Principal Security Engineer | Cyber Security Advisor | Contract
About The Missing Link
The Missing Link is a leading Australian IT and Cyber Security services provider. We’re seeking an experienced Principal Security Engineer / Cyber Security Advisor for a 12-month contract engagement in Melbourne, with potential for extension.
This is a senior, consulting-led role combining security engineering, architecture, cloud security and cyber risk advisory within a complex enterprise environment.
About the Role
You’ll act as a trusted technical security advisor, working across engineering, architecture and business teams to deliver secure-by-design solutions and pragmatic, risk-based security controls.
The environment spans AWS/GCP, application security, IAM, DevSecOps, network security, threat modelling and governance, with a strong focus on Australian financial services regulation.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Lead security architecture reviews, solution assessments and threat modelling
- Conduct comprehensive security risk assessments
- Design secure architecture patterns, controls and cloud security standards
- Provide security guidance across AWS and/or GCP
- Embed security controls into DevSecOps and CI/CD environments
- Advise across IAM, SSO, PAM and federated identity
- Develop practical, risk-based controls and manage security exceptions
- Partner with engineering, architecture, risk and business stakeholders
