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Cloud Security Engineer East Melbourne Permanent Secure a complex AWS environment, driving cloud security, DevSecOps, and application security across a growing engineering team. The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has become available for a Cloud Security Engineer to take ownership of AWS security across a complex, multi-account cloud environment. Role You will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining AWS security controls while working closely with software engineering teams to embed security throughout the development lifecycle. This is a hands-on engineering position suited to someone who enjoys getting into the detail of cloud security, application security and DevSecOps, while also having the opportunity to shape security practices across the wider engineering team. Key Responsibilities Own and mature the AWS security environment across a multi-account setup. Design and implement AWS security guardrails, policies and compliance controls. Manage AWS security services including IAM, Identity Center, GuardDuty, Security Hub, WAF, Cognito, SCPs and Inspector. Conduct security assessments, threat modelling and vulnerability analysis across cloud and application environments. Work closely with software engineers on secure code reviews and vulnerability remediation. Embed SAST, DAST, dependency and container scanning into CI/CD pipelines. Implement security controls as code using CloudFormation and/or AWS SAM. Support secure AWS IoT Core integration between cloud and edge-based systems. Contribute to network security architecture across VPC, Transit Gateway, VPN and Route53. Support security incidents, investigations and remediation activities. Drive DevSecOps practices and security awareness across engineering teams. Continuously improve security monitoring, detection and the organisation's overall security posture. About You We're looking for a hands-on Security Engineer with strong AWS experience, ideally coming from an internal engineering or product environment where you've had ownership of cloud security and worked closely with software development teams. 5+ years' experience in Cloud Security, Application Security, DevSecOps or a similar engineering-focused security role. Strong hands-on experience across AWS security services. Experience with IAM, Identity Center, GuardDuty, Security Hub, WAF, Cognito and AWS Organizations. Strong understanding of application security, OWASP, secure code review and SAST/DAST tooling. Experience securing multi-account AWS environments. Experience with Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation, AWS SAM or similar. Experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or similar. Working knowledge of Python, Go or Rust. Understanding of AWS networking including VPC, Transit Gateway, VPN and Route53. Experience with threat modelling, security assessments or security compliance frameworks. AWS IoT Core experience will be highly regarded. AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, OSCP or similar certification will be highly regarded. What's on Offer Permanent, full-time opportunity. Take ownership of AWS security across a growing engineering environment. Work directly with software engineering teams to embed DevSecOps and application security practices. Opportunity to shape security architecture, processes and engineering standards. Work across complex cloud and edge-based technology. Join a fast-paced engineering environment where you can have a genuine impact. If this opportunity seems like a fit, please reach out to Eimear Hunt on 0408589593 . #SCR-eimear-hunt-1
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.