Security Testing Lead Specialist

Role: Security Testing Lead Specialist

Location: Sydney/Melbourne

Job type: Permanent

Eligibility: Australian PRs and Citizens

Key Accountabilities Include: - Lead and deliver high-complexity, high-assurance security assessments across customer's systems, including advanced penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and source code security reviews, focusing on real-world exploitability and attack path development.

• Provide authoritative technical leadership as a subject matter expert in security testing and secure development, acting as the primary escalation point for complex vulnerabilities, assessments, and adversary emulation activities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of systems in protecting organisational data and maintaining intended functionality, and provide strategic recommendations to improve security posture and resilience.
• Identify and validate critical vulnerabilities, exploit paths, and attack vectors, including analysing scan outputs and manual testing results to assess risk and impact accurately.
• Translate technical findings into clear, actionable business risk insights, supporting informed decision making and prioritised remediation.
• Drive the evolution of security testing strategy, methodologies, and standards, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and continuous improvement across the function.
• Collaborate with the Security Testing - Senior Lead and broader cyber security teams to shape capability development, resourcing, and operational direction.
• Assess existing security controls and practices against expected standards and recommend improvements to address gaps and uplift security maturity.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality security assessment reports, clearly articulating risks, impacts, and recommended mitigations.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to uplift capability across both senior and junior team members.
• Apply a pragmatic, risk-based approach to all activities, balancing security requirements with business objectives, timelines, and operational constraints.
• Fulfil Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) responsibilities in accordance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements.

Additional information: - Provide technical leadership across the domain, including performing and leading complex assessments across multiple technical domains, and responding to escalated incidents and engagements.

• Provide input into customer's Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment and Secure Code processes, methodologies, standards, and corresponding roadmaps and enhancement plans.
• Develop and deliver training for junior team members and the broader customer community to uplift security capability.
• Promote shift-left practices to enable the delivery of secure, high-quality code at speed.
• Provide guidance on application security architecture and secure design considerations.
• Develop scripts and contribute to automation initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of security testing activities.
• Refine and define engagement processes, secure code artefacts, security criteria, and use cases.
• Collaborate with third parties, including vendors and newly acquired entities, to assess and uplift their security and development practices.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews of deliverables produced within the Secure Code team to ensure high technical standards.
• Operate effectively in environments with ambiguous or conflicting requirements, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes aligned with Cyber Security expectations.
• Translate technical vulnerabilities into business risk for stakeholders in a timely manner, leveraging insights from the broader Cyber Security function.
• Apply a pragmatic approach to security testing, balancing business objectives, standards alignment, cost, time, and risk considerations.