Principal SOC Engineer
The Missing Link
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: North Sydney • Australia
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About the role
- Provide subject matter expertise in at least two of the following:
- Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW) Technologies
- Secure Services Edge (SSE)
- Secure Web Gateways (SWG)
- Privileged Identity & Access Management (PAM)
- Lead and mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of growth and excellence.
- Own the delivery of security solutions across diverse environments—on-prem, virtualised, and cloud.
- Engage with senior clients, building strong, trusted relationships.
- Collaborate strategically across teams to drive innovation and resilience.
- Apply your knowledge in application security, including WAF and CDN technologies
Requirements
- 10+ years in senior IT roles spanning service desk, networking, and security.
- Proven leadership of high-performing, geographically distributed teams.
- Hands-on expertise with Windows, Linux, and Unix platforms.
- Practical experience with NGFW, EDR, PAM, SWG, SEG tools.
- Solid understanding of IT security controls, OSI model, and TCP/IP stack.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible
- Bonus Points for:
- Experience with cloud-native firewalls (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Integration skills with platforms like CTIP, SIEM, Algosec, and VM tools.
- Managing cloud-hosted firewalls via IaC and Terraform.
- Vendor certifications in NGFW, SASE, PAM, EPM, or WAF.
Benefits
- Supportive environment and fun collaborative culture
- Training / mentoring programs
- Regular, fun social events
- Daily breakfast, free soft drinks, monthly staff lunch
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Hard skills
Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW)Secure Services Edge (SSE)Secure Web Gateways (SWG)Privileged Identity & Access Management (PAM)WindowsLinuxUnixInfrastructure as Code (IaC)TerraformAnsible
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringrelationship buildingcollaborationinnovationresilience
Certifications
NGFW certificationSASE certificationPAM certificationEPM certificationWAF certification