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
Cloud Security Architect
Design and secure cloud architectures for Australia’s largest lottery company, embedding security into AWS/Azure/GCP environments and automating controls.
Cyber Security Architect Lead
Leads cybersecurity architecture for a government-focused uplift program, designing secure frameworks, mentoring teams, and ensuring compliance with regulations like NIST, ISO27001, and ASD standards. Works with cloud, identity, and Zero Trust technologies.
Solution Architect - IAM
Design and govern enterprise identity architecture for a Federal Government agency, focusing on Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and Zero Trust principles to secure access across hybrid environments.
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Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect
IAM Architect for a government department designing enterprise identity architecture, standards, and roadmaps using Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, federation, SSO, and identity governance frameworks.
Junior Network & Security Engineer
Junior Network & Security Engineer monitors customer environments, triages alerts, resolves incidents, and implements changes in a managed-services setting.
Principal Information Security Customer Engagement Engineer
Senior role leading customer security engagements across Australia/NZ/HK, guiding enterprises on compliance and product security while shaping AI-driven automation for security questionnaires and Trust Center content.
Network & Security Engineer
Maintain and secure enterprise networks for customers, resolving incidents and implementing changes using Cisco and Fortinet platforms while mentoring junior engineers.