Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Akaysha EnergyCremorne, Victoria
Full Time
Posted January 23, 2026
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Job Description
A Senior Cybersecurity Engineer responsible for implementing and managing cybersecurity practices across operational and corporate IT environments within a renewable energy company, focusing on threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security tool optimization to ensure asset reliability and security.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement and embed cybersecurity best practices across operational BESS sites to enhance security by design and reduce attack surfaces.
- Operationalize and optimize cybersecurity practices within OT BESS and corporate IT environments, considering their distinct security needs.
- Own and improve security platforms to analyze alerts, prioritize risks, and facilitate timely vulnerability remediation.
- Oversee penetration testing engagements for OT environments, ensuring effective planning, execution, and validation of remediation efforts.
- Enhance cyber logging, monitoring, and incident response capabilities to improve visibility and response workflows across IT and OT.
- Integrate threat intelligence into incident response processes for proactive defense.
- Lead cybersecurity incident detection, response, and remediation efforts across OT and IT environments.
- Design, operate, and manage security tools to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with cybersecurity frameworks.
- Evaluate vulnerabilities in systems and applications to inform risk management and remediation priorities.
Requirements
- Experience in leading cybersecurity incident response across OT and IT environments, ensuring effective threat detection, incident response, and remediation.
- Ability to design and operate security tools to drive security risk mitigations, and to ensure compliance with cybersecurity frameworks.
- Expertise in evaluating system and application vulnerabilities and interpreting their security impact to inform risk posture and remediation priorities.
- Proficiency in applying cybersecurity frameworks to guide control selection, risk assessment, and the design of security measures aligned to organisational requirements.
- Participation in an on-call roster to provide after-hours support for critical cyber incidents and urgent operational matters in accordance with company policies and incident response procedures.
Benefits & Perks
Hybrid and remote-compatible workplace with flexibility for in-office and at-home work
Annual development allowance
Additional paid time off
Curated learning content for professional development
Annual wellbeing allowance
Generous paid parental leave
Employee and family assistance programs
Mobile phone allowance
Competitive pay with above-market performance bonuses
Long-term incentives
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