Senior Cloud Security Specialist

Apply locations Sydney, NSW time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id JR0000000393

Helia, as Australia's first Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) provider, with over 50 years expertise in the Australian housing market are in the process of re-inventing ourselves.

We exist to accelerate financial wellbeing through home ownership, now and for the future. Our mission is to create innovative and tailored solutions in partnership with our customers. We aim to do this efficiently and conveniently, leveraging state of the art technology and data solutions.

The Senior Cloud Security Specialist will be responsible for supporting and enhancing the information security framework through the implementation of new initiatives and technologies, as well as the operation of existing security controls and processes.

Exciting opportunities await: We are hiring for two positions - one permanent and one 12-month fixed-term contract

Responsibilities

1. Design, implement and maintain cyber security controls to protect the systems and services used by Helia.
2. Manage technologies and tools including firewalls (network and web application), proxies, data loss prevention, identity and access management, and security event monitoring (SIEM).
3. Design and review cloud architectures and configurations to ensure compliance with security best practices, architectural design patterns and industry standards, using 'infrastructure as code' solutions.
4. Conduct regular risk assessments, vulnerability analyses, and threat modeling specific to cloud assets.
5. Identify, prioritize, and manage security risks and mitigation strategies across multi-cloud environments.
6. Respond promptly to security incidents, including investigating, analyzing, and mitigating security breaches or incidents to minimize their impact and prevent future occurrences.
7. Incorporate threat intelligence to understand emerging threats and trends, and proactively implement measures to defend against potential cyber attacks.
8. Create, review, manage, and monitor documentation for code, platforms, and services to ensure they are current and aligned with approved standards.
9. Provide feedback to management on the performance, suitability, sustainability, and security of the existing environment, ensuring that solutions continue to meet our requirements.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as Infrastructure, developers, legal, compliance, and risk management, to ensure a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, and effectively communicating security-related issues, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

1. At least 10 years of working experience in cloud and at least 5 years in cloud security
2. Possess relevant cloud and security certifications (e.g., Azure, AWS, Palo Alto, Zscaler)
3. Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure is also desirable, ideally obtained in highly regulated environments
4. Strong understanding of cloud security principles, architectures, and best practices
5. Tertiary qualification in an IT related discipline.
6. Viewing cybersecurity from a DevSecOps lens and integrating security practices and principles into the DevOps workflow as code (IaC).
7. Strong knowledge of information security technologies and concepts.
8. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
9. Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills.
10. Results driven self-starter comfortable working in a team environment.

What's in it for you?

1. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your experience working as a Senior Cloud Security Specialist to a busy team.
2. Contribute to our great company culture where you'll feel part of the team from your first day.
3. Enjoy flexible working arrangements with a blend of working from the office and at home.

At Helia, we are building a team focused on opportunities: creating brighter futures for our people. When you come to work at Helia, you're joining an organisation that cares about what's important to you. Whether it's greater work-life balance, flexible working arrangements or looking after your wellbeing, we provide access to benefits that help support you both professionally and personally.

Helia is a place where you can grow and make a difference. We provide a great learning culture, where cross collaboration, training and innovation happens to embrace and embed a customer service culture. We are based in the heart of North Sydney, with spacious offices and some of the most fantastic views in Sydney

If you are interested in joining a company where you can realise your full potential and grow, we would love to hear from you

We have a diverse business community: our people, our customers and communities are reflective of this and as an organisation we are committed to continually hiring a diverse workforce. We ensure our people always feel supported and we do this by our openness to flexible work options and our commitment to inclusion, regardless of career level, life-stage, or experience.

Helia (formerly Genworth) has proudly played a pivotal role in the property market since 1965. As Australia's first Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) provider, we are a specialist in our field and are dedicated to leading the way for years to come.

For many Australians, owning your own home remains a lifetime aspiration, and we work with our customers and partners to help them achieve this dream at various stages of their home buying journey — whether they are looking to save for a deposit, purchase their first home, upgrade or manage retirement by unlocking equity in their home later in life.

We are reimagining the home ownership experience to get you there faster.

Our purpose is to accelerate financial wellbeing through home ownership, now and for the future.