Senior Security Analyst

Job Requisition ID: 37230 

• Choice of flexibility on where, when and how you work
• Mentoring programs- receive support and coaching to progress your career
• Recognition culture to celebrate milestones and discounts at hundreds of retailers

Join our dynamic Cloud Security team as a Senior Security Analyst, where your engineering and architecture expertise will be pivotal in designing and implementing cutting-edge security solutions on leading cloud platforms. In this influential role, you’ll drive the development of robust security architectures that protect critical assets and support our commitment to innovation. Your contributions will not only enhance our security posture but also inspire a strong security culture across the organisation, empowering teams to adopt secure practices and safeguard our technological future.

What will your typical day look like?

Your engineering and architecture expertise will drive dynamic priorities, starting with designing and evaluating secure cloud architectures and frameworks. The foundational work naturally extends to collaborating with cross-function teams to develop tailored solutions that meet our clients’ needs. You will help lead the integration of security measures into CI/CD pipelines, which will get you engaging in problem solving activities and addressing diverse cybersecurity challenges. The outcome of your day will see you will see you ensure robust protection across our cloud environments while promoting innovation and resilience in security engineering practices.  

About the team

You will be joining a team of Cyber professionals who are dedicated to enhancing our clients cloud security through strategic design, implementation of robust solutions and rapid incident response ensuring compliance and the protection of our infrastructure. In our collaborative and supportive environment, team members work together to deploy comprehensive security frameworks across various cloud platforms, demonstrating our commitment to excellence and cohesive teamwork.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you.

The Senior Security Analyst is an aspiring leader responsible for designing and architecting as well as implementing the security solution(s) on the Cloud platforms. Acting as a key member of the Cloud Security team, the Security Analyst will collaborate with IT, development, and business teams to embed security best practices and implement scalable, resilient, and compliant security solutions.

This role is based in Melbourne, with a requirement to work on-site at the client’s office two days per week.

Key Responsibilities:  

Experience: Minimum of 5+ years in security roles, with at least 4+ years in both Core Cloud Security Engineering and Architecture. We are looking for candidate(s) with a blend of both Engineering and Architecture background.

Academic Background: Bachelor’s (or master’s degree) in Computer science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related fields

Architecture Experience:

• Implementation and assessment of cloud security frameworks and strategies across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
• Drive secure cloud adoption by guiding the team in building, monitoring, and optimising Public Cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) environments.
• Provide expertise in core cloud security principles while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, PKI etc.)
• Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), encryption, key management, and secure configurations as part of compliance and governance strategies.
• Demonstrate ability to design and secure solutions in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Expertise with Cloud native technologies and services (eg: IAM, EC2, VPC, ELB, ALB, Lambda, Kubernetes)

• Engineering Experience:

• Knowledge and experience of Version control system (Git)
• Experience of implementing code via the CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Github, GitLab, Harness) platforms.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation) and policy-as-code (e.g.: OPA, Azure policy etc)
• Practical experience with Docker containerization and clustering (Kubernetes/ECS/EKS/AKS)
• Strong experience on two of the listed Software programming languages such as Python (strongly preferred), Go, YAML, JSON etc.
• Strong knowledge and expertise on scripting for automation (e.g., Bash, PowerShell)
• Knowledge and experience on Rego language and OPA is highly desirable
• Sound knowledge on Linux operating systems
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

​​​​​​​Preferred certifications:

• Hashi Corp Certified Terraform Associate
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Microsoft AZ-500 (Security Engineer Associate)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

Additional Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address evolving cybersecurity challenges.
• Demonstrate leadership in driving security culture and mentoring teams.
• Flexibility to adapt to changes in the security landscape and evolving business needs.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver under tight deadlines. 


Why Deloitte

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating, and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team, and personal commitments.

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits , including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.

Next Steps

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you!

By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.