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
Associate Director, Security Programs & Assurance
Oversee physical security design and assurance for hyperscale data centres, ensuring compliance with standards and integrating cybersecurity across projects in Melbourne and Sydney.
Program Manager - Cyber Security Uplift
Leads a 6-month cyber security uplift program for a university, coordinating cross-team workstreams, managing risks, and reporting to senior leadership.
Senior Security Operations Engineer
Senior Security Operations Engineer at a cloud security services company, designing and operating cloud solutions across AWS and Azure, automating with Python/IaC, and responding to incidents in a DevSecOps-managed service environment.
Security Performance Lead
The Security Performance Lead supports Security Engineering teams through Agile delivery orchestration, operational performance management, and data-driven reporting. The role utilizes tools like PowerBI, Excel, Workday, and Fieldglass to optimize delivery and business outcomes.
Manager, Security Operations Center
Oversee a 24/7 global Security Operations Center, streamlining processes and training analysts to detect and respond to cyber threats across millions of endpoints using Windows forensics and incident-response tooling.