A major bank is seeking an experienced Azure DevOps / Azure Security Engineer to join their team on a long-term contract. This role is critical to strengthening cloud and container security, driving automation, and delivering end-to-end observability and threat visibility across the Azure ecosystem.
12-month contract | Hybrid (2 days onsite) | Sydney or Melbourne
Key Responsibilities
* Design, implement, and maintain Azure-native security monitoring and observability solutions, delivering full visibility across infrastructure, applications, and container platforms.
* Own and enhance container vulnerability management across build, registry, and runtime layers using Defender for Cloud, Defender for Containers, ACR scanning, and AKS security controls.
* Integrate security scanning and policy enforcement into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
* Build automated workflows for security remediation, incident prevention, and compliance enforcement, leveraging Azure Policy, Defender alerts, and custom automation.
* Develop operational and security dashboards showcasing vulnerability posture, threats, compliance status, and platform risk using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Workbooks, Sentinel, Splunk, and KQL.
* Contribute to enterprise standards for secure platform automation, container security patterns, and reusable Terraform modules.
* Partner closely with security, risk, and governance teams to align with banking regulatory and compliance requirements.
Key Skills & Experience
* Strong background in Azure platform engineering with a security focus, ideally in regulated or enterprise environments.
* Hands-on experience with container security and vulnerability management,
* Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and security recommendations.
* Microsoft Sentinel and/or Splunk desirable
* Strong Terraform experience for secure infrastructure and policy-as-code.
* Strong scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or similar, for security automation and remediation workflows.
* Proven ability to design and build security and operational dashboards
* Solid understanding of cloud security governance frameworks (CIS benchmarks, ISO 27001, NIST).
* Experience working within DevSecOps models and secure SDLC practices.
* Microsoft certifications such as Azure Security Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, or Azure Solutions Architect are highly desirable.
If interested please respond ASAP