Staff Cloud Security Engineer
SafetyCulture
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sydney • Australia
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About the role
- Embed cloud security into CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Identify and correct security misconfigurations across AWS accounts through automation and architecture improvements.
- Lead assessments of networks, systems, and applications; turning findings into action and measurable posture uplift.
- Build automated security controls, monitoring, and reporting systems (vulnerability management, logging, integrity, honeypots, etc.)
- Mentor engineers and act as a trusted security partner across squads, influencing design and implementation decisions.
- Improve observability and detection across environments, ensuring rapid response and continuous assurance.
- Present security insights and outcomes across the engineering org and leadership teams.
Requirements
- Experience with AWS Cloud architecture and security
- Strong coding experience in Golang, NodeJS, or Python.
- Self-starter who can take projects from idea to completion
- Ability to thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments.
- Experience in vulnerability management and system hardening.
- Understanding of security automation and architecture practices.
Benefits
- Equity with high growth potential, and a competitive salary,
- Flexible working arrangements, we encourage you to create the best work blend while working from your home and the local SafetyCulture office;
- Access to professional and personal training and development opportunities; Hackathons, Workshops, Lunch & Learns;
- We encourage involvement in the community, open source work, attending talks and events, and experimenting with new technologies.
- In-house Culinary Crew serving up daily breakfast, lunch and snacks
- Wellbeing initiatives such as subsidised fitness programs, EAP services and generous parental leave policy
- Quarterly celebrations and team events, including the annual Shiplt! global offsite
- Table tennis, board games, gym sessions, book club, and pet-friendly offices.
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWS Cloud architectureGolangNodeJSPythonvulnerability managementsystem hardeningsecurity automationinfrastructure-as-codeCI/CD pipelinesautomated security controls
Soft Skills
self-startercollaborativefast-paced environmentmentoringinfluencing design decisionscommunicationleadership