Cloud Security Engineer
As a Cloud Security Engineer, the successful candidate will join a specialist team focused on enhancing the security of Sportsbet AU's AWS and developer ecosystem. This is an engineering-first role where the engineer will build automated security capabilities across vulnerability management, detection engineering, incident response, identity and access management, and network security.
The role requires partnering with Cyber and Technology teams to deliver security at scale. The engineer will assist development teams in embedding effective security guardrails from design through to deployment.
- Build automated products and solutions that deliver security outcomes across AWS and the developer ecosystem.
- Enable development teams to embed security principles, guardrails and best practices throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Partner with Cyber teams to understand the threat landscape, address known weaknesses and strengthen security capabilities.
- Guide security-focused solution decisions and risk mitigations while keeping pace with emerging cloud security threats.
- Champion self-service, automation, DevOps and operational practices that make secure delivery easier at scale.
- Proven development experience, including experience with Python or similar languages and writing automated tests (required)
- AWS experience with the ability to independently design and deploy scalable, reliable and secure applications (required)
- A solid understanding of cloud networking and core internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP and HTTP (required)
- Experience or a strong interest across cloud security domains such as vulnerability management, incident response, detection engineering or IAM (required)
- Strong technical documentation, communication and stakeholder management skills, supported by tertiary IT qualifications or equivalent industry experience (required)
- Competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members.
- 25 days annual leave.
- Hybrid working policy with Monday and Friday from home.
- $1,050 home office allowance for new starters.
- Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time.
- Progressive return to work benefit for the first 6 months back.
- Hack Days for creative and collaborative projects.
- Access to career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities.
- Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments.
- Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit, and weekly rotating socials.
- End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables.
- Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.
Sportsbet is a leading Australian online wagering operator and part of Flutter Entertainment. It serves more than 2.4 million customers through a customer-first, insight-driven approach, helping Australians engage with racing and sporting events. The company employs more than 1,300 people across Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, with over half working in technology and data. As a market leader, Sportsbet emphasises corporate and social responsibility, customer safety and high industry standards, and is headquartered in Melbourne.