Senior Security Engineer
2026-05-27T09:48:40+00:00
Leidos
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FULL_TIME
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
2000
Australia
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Science & Engineering, Computer & IT, Protective Services
2026-06-11T17:00:00+00:00
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About the job
Description
Senior Security Engineer
Location: Either Melbourne or Canberra based
Predominantly onsite role
NV2 clearance required (TSPV uplift supported) and OSA required or willing to obtain it
Due to the nature of the role, you must be an Australian Citizen who holds an active NV2, be willing to uplift to TSPV security clearance, and have OSA or be willing to obtain it.
Your New Role And Responsibilities
This role sits within Leidos’s Mission Software System’s capability and will report to the Security Lead. You will be capable of operating independently within your scope, while also working closely with the broader engineering teams.
There is flexibility in the role depending on your skills and experience. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will contribute to the design, delivery and uplift of security engineering and operations functions across the environment.
Do Work That Matters
- SIEM / SOAR platform management (e.g. Splunk), including onboarding, health checks, patching, maintenance and incident resolution
- Security engineering across endpoint, network, gateway and related technologies
- Vulnerability management tooling, integration and continuous improvement
- Support incident response activities using enterprise tooling
- Managing data ingestion, building and optimizing Search queries, developing custom dashboards and alerts for monitoring, and ensuring system reliability, security, and scalability across the enterprise
- Provide trusted security engineering advice to internal stakeholders
- Develop and uplift security operations system requirements
- Participate in change review and approvals
- Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across internal teams and external partners
What You’ll Bring To Make An Impact
Ideally you will have experience in Security Engineering or Security Operations, with a strong hands-on focus.
You’ll ideally bring experience across a number of the following:
- EDR / Device Control / Application Control (e.g. Trellix, Carbon Black)
- SIEM / SOAR platforms (e.g. Splunk)
- Vulnerability management solutions
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Privileged Access Management (e.g. CyberArk, BeyondTrust)
- Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
You don’t need experience across all technologies, but strong capability across several of these areas is important.
We’re Also Looking For Individuals Who
- Have a strong engineering mindset and problem-solving approach
- Can operate independently and collaboratively
- Are passionate about cyber security and continuous improvement
- Are motivated to support capability uplift and mentor junior team members
- SIEM / SOAR platform management (e.g. Splunk), including onboarding, health checks, patching, maintenance and incident resolution
- Security engineering across endpoint, network, gateway and related technologies
- Vulnerability management tooling, integration and continuous improvement
- Support incident response activities using enterprise tooling
- Managing data ingestion, building and optimizing Search queries, developing custom dashboards and alerts for monitoring, and ensuring system reliability, security, and scalability across the enterprise
- Provide trusted security engineering advice to internal stakeholders
- Develop and uplift security operations system requirements
- Participate in change review and approvals
- Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across internal teams and external partners
- EDR / Device Control / Application Control (e.g. Trellix, Carbon Black)
- SIEM / SOAR platforms (e.g. Splunk)
- Vulnerability management solutions
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Privileged Access Management (e.g. CyberArk, BeyondTrust)
- Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
- Strong engineering mindset and problem-solving approach
- Ability to operate independently and collaboratively
- Passion for cyber security and continuous improvement
- Motivation to support capability uplift and mentor junior team members
- Active NV2 security clearance
- Willingness to uplift to TSPV security clearance
- OSA required or willing to obtain it
- Australian Citizen
- Experience in Security Engineering or Security Operations with a strong hands-on focus
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Vacancy title:
Senior Security Engineer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Category: Science & Engineering, Computer & IT, Protective Services]
Jobs at:
Leidos
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, June 11 2026
Duty Station:
Canberra | Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 27 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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About the job
Description
Senior Security Engineer
Location: Either Melbourne or Canberra based
Predominantly onsite role
NV2 clearance required (TSPV uplift supported) and OSA required or willing to obtain it
Due to the nature of the role, you must be an Australian Citizen who holds an active NV2, be willing to uplift to TSPV security clearance, and have OSA or be willing to obtain it.
Your New Role And Responsibilities
This role sits within Leidos’s Mission Software System’s capability and will report to the Security Lead. You will be capable of operating independently within your scope, while also working closely with the broader engineering teams.
There is flexibility in the role depending on your skills and experience. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will contribute to the design, delivery and uplift of security engineering and operations functions across the environment.
Do Work That Matters
- SIEM / SOAR platform management (e.g. Splunk), including onboarding, health checks, patching, maintenance and incident resolution
- Security engineering across endpoint, network, gateway and related technologies
- Vulnerability management tooling, integration and continuous improvement
- Support incident response activities using enterprise tooling
- Managing data ingestion, building and optimizing Search queries, developing custom dashboards and alerts for monitoring, and ensuring system reliability, security, and scalability across the enterprise
- Provide trusted security engineering advice to internal stakeholders
- Develop and uplift security operations system requirements
- Participate in change review and approvals
- Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across internal teams and external partners
What You’ll Bring To Make An Impact
Ideally you will have experience in Security Engineering or Security Operations, with a strong hands-on focus.
You’ll ideally bring experience across a number of the following:
- EDR / Device Control / Application Control (e.g. Trellix, Carbon Black)
- SIEM / SOAR platforms (e.g. Splunk)
- Vulnerability management solutions
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Privileged Access Management (e.g. CyberArk, BeyondTrust)
- Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
You don’t need experience across all technologies, but strong capability across several of these areas is important.
We’re Also Looking For Individuals Who
- Have a strong engineering mindset and problem-solving approach
- Can operate independently and collaboratively
- Are passionate about cyber security and continuous improvement
- Are motivated to support capability uplift and mentor junior team members
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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