Information Security Consultant

6 days ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Westpac Full time

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Information Security Consultant.

**What's the role?**

We are looking for an Information Security Consultant (SIEM Projects) to join the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) team. This person will be a technical consultant for Westpac's critical security monitoring services. Developing and continuously improving logic to detect threats and expanding SIEM coverage over critical feeds.

The key accountabilities of the position include delivering SIEM project engagements, focusing on log ingestion into platforms such as Splunk ES and developing security use cases. Responsibilities involve managing stakeholders, advising on log selection and compliance with standards, and collaborating with project and SBD teams. The role also includes contributing to CI/CD pipeline implementations and enhancements.

**What do I need?**
- At least 3 years of experience in information security, security operations, SIEM engineering (e.g. Splunk), or cybersecurity incident response—or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and data analytics tools, including onboarding processes and use case development.
- Proficiency in Splunk, ideally including Enterprise Security. Certifications such as Power User, Advanced Power User, or Developer are valued but not mandatory.
- Familiarity with technologies such as regular expressions, SQL, Python, and custom parsing.
- Basic understanding of UEBA, SOAR, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of incident analysis, triage, and response techniques in cybersecurity.
- Awareness of layered security controls (Defence in Depth) and how they contribute to a secure environment.
- Understanding of international security and risk frameworks such as SABSA, ISO 27000 series, ISO 31000, and SOX.
- Formal education or certification in information security, IT, risk management, service management, or audit—or equivalent practical experience.
- Industry certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, SABSA, ITIL) are appreciated but not required.

**Why join us?**

We're obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:

- Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates
- Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
- Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
- Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

**Create your future today**

To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button

We're all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone - no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the _"People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" _page on our website.

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