Security Jobs in Australia
There are 1,824 open Security jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 654 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, cybersecurity and automation.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | year | A$135,073 | A$154,864 | A$177,500 | 35 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 25%
- cybersecurity 14%
- automation 12%
- ai 12%
- aws 11%
- azure 10%
- siem 9%
- cloud-security 8%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 283 · 16%
- Onsite 169 · 9%
- Remote 58 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 27% of the 171 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 339
- Lead 112
- Principal 100
- C-level 84
- Junior 19
- Staff 13
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 275
- 501-1000 employees 93
- 51-200 employees 31
- 11-50 employees 13
- 201-500 employees 4
Solution Architect - Security
Designs secure IT solutions for Victorian Government projects, translating business needs into macro architectures while ensuring risk mitigation, capacity, and service continuity in complex environments.
AI/Controls Engineer Cyber Security
Develops and enforces AI-driven cybersecurity controls for a federal government enterprise, focusing on Microsoft 365/Purview ecosystems to mitigate risks like prompt injection and data leakage while aligning with Australian/NIST security standards.
AI Security Engineer
Leads AI cybersecurity governance and controls for the Australian government’s ICT environment, designing frameworks for threat detection, risk mitigation, and compliance with frameworks like PSPF, ISM, and NIST. Focuses on Microsoft 365 tools (e.g., Purview, DLP) and emerging AI threats like prompt injection.
Manager, Cyber Security Incident Response
Lead a cybersecurity incident response team, overseeing threat hunting, digital forensics, and major incident handling while coordinating with MSSPs and stakeholders.
Senior Cyber Security Business Analyst
Senior Cyber Security Business Analyst placed at a leading Australian insurer via PM-Partners consultancy, leading business analysis across a major cyber security transformation program covering Security Controls, API Security, Cloud Security, and IAM.
Principal Incident Response Analyst
Lead complex cybersecurity incident response, digital forensics, threat hunting, and threat intelligence as the senior technical authority within UNSW's CSIRT team, collaborating with internal teams and MSSP partners.
Cybersecurity Operations Specialist - Threat Hunting, ISM - Fed Govt!
Monitor and respond to security events, lead incident response and threat hunting, and implement cyber security policies for a federal government department using ISM, DSFP, PSPF frameworks and Windows security.
Security Architect
Designs and advises on cybersecurity architecture for CSIRO’s major tech transformation programs, embedding security controls into solutions and ensuring compliance with frameworks like ISO 27001 and NIST.
DevSecOps Engineer
A mid-level DevSecOps Engineer will enhance and manage development environments for a major defence command and control program, focusing on CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and containerized solutions while ensuring security compliance in a defence-aligned setting.
ICT Security Specialist
ICT Security Specialist implementing and maintaining security controls, monitoring systems for threats and vulnerabilities, and supporting disaster recovery processes for an IT services company.
Enterprise Cyber Security Project Manager (Critical Infrastructure)
Lead end-to-end cyber security project delivery across OT and IT environments for a critical infrastructure cyber maturity uplift program, ensuring compliance with the SoCI Act and AESCSF alignment.
Security Engineer
Senior Security Engineer protecting CleanCo's information assets and operational environments through security assessments, architecture reviews, cyber risk management and security operations, working with cloud, infrastructure and OT systems.
Lead Security Assessor
Leads cybersecurity architecture and engineering for cloud products in a Defence program, designing security frameworks, reviewing documentation, and mentoring assessors to ensure compliance with Defence standards.
Cybersecurity Specialist, OT
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