- Join a customer-obsessed technology business at the heart of Australia’s largest retailer
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Opportunity to work on the latest technology and methodology
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Norwest based with hybrid working model
We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.
If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
The Opportunity
The Senior Security Engineer guides other security engineers and leads in the development and integration of security products and services in the Woolworths environment with a strong focus on Cloud. This role is responsible for leading engineering initiatives which improve the posture of our cloud & on-prem environment, which includes ensuring our capabilities are available for easy consumption, constantly improved to mitigate against the evolving threat landscape and ensuring these capabilities ad-here to our cyber security standards.
What you’ll do
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Strategic Engineering Leadership: Lead the technical design and architectural integration of security products (SIEM, EDR, CNAPP, CASB, etc.), ensuring they align with the long-term Cyber Security roadmap and Woolworths standards.
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Mentorship & Technical Guidance: Providing architectural guardrails and acting as a sounding board, allowing Engineers the autonomy to lead their own assigned projects while ensuring alignment with the broader strategy. Support Security Engineers with technical oversight and mentorship, reviewing their code, configurations, and implementation plans to ensure high-quality delivery and professional growth.
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Security Architecture Collaboration: Liaise between the Security Architecture team and the Engineering team, translating high-level designs into executable engineering work packages.
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Advanced Problem Solving: Serve as the final escalation point for the most complex 3rd level technical issues, conducting root-cause analysis and driving vendor relationships to resolve critical product defects.
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Standardization & Governance: Define and govern the "Gold Standard" for security controls across Cloud and On-Prem environments, ensuring automation and GitOps workflows follow best practices.
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Capability Evaluation: Lead Proof of Concepts (PoC) and technical assessments for emerging technologies, making authoritative recommendations on tool selection and business fit.
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Continuous Posture Improvement: Proactively identify gaps in the security environment and initiate engineering projects to mitigate emerging threats, rather than solely reacting to incidents.
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Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate technical risks and project statuses to the Product Manager and broader
What you’ll bring
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Architectural Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of security tool integration (SIEM, EDR, CNAPP, Vulnerability Management) and the ability to align these tools with enterprise-wide security architecture.
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Security Governance & Standards: Deep understanding of industry frameworks (NIST, ISO27001) and the ability to define "Gold Standard" configurations for a large-scale enterprise.
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6+ years’ experience in an Engineering role is essential
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Previous experience working with native security capability within cloud platforms like: Azure, GCP & AWS
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Exposure in system administration with operating systems common to enterprise (Windows, Linux & MAC)
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Broad knowledge and confidence of a number of security applications and tools.
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Exposure to SIEM technologies and respective query language
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Experience in the various stages of Incident Response
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Strong understanding of information security
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Strong understanding of networking and protocols
What you’ll Experience
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Team Discounts - Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
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Wellness - Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems.
