You will provide domain-aligned cloud security support across AWS platforms and workload teams, prioritised by security risk, remediation demand and delivery priorities. Own and deliver remediation of cloud security findings while identifying recurring risks and defining preventative controls, guardrails and secure platform patterns to reduce future exposure.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Deliver hands-on remediation of prioritised cloud vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, identity risks and control gaps identified through security tooling and the vulnerability management process.
Coordinate remediation changes with Cloud Platform Services and workload owners, validating implementation and effective closure in line with risk and delivery priorities.
Automate repeatable remediation and control validation, and strengthen cloud infrastructure CI/CD through secure pipeline templates, CloudFormation validation, secrets protection, approval controls and security quality gates.
Identify systemic risks and define new or enhanced controls, guardrails and secure platform patterns, documenting requirements, implementation options and expected risk reduction.
Support effective cloud security operations through relevant telemetry, incident response, standards, playbooks and audit evidence.
Lead cloud security risk exemptions by assessing residual risk, documenting business justification and compensating controls, coordinating approvals, and monitoring exemptions through review or expiry.
Experience, skills and qualifications
Strong AWS engineering and security expertise across IAM, network security, encryption, secrets management, logging and workload protection.
Demonstrated Python scripting capability using AWS APIs to automate remediation and control validation.
Practical experience with Git, CNAPP/CSPM, AWS Control Tower or equivalent, SIEM integration and vulnerability management.
Experience engineering secure CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure, including GitHub Actions or equivalent workflow controls, automated testing, secrets management, approval controls and deployment guardrails.
Mandatory CloudFormation experience; experience with Sceptre, GCP and Azure is desirable.
Practical knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, ASD Essential Eight and APRA CPS 234; a relevant AWS security certification is desirable.
. What you'll find at Rest
Hybrid working
5 Rest Days (wellbeing days) each year in addition to annual leave
Eligible employees are entitled to 22 weeks paid parental leave (gender neutral)
Continued super contributions during parental leave
Learning and development opportunities, including AI & Data Academy, leadership programs, LinkedIn Learning, study assistance and professional memberships
Income Protection Insurance
Option to purchase additional leave
Recognition through our Rest Excellence Awards
If you share our values and this sounds like the kind of place you’d do your best work, we’d like to hear from you. Apply now.
Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.
We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.
We welcome applications from all candidates. To be considered, you will need the right to work in Australia.
Funds under management as at 30 June 2026. Rest is recognised as a superannuation leader across a range of areas including performance, responsible investment and member value. Find out more at https://rest.com.au/why-rest/awards.
We’ve been around since 1988, and today we’re one of Australia’s largest profit‐to‐member super funds.
That means everything we do is focused on delivering better outcomes for our members – not shareholders.
Closing date: 30th September 2026
Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies
Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier
