Cyber Security Engineer

Why Smart?

Look forward to working with Australia's leading and most trusted provider of Employee Management Services, making the benefits of salary packaging, novated leasing, and fleet management readily available to employers and their employees.

Working at Smart offers more than a job. It is a dynamic workplace that matches the enthusiasm for the work you do and ambition for an exciting fast-paced career. We have all been hired for a purpose and a reason.

Every day you will be part of a team that helps support fellow Australians - many working in essential services, corporates, government, and not-for-profits - to take home more money in their pay packets.

Do you have what it takes to become a Cyber Security Engineer?

We're looking for a skilled Cyber Security Engineer to join our team in Sydney CBD and help safeguard Smartgroup's technology landscape and information assets.

In this role, you'll be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining security systems that protect our infrastructure, applications, and data. You'll work closely with IT and our managed SOC team to ensure real-time threat detection, incident response, and continuous improvement of our security posture.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain and enhance our Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) systems for real-time threat detection and response.
• Configure and manage security tools including Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Web Proxy, Email Security, and SIEM.
• Drive remediation efforts aligned with vulnerability management policies to reduce risks across systems and applications.
• Monitor the health and performance of security services to meet defined SLAs.
• Tune SIEM alerts for improved threat detection accuracy.
• Collaborate with our SOC team on incident response and threat hunting.
• Develop and configure defensive measures to strengthen security controls.
• Identify automation opportunities to streamline security operations.
• Work with IT teams to ensure alignment on security control implementation.
• Maintain a deep understanding of network infrastructure to proactively identify vulnerabilities.

About you

• Experience in IT operations with a minimum 3 years in cyber security operations (incident response, threat management, vulnerability management).
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk).
• Strong troubleshooting and configuration skills across EDR (CrowdStrike, MS Defender), email security (MS365 Exchange, Mimecast), web proxies, and DLP tools (Varonis, Purview).
• Familiarity with cloud security tools and services, especially Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and its practical application.
• Experience with SQL/KQL and security policy configuration.
• Exposure to security frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO27001, ASD Essential Eight).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or Cyber Security.
• Cloud Security Certifications (Microsoft preferred).
• Industry certifications such as CISSP or GIAC.

What's in it for you?

Smart team members enjoy a range of benefits designed to support flexibility, wellbeing, reward, and growth:

• Smart Leave, an additional week of leave each year
• Free lunch every week
• Up to 20 weeks Paid Parental Leave with superannuation contributions and a Return-to-Work Bonus
• Make a Difference Days – paid days off to volunteer for the community and environment
• Discounted retail vouchers
• Salary packaging and novated leasing benefits (of course)
• Free flu vaccinations
• Employee Share Plan

Grow with Purpose

At Smart, we're driven by purpose and performance. We support individual and team growth via varied learning opportunities, open communication, and leaders who work to get the basics right – quality and regular one to ones, clear goals and success metrics, and growth conversations.

Show us you have what it takes

If this sounds like the opportunity for you and you have something to offer, we'd love to hear from you. APPLY ONLINE today.

Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to discuss next steps. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process or are seeking part-time work, let us know—we're here to understand.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity. We welcome all people to join our team — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTQ+, all gender identities, people of any socioeconomic status, age, race, national origin or ethnicity.

We're proud to hold diversity and inclusion accreditations, including:

• WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality since 2019

• DCA Inclusive Employer 2023–2024

• Member of Reconciliation Australia's RAP network

Please note: all successful candidates will be required to complete background checks including a police clearance prior to confirmation of employment. Candidates must have unlimited Australian work rights to be considered for this role.

Respectfully, no agencies please.