Security Jobs in Australia
There are 1,819 open Security jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 645 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, cybersecurity and ai.
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%
- ai 12%
- automation 12%
- aws 11%
- azure 10%
- siem 9%
- cloud-security 8%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 280 · 15%
- Onsite 167 · 9%
- Remote 58 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 27% of the 171 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 339
- Lead 111
- Principal 100
- C-level 83
- 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
Security Architect
Lead enterprise security architecture across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments for an Australian organisation, focusing on Azure/Microsoft security stack, Zero Trust, and regulatory compliance.
Cyber Security Analyst
Security Analyst in a SOC team responsible for monitoring, investigating, and responding to security incidents across SIEM and EDR platforms, conducting threat hunting, and building incident playbooks for clients.
Senior Security Engineer
Senior Cyber Security Engineer on a 6-month contract implementing and managing security platforms (antivirus, DLP, encryption, PAM), resolving incidents, and maintaining infrastructure in a hybrid Sydney CBD role.
Security Operations Analyst
SOC Analyst triaging alerts, investigating intrusions, analyzing EDR/SIEM telemetry and malware, and delivering remediation guidance for a managed detection and response platform.
Security Operations Engineer
The Security Operations Engineer will manage and improve security controls, including SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms, for a critical government network. The role involves incident response, threat detection, vulnerability analysis, and automating security tasks.
Senior Cyber Security Risk Assessor
Senior Cyber Security Risk Assessor evaluates and mitigates cyber risks across cloud, AI, enterprise systems, and mainframe environments for a government program. Conducts risk assessments, develops security controls, and advises stakeholders on compliance and security governance.
Cyber Security Adviser - Risk and Compliance Analyst
Lead cyber security governance, risk and compliance activities across complex government projects, conducting risk assessments, reviewing IRAP/SOC findings, and working with frameworks like ISO 27001, ISM, NIST and PSPF.
Penetration Tester
Junior-to-mid penetration tester performing penetration tests, adversary simulation, and social engineering engagements for an offensive security consultancy serving financial, tech, transport, and critical infrastructure sectors.
Executive Manager - Product Security
Lead Product Security at Commonwealth Bank, driving security strategy across the entire product lifecycle through CoEs and embedded chapters. Core focus areas include SSDLC, DevSecOps, cloud security, and software supply chain security.