Senior Cloud Security Engineer

We're looking for a

Senior Cloud Security Engineer

to join an established cyber security team and help build, automate and mature its security capability.

This is roughly

50% hands-on Security Engineering and 50% cyber uplift . You'll work across SIEM/XDR, detection, cloud security and incident response, while using

Python, DevOps practices and automation

to make security processes more scalable and effective.

There's also a strong focus on exploring how

AI can be practically applied across security operations and engineering .

What you'll do

Engineer and continuously improve

SIEM, XDR and security monitoring capabilities

Build, test and tune high-quality security detections

Support complex incident response, investigations and threat hunting

Improve security visibility and telemetry across

AWS and Azure

Develop

Python tooling and automation

to eliminate repetitive security processes

Apply

detection-as-code , Git, CI/CD and DevOps practices to security engineering

Work across vulnerability management, remediation and wider security uplift initiatives

Identify opportunities to use

AI and automation

to improve security operations

Partner with cloud, infrastructure and engineering teams to improve security controls and visibility

Help mature security processes rather than simply maintaining existing tooling

What you'll bring

Strong experience across

Security Engineering, Detection Engineering or senior Security Operations

Hands-on experience with

SIEM and XDR technologies

Strong understanding of detection engineering, security monitoring and incident response

Python scripting and automation

experience

Experience securing

AWS and/or Azure

environments

Understanding of CI/CD, Git and modern

DevOps/DevSecOps practices

Experience with threat hunting, MITRE ATT&CK and attacker behaviours

An engineering mindset with the ability to identify problems and build scalable solutions

Experience with SOAR, security data pipelines or automated remediation would be highly regarded

Exposure to

AI within cyber security or automation

would be advantageous

Why apply? This isn't a role where you'll spend your time simply responding to alerts.

You'll have the opportunity to

build and improve security capability , automate manual processes and influence how security engineering is delivered across the organisation.

It's ideal for someone who wants to stay technically hands-on while broadening their experience across

cloud, automation, DevSecOps and AI-driven security .

If you have any questions about this role or others we have available, you can email Hayley directly via

******@thedrivegroup.com.au

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