.
• Work independently from broad direction while collaborating closely with a small, multidisciplinary team.

Key skills / Experience:

• Senior-level, hands-on experience across security engineering, cloud security or security operations.
• Strong experience with the Microsoft security ecosystem, particularly Microsoft Defender, Sentinel and Entra.
• Practical cloud security experience in Azure.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, security automation and infrastructure as code; Terraform exposure is highly regarded.
• Demonstrated ability to manage security configuration as code rather than relying solely on manual administration.
• Sound understanding of detection engineering, vulnerability management and security operations.
• Experience in fintech, financial services or another regulated environment.
• A track record of working successfully across both startup-style and enterprise environments.

If interested please respond ASAP