Manager, Security Engineering

• Employment Type: full time continuing role as a Manager, Security Engineering
• Excellent salary package including superannuation
• Based Kensington, Sydney. Hybrid options available

Join Our High-Performing Cyber Security Team at UNSW

At UNSW, we’re driven by a bold vision: to deliver academic excellence, foster social engagement, and create global impact. Central to achieving these goals is our commitment to building a resilient and forward-thinking cyber security capability.

Over the past three years, our Cyber Security team has grown significantly and now comprises approximately 40 permanent experts across Governance, Engineering, Identity, and Incident Response. Additionally, 30 professionals contribute to our dedicated Cyber Security Program team. Together, we work as a cohesive unit to safeguard the University’s information assets and support its strategic priorities.

We believe that great teams are built through investment in people. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment and team structure to provide development and learning opportunities that enable our team members to build lasting, impactful careers in cyber security. Beyond technical excellence, we emphasize the importance of communication, negotiation, and influencing skills—the attributes that elevate a good cyber security professional into a trusted advisor and leader. With a strong focus on coaching, training, and professional certifications, we ensure every team member has the resources to thrive and grow.

In collaboration with industry-leading technology and service providers, we’ve made significant strides in enhancing our cyber security maturity. Our efforts were recognized in October 2024 when we achieved certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2022. But we’re not stopping there. The dynamic threat landscape, emerging technologies, and increasing regulatory demands present ongoing challenges—and opportunities—for us to innovate and excel.

To continue building on our strong foundations, we are excited to announce several new opportunities in our Cyber Security team. These roles will focus on advancing our governance, compliance, controls assurance, and risk management capabilities, as well as helping to lead our engineering and incident response functions.

If you’re a cyber security professional with a growth mindset and a proven track record of delivering outstanding results, we’d love to hear from you. This is your chance to join a high-performing team that’s passionate about making a difference.

The role of Manager, Security Engineering is responsible for managing the operations of cyber security services ensuring an optimal balance between performance, cost, and user experience. This includes the design, implementation, operations, and governance of cyber security services across multiple could deployment models working closely with our vendors and suppliers. The position requires expert knowledge and significant experience in:

• Security services and technologies such as SIEM, EDR/EPP, WAF, SEG, NGFW, and IAM
• AWS security services including IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, and KMS
• Microsoft security services including Defender for Cloud, Defender XDR, Purview, and Entra ID
• Managing MSSP’s and security vendors
• Security Operations Centre (SOC) management and service delivery The Manager, Security Engineering, will possess exceptional interpersonal skills, enabling effective communication and collaboration with partners, vendors, and both internal and external stakeholders. In addition, the role will actively contribute to operational governance activities, ensuring security services align with policies, standards, and compliance requirements. This includes reviewing security architecture, mitigating risks, and ensuring that services are implemented, monitored, and managed in line with requirements, design, and best practices. The role reports directly to the Head of Cyber Security Operations and there will be a team of security specialists reporting to the Manager, Security Engineering. The reporting lines, types and number of roles reporting to the position will evolve over time as the service portfolio grows and matures.

Skills and Experience:

• A relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum ten years of industry experience in cyber security operations, with a minimum three years of management experience in a cyber security environment or in a senior support role.
• Strong technical skills and operational experience in the management, configuration, and support of security controls including network security, endpoint security, application security, data protection, and/or identity and access management.
• Experience with managing and configuring cloud native security services across public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Sound understanding of DevSecOps delivery models and practices.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, source control management, and deployment automation.
• Comprehensive analytical and problem-solving skills and proven capacity to exercise initiative, flexibility and to be proactive in development of robust solutions to problems.
• Strong consultation, influencing and negotiation skills and proven ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
• Demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively on initiatives with a range of people at different levels within an organisation.
• Excellent time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM are highly desirable but not required.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training. Pre-employment checks required for this position

Applying for a Role

To ensure your application stands out, please:

• Submit a concise CV (2–3 pages) that highlights your career history, key responsibilities, and major achievements.
• Include a cover letter that explains why you’re applying for the position and how your skills and experience align with the role.

Before applying, we encourage you to carefully review the position description to understand the key requirements. This is your opportunity to demonstrate why you’re the candidate we should be talking to.

Take the next step in your career—join UNSW’s Cyber Security team and help us shape the future.

More Information: visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/

Contact

Jen MacLachlan, email: j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: Sunday Jan 5th at 11.30pm

Benefits and Culture

• Flexible hybrid working
• Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
• Access to lifelong learning and career development
• Progressive HR practices
• Discounts and entitlements 

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.