Security Engineer

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-18 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full-time Hybrid ICT

Company shared salary

NA

Market rate

A$8,333–A$11,667/mo (A$100,000–A$140,000/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

About the Company

swipejobs operates a leading data-driven, AI-native job exchange in the United States and the United Kingdom. The platform delivers real-time, 24/7 matching of people to jobs, serving job seekers, employers, and staffing firms across all industries and work types - temporary, contract, and permanent.

About the Role

We're seeking a motivated Security Engineer to grow our security function and maintain security operations. You will lead vulnerability management, cloud security engineering, identity/access governance, and help harden our enterprise platform to industry standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead vulnerability management across AWS Cloud, applications, and on-prem environments
  • Own and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures at swipejobs
  • Produce security metrics and reporting for internal and external stakeholders
  • Support audit and compliance efforts including SOC2 and ISO 27001
  • Monitor security alerts and coordinate incident response with our MSSP (Expel)
  • Design and implement scalable IAM and PAM solutions across AWS and enterprise systems

Requirements

  • Experience in security roles such as analyst, engineer, or architect
  • Strong AWS security skills including networking, IAM, and monitoring tools
  • Solid understanding of vulnerability management and cloud risk
  • Hands-on experience with IAM/PAM tools and governance practices
  • Scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
  • Familiarity with SOC2/ISO audits and tools like Expel, ELK stack, Kafka, MongoDB, Spark

Benefits

  • Work on a market-leading U.S. software product built in Australia
  • Gain end-to-end exposure across the full software development lifecycle
  • Thrive in a dynamic startup environment with modern North Sydney offices
  • Flat organisational structure with accessible leadership
  • Engage with fast-paced, rewarding daily challenges
  • Enjoy office perks including free food throughout the day and daily catered lunches