Security Engineer - Digital
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Exciting and impactful Cyber role to uplift maturity
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Flexible and supportive working arrangements
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Community values centric organisation
Are you an expert in cyber security and maturity uplift? Join us in protecting vital services and building a resilient digital future…
About the Role
As our Security Engineer, you will provide senior technical expertise to design and assure cyber security controls across Barwon Water’s digital environment. The role combines strong technical engineering capability with advisory responsibility, supporting secure outcomes across cloud, data, endpoint and security monitoring domains.
You'll engineer security outcomes by developing technical designs, control specifications, configuration standards and detection logic. During implementation, you’ll provide authoritative technical guidance, review changes, and validate that controls are implemented as intended and operating effectively.
Acting as a senior technical subject matter expert for cyber security platforms, you'll contribute to high-quality engineering that supports the organisation’s broader cyber strategy.
A key focus of the role is advancing our security monitoring and response capability, including the implementation and optimisation of Microsoft Sentinel. You’ll lead the development of detection systems and processes and play a hands-on role in testing regular cyber scenarios and exercises that strengthen preparedness, decision-making and organisational confidence.
You’ll drive the uplift of cyber maturity across the organisation by embedding and assuring Essential Eight controls, translating frameworks and regulatory requirements into practical, platform-level security outcomes. Working closely with Digital project and operational teams, you’ll balance strong security outcomes with practicality - helping Barwon Water stay secure, resilient and future ready.
About you
You are an experienced cyber security professional with strong technical engineering capability, particularly across Microsoft security and cloud environments. You are comfortable designing controls, specifying secure configurations, advising others on implementation, and validating effectiveness in environments where execution may sit with separate teams.
You’re comfortable making sound, defensible decisions in complex environments and can clearly articulate risk, control maturity and recommended actions to both technical teams and senior leaders. You understand how best-practice frameworks translate into real-world security and take pride in ensuring controls work in practice, not just on paper.
You exercise sound judgement in complex environments and can clearly articulate risk, control maturity and technical recommendations to both technical teams and senior leaders. You are comfortable influencing without direct authority and working within governance frameworks that support strong separation of duties.
As a natural collaborator, you build strong relationships, influence through expertise, and stay calm under pressure. Your qualifications in Cyber Security, IT or similar will be underpinned by your practical experience, just as your commitment to continuous improvement will see your career continue to develop.
About us
Barwon Water is Victoria's largest regional urban water corporation, with more than 110 years’ experience in delivering world-class water, sewerage and recycled water services to our customers and community. More than just taps and toilets, we’re a pivotal player in the region’s ongoing social, economic and environmental prosperity.
We care about where we live and work, and we’re always looking for like-minded people to join our team.
Why join us?
At Barwon Water, we believe that every individual has something valuable to offer. We understand that the more diverse workforce, the wider the variety of ideas we bring to the table. Enjoy being part of an organisation that values results, personal and professional growth, workplace diversity and a balance between work and life commitments.
Our work requires more than just engineering and scientific solutions. We’re learning from the tens of thousands of years of knowledge and insight from Traditional Custodians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.
Get in touch
Does this opportunity sound like it might be a good fit for you?
Ready to apply? Submit your cover letter and resume now.
Closing date Wednesday 27th May 2026
We lead. We learn. We deliver. We care about a better future.
If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at recruitment@barwonwater.vic.gov.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.