Security Jobs in Australia
There are 1,846 open Security jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 666 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 15%
- automation 12%
- ai 12%
- aws 11%
- azure 10%
- siem 9%
- cloud-security 9%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 290 · 16%
- Onsite 175 · 9%
- Remote 59 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 27% of the 172 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 345
- Lead 113
- Principal 102
- C-level 84
- Junior 20
- Staff 13
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 276
- 501-1000 employees 93
- 51-200 employees 31
- 11-50 employees 13
- 201-500 employees 4
Business Information Security Officer, Operational Technology
Act as the cyber security bridge between Downer’s CISO and OT teams, translating risks into business-aligned controls and driving resilience across industrial control systems and critical infrastructure.
SDWAN and Cybersecurity Specialist
Technical-sales role designing and pitching SD-WAN, SASE and cybersecurity solutions to customers, translating needs into scalable architectures and leading PoCs.
AI Safety Expert - Red Team
Red-team AI models and agents to find jailbreaks, prompt injections, and bias risks, then document reproducible attack cases for customers.
Cyber GRC Specialist
Implement and maintain cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance controls aligned with Australian Government frameworks to support security authorisation and risk management for defence systems.
Manager, Security Governance and Assurance
Oversee cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance at a fintech bank, setting policies, managing audits, and ensuring regulatory alignment while driving security awareness and third-party assurance.